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Fast Forward Netanyahu Heavily Favored in Snap Election
sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Tuesday for an early election, eager to strengthen his political position after signalling that any military action against Iran could be months away. Opinion polls suggest Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party will be the frontrunner in the national vote likely to be held in January or February, some eight…
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Fast Forward Study: Iran Would Need 2-4 Months to Amass Bomb Material
Iran would currently need at least two to four months to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one nuclear bomb, and additional time to make the device itself, a U.S. security institute said on Monday. Estimates of how quickly Iran could enrich its uranium to the fissile level required for bombs are closely watched as they…
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Opinion Albright Gives Romney a C in Foreign Policy
Republican candidate Mitt Romney came out swinging Monday at President Obama’s foreign policy, promising to end any “daylight” between the United States and Israel and a tough stance toward Iran. Speaking at the Virginia Military Institute, Romney sought to present Obama’s Middle East policy and his response to the Arab Spring as lacking leadership. As…
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Fast Forward Romney Offers Sweeping Critique of Obama Foreign Policy
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney offered a sweeping critique of President Barack Obama’s handling of threats in the Middle East on Monday in a foreign policy address in which he tried to present himself as a credible mainstream alternative. Romney departed from his focus on the U.S. economy to talk about how he would handle…
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Fast Forward Iran: Drone Flight Shows Israel Vulnerable
The incursion by an unmanned aircraft into Israeli airspace at the weekend exposed the weakness of Israeli air defences, an Iranian military official was quoted as saying on Monday. The Israeli air force shot down a drone on Saturday after it crossed into southern Israel, the military said, but it remained unclear where the aircraft…
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Opinion Born in Jerusalem, Israel?
On the floor of the Democratic National Convention, former Ohio governor Ted Strickland, chair of the party’s platform committee, proposed the tardy insertion of language affirming that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, with a declaration that “President Obama recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.” The chair of the Democratic National Committee, Representative Debbie…
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News Politics at Ben Gurion May Eliminate Politics in Class
In what many academics see as an ideological move against a left-leaning university department, Israel’s higher education authority is advancing a plan to stop politics courses at Ben Gurion University. The Politics and Government department at the Beersheba-based university had been criticized from the right for employing academics who espouse a liberal perspective. Two years…
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Fast Forward Israeli Attack on Iran This Fall Is No Longer in the Cards
The wave of demonstrations in Tehran over the last few days, sparked by the plummeting value of the Iranian rial and the consequent rise in the price of staple products, has significantly changed the nature of the international discourse on Iran. The harsh international sanctions that took effect in July are now being felt with…
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