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Fast Forward Israeli Spy Boss Praises Iran for Nuclear Progress
Iran is negotiating seriously on a deal to curb its disputed nuclear program, a senior Israeli intelligence officer said on Monday in a shift of tone from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s skepticism. Brigadier-General Itai Brun, military intelligence’s chief analyst, told a strategic forum that Iran was honoring a November interim agreement that Netanyahu had condemned…
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Opinion J Street Loses Its Focus With Peace Process Dead
What is J Street doing? Why has it begun to act in concert with unambiguously right-wing Zionist organizations such as AIPAC and StandWithUs in their efforts to kill the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement while offering no alternative for ending the occupation? Because the truth is that J Street offers no alternative anymore; now that…
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Fast Forward Lapid: Yesh Atid Will Topple Government That Attempts Annexation
Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said his centrist Yesh Atid party will topple Israel’s governing coalition should it move to annex any Israeli West Bank settlements. Lapid’s declaration came at the beginning of a barb-filled session at the annual Herzliya Conference, an Israeli policy conference hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, an Israeli university. At…
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Opinion 44% of Jewish Israelis Say They Don’t Need U.S. Cash
An Israeli observes the Iron Dome system in action / Getty Images Almost one in two Jewish Israelis think that their country could withstand a substantial decrease in American support. In a new poll by the nonpartisan Israel Democracy Institute, conducted in the light of U.S.-Israel tensions over the end of the peace process, 44%…
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Fast Forward Maccabi Tel Aviv’s David Blatt on NBA Radar for Coaching Slots
David Blatt, who guided Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague basketball championship, is rumored to be in the mix for several coaching jobs in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly have contacted Blatt for their vacant head coaching post, The Associated Press reported, citing a person familiar with the situation. The Cavs, who fired…
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Fast Forward Lady Gaga To Play Tel Aviv, BDS Or No
American singer and performer Lady Gaga will appear in Tel Aviv as part of her current concert tour. Lady Gaga will perform at Yarkon Park on Sept. 13, her producers announced Sunday. The appearance is part of her current world tour: “artRAVE: The ARTPOP ball,” named after her album released last November. She will perform…
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Fast Forward Peres Joins Pope, Abbas for Unprecedented Vatican Peace Prayer
Israeli President Shimon Peres arrived in Rome to take part in a “call for peace,” with Pope Francis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Peres arrived in Rome Sunday morning for the Vatican visit. During the main event with the three leaders as well as delegations of Jewish, Christian and Islamic faith leaders, they will…
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News Confessions of a Christian Zionist
As a child I knew nothing about Israeli culture, politics or people. But I was a Christian Zionist. I believed with perfect faith that across the globe, the descendants of ancient Hebrews had been stirred by God to return to the Middle East. I believed Israel was the sole inheritance of the Jews. I imagined…
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