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Fast Forward Australia Knew More About Israel’s Prisoner X Ben Zygier
Australian intelligence services were updated by the Israeli government on the arrest of Ben Zygier in 2010, Australian media reported on Wednesday. ABC network, which first reported on the affair, quoted Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s spokesman, who said that in the past couple days Carr has received new information indicating that officials at the…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Vows To Stand by Israel, Block Iran Bomb in State of Union
President Obama pledged to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb and to “stand steadfast” with Israel in his State of the Union speech. “The leaders of Iran must recognize that now is the time for a diplomatic solution, because a coalition stands united in demanding that they meet their obligations, and we will do…
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Fast Forward Obama Cites Gabby Giffords as Face of Gun Violence in State of Union
President Barack Obama told the heartbreaking stories of lives shattered by gun violence in a speech viewed by tens of millions of Americans on Tuesday, part of his pledge to bring the full power of his office to a push for tougher gun laws. In an emotional finish to his annual State of the Union…
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Life Israel, A Democratic Orthodox State?
On Monday, 10 women were detained for participating in prayers while reading from the Torah and wearing religious garments at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. There are many wrongs in this event, but unfortunately, it will probably happen again until a major change occurs. Israel is by definition a Democratic Jewish state. Ever since it…
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Opinion SOTU: Big Government, Small Footprint
Five thoughts on President Obama’s State of the Union address: • Obama called for “smarter government” but, as many noted, he also called for a bigger government – or, more precisely, a federal government with bigger ambitions to educate, protect and defend. (More on this in a moment.) But that expansive vision did not translate…
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Fast Forward Chuck Hagel Wins Committee Approval on Party-Line Vote
A U.S. Senate panel approved Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense on Tuesday, setting the stage for a vote on his confirmation by the full Senate, possibly this week. After more than two hours of often intense debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 14-11 along party lines to advance the…
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Food Recipes From ‘Across the Sea’ in Tel Aviv
A new stunning Israeli book aims to bridge the space between the ocean and the table. Half cookbook, half artful seafood encyclopedia, the book is a project of famed Tel Aviv port restaurant Mul-Yam (or, Across the Sea). “Mul-Yam is known for bringing unusual fish to Israel,” the book’s designer Dan Alexander said about the…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Will Give Live Speech to Israeli Crowd
President Obama is scheduled to deliver an address directly to the Israeli people during his two-day visit to Israel. The Obama administration has requested that Obama deliver his speech directly to at least 1,000 Israelis, Ynet reported Tuesday. The address will either be at the Israel Museum or the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. Ynet…
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