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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani Both Going to Davos Economic Forum
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will both attend the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos this month, the organisers told Reuters on Friday. Asked about their attendance, a spokeswoman for the forum said: “Yes, it’s confirmed.” She declined to name other participants at the annual meeting. The…
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Fast Forward Florida Jewish Federations Push Sen. Bill Nelson on Iran
Four Jewish federations in south Florida urged Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) to sign on to legislation opposed by the Obama administration that would enhance Iran sanctions. The Dec. 30 letter was sent amid a renewed post-holiday push by some pro-Israel groups to pass the legislation, initiated by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. Mark Kirk…
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Fast Forward We Killed Most Argentina Bombers, Israel Envoy Says
Israel has killed most of the people responsible for the 1994 deadly bombing at a Jewish community building in Buenos Aires, a former Israeli ambassador to Argentina said. “The vast majority of the guilty parties are in another world, and this is something we did,” Yitzhak Aviran said in an interview published Thursday by the…
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Fast Forward Israel Hopes To Undermine Iran Nuclear Thaw
By ramping up his demands of any final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to stem the tide of international diplomacy which has turned against him in recent weeks. Netanyahu was stung by an interim agreement last month for Tehran to curb its nuclear programme in return…
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Opinion Jewish Groups Back New Sanctions, Senators Split
Backing new sanctions: Senators John McCain, Chuck Schumer and Bob Menendez (from June 2013) (Getty Images) The Capitol Hill debate over authorizing new sanctions on Iran is getting pretty nasty. Administration officials are warning, anonymously so far, that passage of the Robert Menendez-Mark Kirk bill to stiffen the West’s negotiating terms and compel new sanctions…
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Opinion My Friends Suspected Me of Spying for Israel
A Palestinian worker passes near the Aida refugee camp on December 21, 2005. / Getty Images Reading the recent reports about Jewish American spies like Robert Levinson and Alan Gross, I can’t help but think back on my own experiences in the Middle East. A friend and I lived and volunteered in the Aida refugee…
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Fast Forward Senators Split on Push for New Iran Sanctions
Despite opposition from the Obama administration, 26 U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to impose new sanctions on Iran if the country breaks an interim deal under which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear program. It will be weeks at the earliest before the bill comes to a vote in the 100-member Senate, if it…
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Fast Forward Iran Resumes Nuclear Talks With Major Powers
Iran and six world powers began expert-level talks in Geneva on Thursday to work out how to put into practice a landmark deal obliging Tehran to curb its nuclear programme in return for some relief from economic sanctions. Discussions on the details of last month’s breakthrough accord were interrupted by Tehran diplomats last week, after…
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