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Fast Forward Israel Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon Hurts Ties With U.S. by Shooting From Hip
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon is in hot water again with the United States for caustic criticism of his country’s main ally that has put more strain on already testy relations with the Obama administration. And the hawkish former general, widely popular in Israel for being an apparent straight-shooter who does not shy from speaking…
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Fast Forward Israel Defense Minister Blasts U.S. — Again
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said he supports unilateral Israeli action against Iran and said the U.S. is weak, prompting strong condemnation from the White House. “We had thought the ones who should lead the campaign against Iran is the United States,” Ya’alon said during a speech at an event at Tel Aviv University, according…
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Fast Forward Captured Hiker Josh Fattal Says Iran Knew He Was Jew
Josh Fattal, an American hiker freed by Iran in September 2011 after two years in captivity, said the Iranians knew he was Jewish even though it was never explicitly stated. “I was so scared in those first months about being a Jew with an Israeli father, but at a certain point I embraced it,” Fattal…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Demands Release of Robert Levinson After 7 Years
Secretary of State John Kerry marked the seventh year since the disappearance of an American Jewish man in Iran with a plea for his safe return. Robert Levinson, 66, disappeared seven years ago from Kish Island, Iran. He is one of the longest-held American citizens in history, Kerry said in a statement on Sunday. Kerry…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Unload Iranian Weapons Ship Bound for Gaza
Israeli military forces began unloading and searching the cargo of an Iranian ship captured in the Red Sea carrying weapons bound for Gaza. The civilian vessel the Klos C, which was carrying the weapons, including medium-range missiles capable of hitting major Israeli cities, hidden amid commercial cargo, arrived in the Eilat port on Saturday afternoon,…
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Fast Forward Israel Plans To Bare Iran ‘Arms Ship’
A ship seized by the Israeli navy on suspicion of smuggling arms from Iran to the Gaza Strip docked on Saturday in Israel, which planned to put the cargo on display in hope of denting Tehran’s rapprochement with the West. The Klos C was taken without resistance in the Red Sea on Wednesday. Israel said…
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News Benjamin Netanyahu Gives Declawed AIPAC Little To Fight For
Something was off-kilter in Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 4 appearance before the annual Washington policy conference of AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse. After five years of raging that the Obama administration was too hard on Israel and too soft on Iran, the Israeli leader faced a record crowd of 14,000 activists ready to storm the barricades…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Demands Palestinians Recognize Jewish State in AIPAC Speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned world powers on Tuesday not to allow Iran to retain the ability to enrich uranium, and urged Palestinians to recognise Israel as a Jewish state if they wanted peace. Addressing the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC in Washington after White House talks on Monday, Netanyahu broke no new ground on Middle…
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