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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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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Seeks To Calm U.S. Spy Storm
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved on Sunday to avoid friction with the United States over allegations it spied on Israeli leaders, slapping down demands in his cabinet to press Washington for redress. Several Israeli cabinet members and lawmakers latched onto the reported U.S. espionage as an opportunity to call on Washington to free jailed Israeli…
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Fast Forward Israel Out, Palestine In for Oscar Race
‘Bethlehem’ Trailer from The Playlist on Vimeo. Israel is out and Palestine is still in the Oscar race, following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcement of nine semi-finalists in the best foreign-language film category. Israel’s entry “Bethlehem,” directed by Yuval Adler and winner of Best Film at the 2013 Venice Film Festival,…
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Fast Forward Bomb Found on Tel Aviv Bus — No Casualties
A bomb that Israeli authorities suspect was planted by Palestinian militants exploded in a bus near Tel Aviv on Sunday after passengers were evacuated, and police said no one was hurt. “There were about 12 passengers on the bus. The driver stopped immediately when he was alerted to a suspicious object. It was a bag…
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Fast Forward Nelson Mandela Foundation Denies Israel Training Claim
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has denied an explosive report that the South African freedom icon received training from Israeli agents in the early 1960s. “(The foundation) has not located any evidence in Nelson Mandela’s private archive…that he interacted with an Israeli operative during his tour of African countries in that year,” the group said in…
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Fast Forward Israel Plays Down Reports of Spying by U.S.
Israeli officials said on Saturday they were not surprised by allegations the United States and Britain had spied on the country’s leaders and played down the importance of any information its allies may have gleaned. Leaked documents from former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden published on Friday showed the NSA and its…
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Fast Forward Helmsley Trust Gives $22M to Four Israeli Groups
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced almost $22 million in new grants to four Israeli institutions. The four grants are being awarded to Magen David Adom, Barzilai Hospital, Haifa University and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. The grants are intended to strengthen and protect facilities in the event of natural…
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Fast Forward Israel Prime Minister Targeted by U.S. Spying, New Edward Snowden Leak Says
The office of an Israeli prime minister was targeted by British and U.S. spies along with a senior European Union official and German government buildings, according to the latest leaked documents from Edward Snowden published on Friday. Other targets from 2008 to 2011 included foreign energy companies and aid organisations, said Britain’s Guardian and the…
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