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Fast Forward 180 Ex-Israeli Officers Call on Benjamin Netanyahu To Scrap Speech
More than 180 Israeli former military and intelligence officials called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel his speech to the U.S. Congress. An alliance calling itself Commanders for Israel’s Security made the announcement on Sunday, hours after Netanyahu left for Washington and two days before his controversial address. The alliance includes ex-officials from the…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Slams U.N. Human Rights Council for Bias Against Israel
Secretary of State John Kerry accused the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday of focusing disproportionately on allegations of abuses by Israel. In a speech to the Council in Geneva, Kerry spoke of its “deeply concerning record on Israel,” which he said risked undermining the effectiveness of the entire organization. “No one in this room…
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Israel News AIPAC Seeks Unity as Feud Erupts Over ‘Arrogant’ Benjamin Netanyahu
Bipartisanship was the name of the game as American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference opened in Washington on Sunday, but a bitter feud over Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress threatened to strip bare any pretense of harmony. As the Israel lobby kicked off its meeting, Netanyahu jetted into town after proclaiming that he…
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Opinion 4 Questions for Benjamin Netanyahu
Getty Images (JTA) — Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu: As American Jewish progressive Zionists, we are deeply worried about the threat that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose to Israel. We know you would like pro-Israel Jews to publicly defend your positions on Iran and your plans to speak to Congress next week. But we need some…
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Fast Forward Americans Disapprove of Benjamin Netanyahu Speech to Congress
Nearly half of American voters believe that Republican lawmakers should not have invited Israel’s prime minister to speak to Congress without first notifying President Barack Obama, a new poll found. Some 48 percent of voters told a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll that Obama should have been consulted. Some 30 percent said they believed the invitation…
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Fast Forward Israeli Activists Pitch Tents in Housing Protest
Dozens of Israeli social activists pitched tents in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on Sunday protesting about a housing shortage which is a key issue in campaigning for a March 17 election. The protest on a main boulevard erupted four days after the nation’s auditor published a report finding “significant deficiencies” that have pushed…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Presses Case for Nuclear Deal WIth Iran
Secretary of State John Kerry pressed the case on Sunday for completing nuclear diplomacy with Iran despite Israeli opposition, saying the United States deserves the benefit of the doubt on getting a deal that would prevent any need for military action to curb Tehran’s atomic ambitions. Two days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Claims ‘Historic’ Mission To Scupper Iran Deal
(Reuters) — Defying U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on Sunday to warn Congress about the risks of a possible nuclear deal with Iran in a speech that has imperiled ties between the two allies. Israel fears that Obama’s Iran diplomacy, with an end-of-March deadline for a framework acoord,…
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