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Fast Forward Israel, Jordan and P.A. Sign ‘Two Seas Canal’ Water Pipeline Agreement
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement to lay a pipeline between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea that will provide all three with fresh water. Establishing a project called the Two Seas Canal, the pact was signed Monday afternoon at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., according to Israel’s Ministry of…
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Fast Forward Professors’ Group Calls on American Studies Association To Vote Down Israel Boycott
The American Association of University Professors called on members of the American Studies Association to vote down a resolution endorsing an academic boycott of Israel. In an open letter to American Studies Association members published Dec. 6, two days after the ASA’s 20-member national council approved the boycott resolution, the American Association of University Professors,…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Claim U.S. Is Appeasing Israel Over Iran — at Their Expense
A senior Palestinian official said the United States was asking Palestinians to make security concessions in peace talks with Israel in order to silence the Jewish state’s criticism of world power diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear programme. The accusations by Yasser Abed Rabbo, who joined Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of…
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Fast Forward Travel Costs To Keep Netanyahu From Mandela Memorial
Neither Israel’s prime minister nor president will attend South Africa’s commemorations of the late Nelson Mandela this week, officials said, a notable absence at events expected to draw more than 70 world leaders. Palestinians, who hail South Africa’s first black leader as an inspiration in a conflict with what they call Israeli “apartheid”, will be…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Urges U.S. To Demand Iran Change Genocidal Anti-Israel Policy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United States and other world powers to demand that Iran change what he called its “genocidal” anti-Israel policy as part of negotiations with Tehran on a final nuclear deal. Cautioning the international community to “beware” of Iran’s intentions, Netanyahu underscored his deep skepticism over an interim…
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Fast Forward Yair Lapid Urges Netanyahu To Show ‘Historic Courage’ with Peace Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner publicly prodded him on Sunday to show “historic courage” and reach a peace deal with the Palestinians even at the risk of his government’s collapse. Finance Minister Yair Lapid, in a speech, reassured Netanyahu of his centrist Yesh Atid party’s support and spoke of possible changes in…
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Fast Forward Obama and Kerry Tamp Down Final Peace Status Expectations
In a nod to Israeli concerns, President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tamped down expectations of a final status Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, saying any agreement would have a transition stage. The remarks by both men to the Saban Forum on Saturday, coming just a day after Kerry’s eighth visit to the region…
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Fast Forward Companies With Israel Ties Added $6.2 Billion to Massachusetts Economy
Companies with connections to Israel contributed $6.2 billion to the Massachusetts economy last year, a new study found. The study, released on Thursday, was conducted by the consulting firm Stax and supported by Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston. It found that, when accounting for other business spending, the full economic impact of companies with Israel…
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