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Fast Forward Obama Welcomes Peace Talks But Warns ‘Hard Choices Remain Ahead’
President Barack Obama welcomed Israeli-Palestinian talks starting in Washington later on Monday but cautioned that a tough path lies ahead. “This is a promising step forward, though hard work and hard choices remain ahead,” Obama said in a statement. “I am hopeful that both the Israelis and Palestinians will approach these talks in good faith…
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Fast Forward Israel Defers Draft Date of Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Students
Due to the delay in the passage of Israel’s new draft-reform bill, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon has decided to defer the conscription of yeshiva students who have already received their draft notices until November. During the course of this year, 560 yeshiva students received draft notices in accordance with the Defense Service Law, which states…
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Fast Forward At this Year’s Maccabiah, NBA Coaches Are on the Sidelines
There probably isn’t a future NBA player like Lennie Rosenbluth, Danny Schayes or Ernie Grunfeld – all former Maccabiah participants before their pro careers – in the current games, but there is definitely a wealth of NBA talent coaching on the sidelines. Most of the attention has centered around New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire,…
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Fast Forward Israelis and Palestinians Disagree on Format of Washington Peace Negotiations
Israeli and Palestinian officials put forward clashing formats for peace talks due to resume in Washington on Monday for the first time in nearly three years after intense U.S. mediation. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to bring the negotiators together in the evening and on Tuesday to renew talks that broke down…
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Opinion The Issues the Peace Process Should Avoid
Let’s set aside for a moment all the familiar reasons why renewed peace talks won’t work. We know that Palestinian negotiators can’t “deliver” the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. And we know that Benjamin Netanyahu can’t “deliver” his own coalition or even his own party, both of which are dominated by politicians who oppose a two-state solution….
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Fast Forward Peace Talks Could Calm Security Issues on the Ground
The renewal of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians may help improve the security situation in the West Bank, said Shin Bet security service chief Yoram Cohen on Sunday. According to two ministers present at the government meeting Sunday where the cabinet discussed the possibility of releasing 104 Palestinian prisoners ahead of negotiations, Cohen…
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Fast Forward Israeli Diamond Mogul Robbed of $53M of Jewels and Watches in Cannes
A robber carrying an automatic pistol stole jewellery and watches owned by Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev worth millions of euros from the luxury Carlton Hotel in Cannes on Sunday, police and judicial sources said. A man wearing gloves, with his face hidden by a scarf, burst into the hotel in the late morning and…
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Fast Forward Israel Clinches Mathematics Olympiad With 18-Rank Leap
Israel achieved an unprecedented advance in the International Mathematical Olympiad on Saturday, rising from 53rd place three years ago to 13th in the world. In the competition in Colombia, the Israeli team won six medals – one gold, three silver and two bronze – capping a leap of 18 places since last year. The gold-medal…
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