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Fast Forward Google Set To Buy Israeli Startup Waze for $1 Billion
Google is set to acquire Israeli startup Waze, after the two firms recently agreed on most of their terms and are close to sealing the deal. The total purchase price exceeds $1 billion. Sources said the agreement calls for the U.S. Internet search engine giant to pay the full amount in cash. In addition, Waze’s…
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Fast Forward Richard Falk, U.N. Rapporteur on Palestinian Rights, Calls for Close of UN Watch
Richard Falk, the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestinian human rights, called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to shut down the watchdog organization UN Watch. In an annual report on Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights due to be presented to the Human Rights Council on Monday, Falk seeks an investigation of UN Watch…
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Fast Forward Knesset Panel Finds ‘Serious Failure’ in Handling and Recruitment of Prisoner X
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has determined that the process of recruiting Ben Zygier to the Mossad, as well as the course of his handling in the organization, constituted a “serious systemic failure,” according to an MK involved in the draft copy of the panel’s report. The MK spoke on condition of anonymity due to…
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Fast Forward Iran and Arab Allies Up Cyber Attacks on Israel, Says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and its Palestinian and Lebanese allies on Sunday of carrying out “non-stop” cyber attacks on major computer systems in his country. He gave no details on the number of attacks but said “vital national systems” had been targeted. Water, power and banking sites were also under threat, he…
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Fast Forward Israel Aims To Stay Out of Syria Conflict, Despite Golan Friction
Israel aims to stay out of Syria’s civil war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, despite violence eroding security on the Golan Heights border area. The strategic plateau, most of which has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 war, saw fierce fighting last week between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and Syrian rebels…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Disavows Claim from Cabinet Minister That Israel Opposes Two States
Israel’s prime minister said he would work with John Kerry to advance peace talks with the Palestinians, following a government official’s assertion that the ruling coalition opposes a two-state solution. “(T)ogether we will try to advance a way to find an opening for negotiations with the Palestinians with the goal of reaching an agreement. This…
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Opinion At Women of the Wall Service, Tables Are Turned
The tables were well and truly turned at the Western Wall this morning, as the Israeli Police, which until this spring detained women holding communal prayers, executed a mass operation to protect them and facilitate their worship. Until April 25, the police treated the monthly gatherings by the feminist alliance Women of the Wall as…
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Opinion On Palestinians, Israel’s Leadership Has a Split Personality
In late February 2002, shortly after Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah presented columnist Thomas Friedman with his famous Saudi peace plan, the director of Israel’s vaunted Mossad went to his boss, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. His advice: Welcome the initiative as a bold step toward peace. The plan offered Israel full recognition and normalized relations with…
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