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Fast Forward Karnit Flug To Be Named First Female Bank of Israel Head
Dr. Karnit Flug has been chosen to serve as Israel’s next governor of the Bank of Israel, the first woman ever to hold the prestigious position. Flug, whose appointment was announced Sunday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid, previously served as deputy governor of the Bank of Israel since July 2011,…
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Fast Forward Hamas Reaches Out to Rival Abbas After Being Cut Off From Egypt
Hamas, its Gaza Strip stronghold cut off by the new military-backed government in Egypt, called upon rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday to end their six-year schism and form a unity government. Abbas’s secular, U.S.-backed Fatah faction lost a 2006 ballot to Islamist Hamas. They sat in an uneasy alliance until a civil war…
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Fast Forward European Networks Purchase Israeli Signing Show ‘Rising Star’
The new Israeli reality show “Rising Star” has been sold to major networks in a number of European countries. Toro, an Italian production company, on Thursday became the latest to sign up for the singing competition that premiered last month on Israeli television. “Rising Star” was up for offer last week at MIPCOM, an annual…
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Fast Forward U.S. Could Unfreeze Iranian Assets if Steps Are Taken To Curb Nuclear Program
The Obama administration is considering freeing up Iranian assets if Tehran takes specific steps to curb its nuclear program, a senior administration official said. The official, who was not named, told The New York Times that if the United States frees up Iran’s frozen overseas assets in installments, the Obama administration would avoid the political…
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Fast Forward Kerry and Netanyahu To Meet in Rome To Discuss Peace Talks and Iran
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Rome with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss talks with the Palestinians and Iran. Kerry will meet Oct. 23 with Netanyahu to “discuss ongoing final status negotiations with the Palestinians, along with Iran, Syria, and other issues of mutual concern,” a State Department release said…
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Fast Forward ‘Racist’ Likud Campaign Ads Banned By Central Election Committee
The Central Election Committee on Thursday banned campaign ads used by Likud candidates in the Carmiel and Tel Aviv municipal elections, saying they were racist and offensive. Central Election Committee Chairman Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran ordered the candidates to stop the campaigns immediately, deeming them “racist and almost certain to hurt the feelings of…
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Fast Forward Palestinan Smashes Through Army Base With Bulldozer, Killed By IDF
A Palestinian was killed by the Israel Defense Forces Thursday evening after smashing through the perimeter fence of the A-Ram army base driving a bulldozer. When soldiers stationed at the entrance to the base, located near the West Bank town of Qalandiyah, spotted the intruder, they began the standard procedure for arresting a suspect. But…
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Fast Forward Avi Weiss Letter Vouching for American Couple Dismissed By Chief Rabbinate
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel rejected a letter vouching for the Jewishness of an American couple marrying in Israel written by well-known Orthodox Rabbi Avi Weiss, as well as at least 10 rabbis in other cases, The New York Jewish Week reported. Weiss, the longtime spiritual leader of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in New…
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