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Fast Forward Tzipi Livni Vows Israel Will Make Dramatic Concessions for Peace
U.S.-brokered peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will result in dramatic Israeli decisions, the chief Israeli negotiator predicted on Tuesday. Tzipi Livni coupled her forecast with acknowledgement that at least one partner in Israel’s right-wing coalition opposed the goal set by the United States, which is brokering the talks, to create a Palestinian state…
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Fast Forward Turkey Accuses Israel of Being Behind Egypt Coup
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel on Tuesday of having a hand in the Egyptian military’s overthrow of president Mohamed Mursi, making comments likely to further undermine efforts to restore Ankara’s strained ties with Israel. Erdogan, who has become one of the fiercest critics of the Islamist leader’s removal last month, also said he…
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Fast Forward Roger Waters Releases an Open Letter to Musicians Calling for Boycott of Israel
British rocker Roger Waters published an open letter calling on fellow musicians to join a boycott of Israel. The letter, which condemns Israel for apartheid and ethnic cleansing, has been expected for several months, according to the Electronic Intifada, which first reported on its existence. “I write to you now, my brothers and sisters in…
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Opinion Feel-Good Stories Obscure Ugly Mideast Truths
The Israeli government invests considerable effort in promoting its image in the foreign media. It’s called “hasbara,” which comes from the Hebrew root “to explain.” Israelis tend to be patriotic, with many believing their country is unfairly vilified in the foreign media. And so they embrace hasbara as a legitimate corrective measure. But for critics…
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Opinion When Israel’s Help for Injured Syrian Children Is More Than Craven Hasbara
If you look at Israel and see only the occupation, any news in which Israelis come off positively is nothing but distraction, spin or — to use that vilified Israeli term — hasbara. This is an understandable sort of cynicism, even for those of us who are not of the BDS left. After all, Israel…
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Fast Forward Deciphering a Mysterious Line in Dead Sea Scrolls
Modern Israelis ascribe several meanings of the Hebrew root taph-bet-ayin: “to demand,” “to investigate,” “to prosecute” and while about it, “to sue”. None of these meanings were useful in deciphering a mysterious line in the Dead Sea Scrolls. For decades scholars struggled with a phrase sporting the Hebrew word “tit’ba’e’ch”. Their efforts to interpret the…
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Fast Forward Israel Lobbies U.S. To Maintain Aid to Egypt
The Israeli government is kicking into high gear its efforts to convince the United States and the European Union to support the new military-backed government in Egypt. The New York Times late on Sunday reported that Israeli ambassadors in Washington and in the European capitals will lobby foreign ministers and that Israeli leaders will press…
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Fast Forward Sam Horowitz Donates Thousands to Israeli Youth Village
Sam Horowitz, whose bar mitzvah entrance video has gone viral on YouTube, has donated thousands of dollars of his gift money to an Israeli youth village. Sam, of Dallas, and his parents asked guests at the bar mitzvah to make a contribution to the Ben Yakir Youth Village in lieu of gifts, and is requesting…
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