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Fast Forward C-SPAN Caller Accuses Ben Cardin of Dual Loyalty to Israel
A talk-show caller accused a Jewish U.S. senator, Ben Cardin, of dual loyalty to Israel. Eric from Georgia said on C-SPAN that the Maryland Democrat, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, should disclose that he is Jewish when discussing U.S.-Iran relations. “Mr. Cardin looks like a regular white guy, nice guy, whatever,…
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Fast Forward British Foreign Secretary Spars With Bibi on Iran Deal
An on-camera, testy exchange between British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid bare on Thursday tensions over the nuclear deal between foreign powers and Iran. A day after telling Britain’s parliament that Israel would not have been satisfied with any accord with Iran, Hammond met with Netanyahu to try and…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Opposition Backs Netanyahu on Iran Deal
The opposition leader in Israel said he is in agreement with the nation’s prime minister on the dangers of the final Iran nuclear deal. “I have told Prime Minister Netanyahu that despite our disagreements, as a responsible leader of the opposition I will do all I can for the sake of Israel’s security,” Isaac Herzog…
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Fast Forward Israel Lobby Wastes No Time Trashing Iran Deal
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) said in a statement it was “deeply concerned” that the deal “would fail to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon and further entrench and empower the leading state sponsor of terror.” The considerable clout of pro-Israel interests on Capitol Hill will play an important role in deciding…
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Fast Forward Israel Will Now Push Congress To Reject Iran Deal — and Mull Strike
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decried an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program hundreds of times — most notably in a March speech to a joint session of Congress. Now that the agreement is signed, experts say Netanyahu has one way left to block it: Go to Congress again and persuade it to reject…
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Fast Forward How Israel Hopes To Scuttle Iran Deal
Israel will ramp up its lobbying of the U.S. Congress to try to hinder the nuclear agreement struck with Iran on Tuesday and minutely monitor the deal for any violations in the hope of getting sanctions reimposed on Tehran. Responding with alacrity to news that six world powers had agreed to lift sanctions on Iran…
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Fast Forward Looted 2,000-Year-Old Stones Returned to Israeli Museum
Two Roman artifacts, each more than 2,000 years old, were left in the courtyard of an Israeli museum accompanied by an anonymous note whose author claimed to have stolen them two decades earlier. The two sling stones left at the Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures in Beersheba last week will be forwarded to…
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Opinion These Are the Faces of Israel’s New Death Penalty Push
Remember the name Bezalel Smotrich. Yes, the same far-right activist who was once reportedly held by the Shin Bet on suspicion of endangering human life, malicious damage, membership in a banned organization and sedition. The same Smotrich who once organized the “march of beasts,” parading donkeys through Jerusalem streets to protest Gay Pride parades, and…
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