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Fast Forward Two-State Solution Hangs in Balance, Obama Waits
President Barack Obama may have believed he had at least until his inauguration next month to renew efforts to forge a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but events since he won re-election have put fresh demands on the president. Since the U.S. election, we have witnessed another mini-war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza;…
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Life Sexism-Free Israeli Politics Too Much to Ask?
Is it too much to ask for some sexism-free Israeli political analysis? We all know that politics can get rough and tumble, and that Israeli pundits are not known for verbal restraint. But still, does a columnist have to throw gratuitous sexist remarks into an article on the Labor Party slate just because, well, just…
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Fast Forward F-16 Engines Appear Stolen From IDF Base
Several engines of F-16 fighter jets appear to have been stolen from an Israel Air Force base, the Israel Defense Forces said. The IDF spokesperson unit told Army Radio on Friday that the Military Police’s serious crimes unit launched an investigation into the possibility that the engines had been stolen. The Hebrew-language news site Walla…
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Fast Forward HRW Demands Israel Justify Strike That Killed 12
Human Rights Watch urged Israel on Friday to provide a full account of its air strike on a house in the Gaza Strip that killed 12 civilians last month, saying the action appeared to have been illegal. The Nov. 18 attack on the three-storey home of the Dalu family was the bloodiest of the eight…
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Opinion Fizzing for Trouble With Super Bowl Ad?
Move over Bud Lite and GM, SodaStream is coming to the Super Bowl XLVII. While the Israeli-made home soda maker will not be seen in the stands, it will be viewed on TV screens across the country and around the world, making it the first Israeli product to be advertised in a Super Bowl commercial….
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Israel News Could Plan for E1 Be Just a Bluff?
For Israelis living at the epicenter of the settlement-building storm, there’s widespread suspicion that Bibi is bluffing. For all the fury at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s intention to approve 3,000 new units in areas that Israel captured in 1967, it was another, vaguer part of his building plan that riled the international community. This was…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Appeal to U.N. Over E1 Plans
The Palestinians appealed to the United Nations Security Council to stop Israel from making plans to build 3,000 apartments in a controversial area outside of Jerusalem. In a letter to the Security Council, the U.N. General Assembly and the U.N. secretary-general, the Palestinian representative to the United Nations said the announced plans represent “Israel’s contemptuous…
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Fast Forward Jordanian King Visits West Bank Amid Settlement Dispute
Jordan’s king visited the West Bank on Thursday in a show of support for Palestinians stung by Israel’s decision to expand settlements after their successful bid for de facto U.N. recognition of statehood. King Abdullah, whose country is at peace with Israel and an ally of the United States, made no immediate comment after flying…
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