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Fast Forward Belgium Honors Israeli Physicist
Belgium will bestow its highest civilian honor on Daniel Zajfman, an Israeli physicist and president of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Zajfman, who was born in Brussels and immigrated to Israel in 1979, will receive the title of Commander of the Order of Leopold on Nov. 4 in a small ceremony at the Embassy of…
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Fast Forward Ahmadinejad Rants Against ‘Uncivilized Zionists’
Iran’s president said on Wednesday his country was under constant threat of military action from “uncivilized Zionists” and called for a new world order not dominated by Western powers in the service of “the devil.” In his eighth address to the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad painted a gloomy picture…
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Fast Forward Abbas Tells Jewish Leaders He Wants Talks
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Jewish leaders that his U.N. speech would address showing greater sensitivity to Jewish claims to Israel. Meeting Monday evening with about 10 Jewish leaders, Abbas also endorsed Alan Dershowitz’s formula for returning to talks with Israel, participants said. The meeting was under the auspices of the Center for Middle…
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Fast Forward Apple Fumbles Status of Jerusalem on New Map
The map included in Apple’s new iOS6 operating system reportedly does not show Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Every other country on the map has its capital listed, The Algemeiner reported Tuesday. In addition, the world clock included in the operating system lists Jerusalem without an affiliated country – the only city to be…
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Fast Forward Israel Quiet on Iran as Yom Kippur Arrives
Israeli leaders made no comment on Tuesday over the latest outburst from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, maintaining near-total silence as the country closed down for the holiest Jewish day of the year, Yom Kippur. The Day or Atonement runs from Tuesday afternoon through to dusk on Wednesday, meaning there was no comment either on U.S….
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Fast Forward Obama Talks Tough at U.N.
President Barack Obama declared on Tuesday the United States will “do what we must” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned against threatening attacks whose consequences would be devastating. Taking the podium at the United Nations six weeks before the U.S. presidential election, Obama sought to counter criticism…
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Fast Forward U.N. Chief: Settlements Shutting Door to Peace
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday the “door may be closing, for good” on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the continued growth of Jewish settlements undercuts peace. “The two-state solution is the only sustainable option. Yet the door may be closing, for good,” Ban told the U.N. General Assembly. “The continued…
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Fast Forward Obama To Hit Iran Hard at U.N.
President Barack Obama will warn Iran on Tuesday that the United States will “do what we must” to prevent it acquiring a nuclear weapon, and appeal to world leaders for a united front against further attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Muslim countries. Preparing to take the podium at the United Nations six weeks before…
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