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Fast Forward Sara Netanyahu Accuses Her Accuser in Ex-Caretaker’s Lawsuit
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the media and made new accusations against a former employee who is suing the Netanyahus. Sara Netanyahu testified Sunday in Jerusalem Labor Court in a suit by Meni Naftali, who served for nearly two years as the caretaker for the official Prime Minister’s Residence. In the…
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Fast Forward 2 Spanish-Language Networks: Israeli Aid to Nepal Was Cover for Baby Trafficking
Israel used its humanitarian aid mission to Nepal as a cover for trafficking 25 Nepalese babies, two Spanish-language networks reported. Iranian HispanTV and Venezuela’s Telesur networks broadcast the reports. Telesur is the national public television channel in Venezuela, which is rebroadcast throughout Latin America on other public television networks. HispanTV broadcast the original report, which…
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Fast Forward Ethiopian-Israelis Want Police Officer Who Beat Soldier To Go On Trial
Ethiopian-Israeli activists called for a police officer caught on camera beating an Ethiopian-Israeli soldier to be put on trial. At a news conference Sunday in Tel Aviv, the activists also demanded that charges be dropped against protesters arrested in the city last week during a demonstration spurred by the attack that turned violent, The Jerusalem…
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Fast Forward Israel Closes Field Hospital in Nepal After Treating 1,400 Patients
Israel closed its field hospital in Kathmandu at a joint ceremony with its Nepali counterparts. The 60-bed field hospital, which treated over 1,400 patients during its 10 days of operation, was closed on Sunday, Reuters reported. The hospital performed 90 life-saving surgeries, and delivered eight babies, six by Caesarean section, according to the Times of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Cabinet Approves Proposal To Expand Government — and Save Netanyahu’s Coalition
Israel’s Cabinet approved a proposal to expand the number of government ministers to more than the current 18. The decision was made by the outgoing Cabinet of the 33rd government of Israel and overturns a law passed during its term limiting the number of Cabinet ministers and deputy ministers. Netanyahu reportedly plans to appoint 20…
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Fast Forward GOP Presidential Hopeful Scott Walker Leaves for Israel
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a likely candidate for the GOP nomination for president, left for what he billed as an “educational trip” to Israel. Walker reportedly left late Saturday from Greenville, South Carolina, where he had participated in the South Carolina Freedom Summit. The trip is scheduled to last five days. It is reportedly being…
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Fast Forward Denmark Buses Torched in Possible Anti-Israel Attack
Four Danish buses that had recently removed pro-Palestinian ads were destroyed in a suspected arson attack. The buses were found burning early Friday morning at a Copenhagen bus station, BBC News reported. Danish police say a fifth bus was found with anti-Israel graffiti. Police are investigating a possible link to the city’s transit department decision…
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Fast Forward Jeb Bush Says Relies on George W. for Israel Advice
Jeb Bush said he was likeliest to take advice on Israel from his brother, former President George W. Bush. “If you want to know who I listen to for advice, it’s him,” the former Florida governor and likely contender for the GOP presidential nod was quoted Thursday by the Washington Post as telling a group…
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