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Fast Forward YNET: U.S. Intel Officials Tell Israel Not To Share Info With Trump Administration
(Haaretz) — Israeli intelligence officials are concerned that the exposure of classified information to their American counterparts under a Trump administration could lead to their being leaked to Russia and onward to Iran, investigative journalist Ronen Bergman reported by Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot on Thursday. The intelligence concerns, which have been discussed in closed forums…
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Fast Forward Top Republican Senator Says Tearing Up Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Not Going To Happen’
The head of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Friday that Washington abruptly rejecting the Iran nuclear deal could create “a crisis” and said he did not expect that approach under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. “To tear it up on the front end, in my opinion, is not going to happen,” U.S. Senator…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Claims Iran Nuclear Deal Among Foreign Policy Wins
WASHINGTON (JTA) – John Kerry in his final press conference as secretary of state listed the Iran nuclear deal and securing Israel as among the Obama administration’s accomplishments. The 2015 agreement between Iran and six major powers led by the United States “is a demonstration, quite simply, of the power of diplomacy to be able…
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Opinion The Top 10 Scribe Stories of 2016
2016 is almost behind us — and what a year it’s been for Scribe, the Forward’s contributor network. Since launching in July, nearly 250 contributors from 6 continents have shared their insightful, inspirational, and impactful stories, providing a 360 degree view of the world around us. Our Scribes not only come from all over the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Tell Trump 5 Ways To Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would present to President-elect Donald Trump multiple options to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal. “There are ways, various ways of undoing it,” Netanyahu said in an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” broadcast Sunday. “I have about five things in my mind.” He said he would…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Lobby Donald Trump on ‘Bad’ Iran Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he looked forward to speaking to Donald Trump about what to do about the “bad” Iran deal, once Trump is president. “As far as President-elect Trump, I look forward to speaking to him about what to do about this bad deal,” Netanyahu said Sunday, addressing the…
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Fast Forward Iran Owns 5% of German Firm Building Submarines for Israel
(JTA) — An Iranian state-owned firm has substantial shares in the German shipping giant that is supplying the Israeli Navy with submarines, a newspaper in Israel reported. The Iranian investments in ThyssenKrupp began in the 1970s and were inherited by the Islamic regime when it took over Iran in the 1979 revolution, Yediot Acharonot reported…
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Fast Forward Senate Votes 99-0 To Extend Iran Sanctions
The U.S. Senate passed a 10-year extension of sanctions against Iran on Thursday, sending the measure to the White House for President Barack Obama to sign into law and delaying any potentially tougher actions until next year. The measure passed by 99-0. It passed the House of Representatives nearly unanimously in November, and congressional aides…
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