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Israel News Iran’s Hassan Rowhani Wants to Make a Nuclear Deal — Leaving Israel Isolated
Longtime advocates of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can often be heard saying that after decades of talks, “everyone knows what the deal on the table is.” Known it may be. But it always seems that one, the other, or both of the parties involved have their reasons for never being able to…
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Fast Forward Israel Kept in Loop on Barack Obama’s Historic Phone Call to Iran Leader
White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice informed her Israeli counterpart Yaakov Amidror Friday of the planned telephone conversation U.S. President Barack Obama was to hold with Iranian President Hassan Rohani and then informed him of its contents after it had taken place. A senior Israeli official said that Amidror traveled to Washington Friday morning,…
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Fast Forward Iranians Rally Behind Hassan Rouhani After Historic Call to Barack Obama
Hundreds of Iranians cheered President Hassan Rouhani on his return from New York on Saturday after his historic phone call with U.S. President Barack Obama but a smaller number of hardliners shouted “Death to America” and threw eggs and shoes at his official car leaving the airport, Iranian media reported. While an anticipated handshake between…
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Fast Forward Hassan Rouhani Wants Quick Nuclear Deal and Better Ties With West
New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday he wanted talks with major powers on Iran’s nuclear program to yield results in a short period of time and that the improved mood in U.S.-Iranian relations could lead to better ties. “The atmosphere (in Iran-U.S. ties) is quite different from the past,” Rouhani told a news…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Clash With Palestinians in Jerusalem as Temple Mount Feud Flares
Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem’s Old City, the occupied West Bank and Gaza on Friday, reflecting growing tensions over an increase in Jewish visits to the al-Aqsa mosque compound. Palestinian militants and youth groups have called for a general uprising in response to the entry by Jewish groups under police escort to…
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Fast Forward Israeli Textbooks Portray Jewish-First State
A soon-to-be-published report on revisions made to high school civics textbook shows that the new revised edition places a greater emphasis on presenting Israel as a nation-state for Jews than on presenting Israel as a democratic country. According to the report’s author, Dr. Halleli Pinson of the University of Haifa, the changes made to eight…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Credit Rating Kept at A-Plus by Standard and Poors
Standard & Poor’s will leave Israel’s credit rating unchanged at A+, projecting its economy will remain stable. The announcement follows an annual visit by S&P representatives a month ago. The delegation met with Finance Minister Yair Lapid, high-ranking officials in the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Israel, as well as, seniors in the public…
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Israel News AIPAC Pushes Tough Line on Iran as Nuclear Thaw Picks Up Pace
Emerging from a losing and ultimately aborted congressional battle to win approval of military action against Syria, the mainstream pro-Israel lobby is now launching a new drive to set the terms for a potential nuclear deal between the United States and Iran. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is launching its campaign — one much…
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