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Opinion Let the Bibi-Gate Blame Game Begin
Let the finger-pointing begin. Two weeks into the Bibi-gate (or perhaps Bohener-gate, or simply speech-gate) controversy, with no sign of Democratic anger subsiding, Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies are starting to look for excuses. The defense Bibi has settled on can be summed up in three words: “It’s Boehner’s fault.” Policymakers and congressional staff members…
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Fast Forward Argentina Judge With Jewish Ties Will Take Over Alberto Nisman Probe
A federal judge in Argentina who has authored a book about the Holocaust was tapped to pick up the late AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s case against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Daniel Rafecas, who has a relationship with the Jewish community, was chosen by lottery on Wednesday to investigate allegations that Kirchner covered up Iran’s…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Has Right to Speak to Congress, Rudy Giuliani Says
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a right to speak out about the Iranian nuclear threat in front of the U.S. Congress. “I deeply admire Prime Minister Netanyahu for speaking out on this issue, but he honestly has no choice,” Giuliani said Monday in Jerusalem. “If someone threatens…
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Fast Forward Iran Launches New Satellite Into Space, Claims Peaceful Intentions
Iran launched a new satellite into space, the country’s official television station said. A report Monday by the Fars news agency said the domestically produced satellite is the fourth in recent years to orbit the earth, according to The Associated Press. Some international observers worry that Iran’s space program could help it design rockets for…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Slams United Nations Over Lebanon Skirmishes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused United Nations peacekeepers on Sunday of failing to enforce a resolution barring Hezbollah guerrillas from smuggling weapons into Lebanon. In a phone call with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Netanyahu blamed Iran, Hezbollah’s main sponsor, for Wednesday’s flare-up that killed two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper in the worst…
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Fast Forward Murky Deal With Iran at Heart of Argentina Prosecutor Death Drama
(Reuters) — President Cristina Fernandez has portrayed Argentina’s spy agency as sinister, accountable to no one, and possibly responsible for the mysterious death of a prominent prosecutor in his Buenos Aires apartment. As a result, Fernandez declared this week, the Intelligence Secretariat needs to be totally shut down – and a new agency built from…
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Fast Forward Top Democratic Senator Says No Iran Sanctions Till June
Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, on Thursday called on panel members to wait until June to pass legislation to toughen sanctions on Iran, in order to give world powers and Tehran time to negotiate. “Congress should have the collective patience to wait until the end of…
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Fast Forward Nancy Pelosi Says Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress Could Hurt Iran Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled speech to the U.S. Congress in March could damage the Obama administration’s attempts to broker a deal with Iran on nuclear weapons development, the senior U.S. House of Representatives Democrat said on Wednesday. “Such a presentation could send the wrong message in terms of giving diplomacy a chance,” said…
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