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Fast Forward AIPAC Calls for Review of U.S.-Palestinian Ties
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee called for a “full review” of the U.S. relationship with the Palestine Liberation Organization, including shutting its Washington office, in the wake of its obtaining non-member state status at the United Nations. “In requesting this action, PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is effectively turning his back on talks with Israel…
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Fast Forward Polls: Only 7 Votes for Livni’s Party
Two polls predict no more than seven seats in the Israeli parliament for Tzippi Livni’s newly-established center-left party. A Smith Research poll of 500 Israelis, commissioned by The Jerusalem Post and the Globes daily, found Livni would garner no more than six seats in Israel’s January 22 general elections, the Post reported on Friday. A…
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Fast Forward Hamas: Gaza and U.N. Recognition Go Together
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state won by his rival Mahmoud Abbas should be seen alongside Gaza’s latest conflict with Israel as a single, bold strategy that could empower all Palestinians. Meshaal said the short war which claimed 162 Palestinian lives and five Israelis was concluded on…
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Fast Forward Hackers Claim To Have ‘Confidential’ IAEA Information
Anti-Israel hackers, who the U.N. nuclear agency this week said had posted data online stolen from one of its servers, claimed in a new statement they had published confidential material obtained from the watchdog. The statement – in the name of a group with an Iranian-sounding name – was put on a website hours after…
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Israel News Israeli Public Sours on Bibi After Gaza
When Israel assassinated Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari on November 14, its citizens were in awe of the achievement. It was widely suggested that impact of the killing was the equivalent of Barack Obama’s Osama bin Laden assassination for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that it would aid his smooth return to office. But…
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Fast Forward Next Stop for Palestinians Could Be Global Courts
The U.N. General Assembly’s overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a non-member state offers little prospect for greater clout in world politics but it could make a difference in the international courts. The formal recognition of statehood, even without full U.N. membership, could be enough for the Palestinians to achieve membership at the Hague-based International…
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News How the Forward Survived Sandy, Israeli Elections
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward managing editor Dan Friedman to discuss how the Forward is operating after Hurricane Sandy left 8 million gallons of water in the basement of the Forward office building. Then, opinion editor Gal Beckerman comes by to preview the upcoming Israeli elections. <strong>Subscribe…
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Fast Forward Bibi Slams ‘Meaningless’ Statehood Bid
A U.N. General Assembly vote on Thursday recognising a Palestinian state will do nothing to make it a reality, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Israel had fiercely opposed the Palestinian bid to become a “non-member state” at the United Nations, but had been unable to prevent wide international support for the initiative, notably among…
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