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Fast Forward Netanyahu Urges U.S. To Demand Iran Change Genocidal Anti-Israel Policy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United States and other world powers to demand that Iran change what he called its “genocidal” anti-Israel policy as part of negotiations with Tehran on a final nuclear deal. Cautioning the international community to “beware” of Iran’s intentions, Netanyahu underscored his deep skepticism over an interim…
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Fast Forward Yair Lapid Urges Netanyahu To Show ‘Historic Courage’ with Peace Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner publicly prodded him on Sunday to show “historic courage” and reach a peace deal with the Palestinians even at the risk of his government’s collapse. Finance Minister Yair Lapid, in a speech, reassured Netanyahu of his centrist Yesh Atid party’s support and spoke of possible changes in…
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Fast Forward Obama Takes Aim at Netanyahu’s Position on Iran Deal
President Obama sharply criticized as not viable several Israeli government postures on talks with Iran, but asserted that the military option remained on the table should those negotiations fail. In a wide-ranging talk with Haim Saban, the entertainment mogul who funds the annual Saban Forum in Washington, Obama took aim at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
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Opinion On Iran, Israeli Intel and Politicos Part Ways
Tensions between Israel’s political leadership and intelligence professionals appear to have returned to the state of open warfare that prevailed before 2011, judging by the noises coming out of the two camps. The issue, once again, is Iran. Tensions have been simmering under the surface since shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in…
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Fast Forward Progress Is Being Made in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks, Says Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said progress is being made in the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in separate statements following meetings with Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas. At a news conference in Jerusalem Thursday following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kerry also pledged that the Obama administration would consult Israel on…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli Knesset Members Call Bedouin Resettlement Plan ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Arab-Israeli members of the Knesset called the plan to resettle Bedouin in the Negev an “ethnic cleansing” and said it violates international law. The letter was delivered to Kerry on Thursday, during the U.S. official’s visit to the region to meet with Israeli Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Kerry Assures Netanyahu Core Sanctions on Iran Will Remain Despite New Deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that core sanctions against Iran would remain in place despite its interim nuclear deal with world powers. The Nov. 24 accord in Geneva was denounced as a “historic mistake” by Netanyahu, increasing strains in an alliance already marked by his past…
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Fast Forward Progress Being Made in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Says Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said progress is being made in the current Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kerry also pledged that the Obama administration would consult with Israel on a final status deal with Iran over curbing its nuclear program, during a news conference following the…
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