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Fast Forward Prisoner X Case Raises Ugly Issue of ‘Dual Loyalty’ for Australia Jews
As more details have seeped out about the mysterious life and death of Israel’s Prisoner X – identified last week by an Australian TV program as Ben Zygier – the wall of silence surrounding those who knew him has begun to show some cracks. On Tuesday, Israel released parts of a report into Zygier’s death,…
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Fast Forward Australia Zionists Deny Israel Trips Are Prisoner X-Style Mossad Recruit Front
The Zionist Federation of Australia blasted as “totally uninformed and mischievous” several claims in the media that Israel programs serve as recruitment camps for the Mossad. In a statement Wednesday,Zionist Federation of Australia President Philip Chester wrote: “Contrary to the assertions of these commentators, these programs are aimed at educating Jewish youth about their heritage…
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News Israel’s Tzipi Livni Will Face Struggle To Jumpstart Palestinian Peace Process
Tzipi Livni’s coalition pact with right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu speaks volumes about the obstacles ahead for the moderate former Israeli foreign minister in her new task of pursuing peace with the Palestinians. Expectations of a new peacemaking initiative have been raised by a planned visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan next month by U.S….
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Opinion What Is Tzipi Livni Thinking?
Given that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hardly famed for his enthusiasm on the peace process, it’s interesting that his first signing for his new coalition is the party that ran the campaign with the strongest make-peace-with-the-Palestinians emphasis Today, Netanyahu recruited the six-seat Tzipi Livni Party, and announced that the party’s leader Tzipi Livni,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Ex-Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Agrees To Join Netanyahyu Coalition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a first step in forming a new government on Tuesday, announcing a coalition deal with former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and naming her to handle efforts to renew stalled diplomacy with the Palestinians. Netanyahu’s choice of Livni, a moderate voice for a government led by his right-wing Likud party,…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Prisoner X Hanged Himself in Cell Amid Mossad Spy Claims: Judge
Israel released details on Tuesday about the 2010 jailhouse suicide of an Australian immigrant reported to have been a disgraced Mossad spy, saying he hanged himself in his cell and no foul play was involved. The affair was kept under wraps until it emerged last week with an Australian television expose that identified the dead…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Thanks Pope Benedict for Improving Ties With Jews and Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked outgoing Pope Benedict on Monday for his efforts to shore up often troubled relations between the Roman Catholic Church and Jews, including with his 2009 visit to the Holy Land. That trip, in which the German-born Benedict paid respects at Israel’s main Holocaust memorial, was seen by many Jews…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Netanyahu Sees Cautionary Tale About Iran in North Korea Nuclear Test
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointed on Monday to North Korea’s latest nuclear test as proof the world must keep up pressure on Iran to prevent it acquiring atomic weapons. In a speech to a gathering of international Jewish leaders, Netanyahu said sanctions alone could not stop Iran developing a nuclear bomb, and held out…
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