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Fast Forward Roger Waters Attacks Scarlett Johansson, Neil Young Over Israel Support
Roger Waters assailed actress Scarlett Johansson and musician Neil Young on his Facebook page for their support of Israel. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Waters – who has publicly called for boycotts against Israel and has made personal pleas to artists not to perform in Israel – said that he has written privately to…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Slams Kerry for Comment on Israeli Boycotts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed John Kerry for his warning that Israel would face more international boycotts if the peace process fails. “Attempts to impose a boycott on the State of Israel are immoral and unjust. Moreover, they will not achieve their goal,” Netanyahu said Sunday at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting….
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News Palestinian Workers Cheer SodaStream and Scarlett Johansson — Occupation or No
“I can bring a million people who want to work here,” boasted Ahmed Nasser, taking a break from his job as a SodaStream assembly line worker. Nasser spoke to the Forward from SodaStream’s main production plant, which is located in the Mishor Adumim industrial park within the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in the occupied West…
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Fast Forward Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid Cuts Off Cash to Settlements Amid Scandal
Israel’s finance minister halted the transfer of government funds to West Bank Jewish settlements on Saturday and ordered a probe into allegations that money meant to support municipalities had been funnelled to a pro-settler political group. The money in question had been earmarked to cover security and building maintenance fees that were incurred when Israel…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Insists Peace Push Isn’t ‘Quixotic’
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that he remains hopeful that the Obama administration’s effort to broker a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians can succeed. The United States hopes to complete a “framework” accord in coming weeks and will then try to negotiate a final peace deal by the end of 2014,…
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Culture All The Print That’s Fit To Print
Recently, the Jerusalem Print Workshop — long the first port of call for those working in the medium of print — celebrated its 40th anniversary. For Israeli artists, the only first-rate alternative to the workshop is the [Gottesman Etching Center,][2] which opened its doors in 1993. Now, at the suggestion of Israeli artist Asaf Ben…
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Opinion Israel’s Finance Minister Worries About Boycotts
As the Scarlett Johansson-stoked controversy rages over SodaStream’s West Bank operation, Israel’s centrist Minister of Finance has been considering what effect international opposition to settlement production will have if peace talks fail. And his verdict is pessimistic. In a speech at the Institute for National Security Studies, Minister Yair Lapid said that if Israeli or…
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Fast Forward French Court Nixes Honor for 1982 Terrorist Killer of Israeli Diplomat
A French court nullified an honorary title conferred on the murderer of an Israeli diplomat. The administrative court of Montreuil on Thursday nullified the honorary residency that the suburb of Bagnolet conferred on Georges Abdallah, according to a report published on Friday by the Le Figaro daily. Abdallah, a pro-Palestinian militant, was sentenced to life…
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