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Opinion The Real Existential Threat Is Not Iran. It’s Bibi.
Getty Images / Lior Zaltzman On the eve of his departure to Washington this week, Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli press assembled on the airport tarmac that he had a “sacred duty” to do everything in his power to protect Israel and the Jewish people from existential threats. As Netanyahu has said nearly every time…
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Fast Forward Palestinians To File International Criminal Court Complaint on April 1
The Palestinians plan to file their first complaints in International Criminal Court on April 1. The complaints will concern last summer’s Gaza war with Israel and Israel’s settlement activity, a Palestine Liberation Organization leader told the French news agency AFP. The Palestinians moved to formally join the Hague-based court in January, spurring Israel to retaliate…
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Opinion Bibi Should Speak to Congress — and We Should Listen!
Getty Images / Lior Zaltzman Despite all the chatter to the contrary, it’s important for Netanyahu to speak before Congress tomorrow — and we should all hear him out. For those of us who don’t yet see why — who focus too much on protocol and politics and L’Affaire Boehner and so may have missed…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu to AIPAC: Congressional Speech Must Go On
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the AIPAC conference lauded President Barack Obama but expressed few regrets for the speech to Congress he will present that has angered the White House. “I deeply appreciate all that President Obama has done for Israel: security cooperation, intelligence sharing, support at the United Nations,” Netanyahu said Monday at…
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Fast Forward Rio 2016 Olympic Village Will Commemorate Munich Massacre
The International Olympic Committee will erect a place to mourn family and friends at the 2016 Games in Rio, including the 11 Israeli athletes killed by terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The closing ceremony also will feature a moment of reflection to remember those who have died at the Olympic Games, such as the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Warns Iran Nuclear Deal Could Threaten Israel’s Existence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United States on Monday that the nuclear deal it is negotiating with Iran could threaten Israel’s survival and insisted he had a “moral obligation” to speak up about deep differences with President Barack Obama on the issue. Even as he set the stage for a Washington visit that…
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Fast Forward Three Israelis Charged with Smuggling Goods to Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Three Israelis were charged with smuggling goods to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The men were charged on Monday in the Beersheba District Court with, among other charges, contacting a foreign agent, aiding a terror group in its war against Israel, facilitating the transfer of illegal goods to terror groups, money laundering…
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Fast Forward Iran Insists Nuclear Deal Depends on U.S. ‘Will’
A deal on Iran’s nuclear program could be concluded this week if the United States and other Western countries have sufficient political will and agree to remove sanctions on Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday. “Our negotiating partners, particularly the Western countries and particularly the United States, must once and for…
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