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Fast Forward UN Chief Says ‘No Alternative’ To Two-State Solution
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday against abandoning the idea of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying there was “no alternative.” “There is no alternative solution for the situation between the Palestinians and Israelis, other than the solution of establishing two states and we should do all that can be done to…
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Fast Forward Israel Envoy Blames Russia For Blocking International Anti-Semitism Definition
(JTA) — Israel’s ambassador in Moscow criticized Russia for blocking the international adoption of a definition of anti-Semitism, which he linked to a recent string of allegedly racist statements about Jews by Russian politicians. Gary Koren’s unusual statement on anti-Semitism in Russia was in an interview for Interfax, the news agency reported Wednesday, in which he singled out…
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Fast Forward Will David Friedman Apologize For Calling Liberal Jews ‘Kapos’?
President Trump’s pick for Israel envoy, David Friedman, is expected to apologize for calling liberal American Jews “worse than kapos” at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, the New York Times reported. Friedman doubled down on the disparaging comments about supporters of J Street, the dovish Israel lobby, in an op-ed last year on the…
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Fast Forward Trump To Meet Netanyahu Amid Doubts Over Two-State Solution
President Donald Trump prepared to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for talks that could shape the contours of future Middle East policy as Palestinians warned the White House not to abandon their goal of an independent state. For decades, the idea of creating a Palestine living peacefully alongside Israel has been a…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Warn Trump Not To Dump Two-State Solution
Palestinians warned the United States on Wednesday against abandoning a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel after a White House official said peace did not necessarily have to entail Palestinian statehood. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet later in the day for the first time since the U.S. election in November…
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Opinion How Bibi Played Us On The Iran Deal — And We Let Him
Almost two years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went before Congress to denounce President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran. The deal, he warned, “could well threaten the survival of my country and the future of my people.” Then, in the closing moments of his speech, Netanyahu addressed the late Elie Wiesel, who was seated…
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Fast Forward Will Trump Try Creepy Handshake On Bibi?
We know there are some big issues at stake when Donald Trump meets Benjamin Netanyahu: peace with the Palestinians, Iran’s nuclear threat, the endless bloody war in Syria, to name a few. But inquiring minds really want to know: Will Trump try his weird handshake thing on Israel’s top guy — and will Bibi find…
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Fast Forward White House Backs Away From Two-State Solution On Eve Of Netanyahu Meeting
WASHINGTON (JTA) — On the eve of a summit between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior White House official said a two-state solution was not a necessary outcome of peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. “A two-state solution that doesn’t bring peace is not a goal that anybody wants to…
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