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Fast Forward Israeli Silence on Syria Is Strategic
Military secrets are not readily divulged anywhere. But in Israel the blanket silence that envelops officials after an event like Wednesday’s mysterious air strike on Syria reflects a deeper strategy involving both deterrence and outreach. Beyond customary concern to safeguard spies and tactics for a government currently engaged in a graver confrontation with Iran, Israelis…
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Fast Forward Israeli Silence on Syria Is Strategic
Military secrets are not readily divulged anywhere. But in Israel the blanket silence that envelops officials after an event like Wednesday’s mysterious air strike on Syria reflects a deeper strategy involving both deterrence and outreach. Beyond customary concern to safeguard spies and tactics for a government currently engaged in a graver confrontation with Iran, Israelis…
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Fast Forward A Decade After Ilan Ramon, Israel Is Prepared To Train a New Astronaut
Ten years after the death of Ilan Ramon on the space shuttle Columbia, Israel is ready to train a new astronaut. Israel Space Agency chairman Yitzhak Ben Israel said Wednesday that the agency is in talks with international space agencies to place an Israeli astronaut on the International Space Agency in coming years. It could…
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Fast Forward Sarah Silverman Helps Israeli Company Bring Solar Power to the Galapagos
With the help of American comedian Sarah Silverman, an Israel-based developer of solar projects is using online crowd funding to bring solar energy to the Galapagos. Energiya Global has announced the launch of an Internet campaign to install 1,200 solar panels on the site of a former garbage dump in the Galápagos UNESCO World Heritage…
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Fast Forward As Hearings Continue, Hagel Must Own Up To ‘Dumb’ Comment
As the Senate Armed Services Committee continued its hearing for the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, it became clear that Hagel’s greatest critics are his former colleagues from the Republican side of the aisle. Veteran senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, both of whom worked with Hagel…
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Fast Forward Senators Assail Obama’s Pentagon Nominee
Republican lawmakers harshly attacked Chuck Hagel on Thursday at a contentious hearing over his nomination to become the next U.S. defense secretary, questioning his judgment on war strategy and putting him broadly on the defensive. In one of the most heated exchanges, influential Senator John McCain aggressively questioned Hagel, interrupting him and talking over him…
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Fast Forward Under Kerry, US May Move Cautiously Towards Mideast Peace-Making
The United States has hinted it might try Middle East peace-making once again, but Secretary of State-designate John Kerry is likely to move cautiously, in contrast to U.S. President Barack Obama’s failed, high-profile first-term initiative. While the possibility of another failure may hang over the White House, Kerry suggested this week that time was running…
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Fast Forward In Confirmation Hearing, Hagel Is Challenged by Both Friends and Foes
Stepping into the lion’s den, Chuck Hagel, took his seat across the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning, only to hear his confirmation hearing begin with a series of attacks — from friends and foes alike on both sides of the aisle. Committee chairman Carl Levin, a Jewish senator from Michigan who supports Hagel, called…
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