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Fast Forward Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Criticism of Israel’s East Jerusalem Housing Plans
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected U.S. criticism of Israel’s plans for new housing units in eastern Jerusalem. Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the criticism of Israel’s construction, not the building, is harming the chance for peace with the Palestinians. “We will continue to build in Jerusalem, our eternal capital. We have built in Jerusalem, we…
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Fast Forward CUNY Boycott Israel Vote Falls Just Short
A student group at the City University of New York failed to advance a resolution to boycott Israeli academics and divest from Israeli companies. Thirty-one members of the Doctoral Students’ Council at CUNY voted in favor of the resolution on Friday — eight votes short of the amount required for the required majority. Twenty-five members…
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Fast Forward U.S. Slams Israel’s Approval of East Jerusalem Housing Plans
The United States condemned the reported approval by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to plan construction of at least 1,000 new housing units in eastern Jerusalem Jewish neighborhoods. “If Israel wants to live in a peaceful society, they need to take steps that will reduce tensions,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday during…
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Opinion No, AIPAC Isn’t Anti-Israel
Getty Images Jay Michaelson has it wrong. AIPAC is not, as he argues, anti-Israel. Most of what the lobby does is focused on strengthening the bond between the United States and Israel — various aspects of this relationship, including the U.S.-Israel security cooperation — which is undisputedly pro-Israel. But not only AIPAC. All American Jewish…
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Opinion Israeli Soldiers Create Least Sexy Pin-Up Ever
Just a couple of months after the Gaza war, Israel has found a new way “to show the world the beauty of Israel and its people” — via the power of a pin-up calendar featuring real IDF soldiers. Or, as the creators of the MTKL Israeli Army Women Calendar like to call them, “the chosen amongst…
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Fast Forward 57 South Africans Busted at Woolworths Boycott Israel Protest
Some 57 protesters calling for a boycott of Woolworths in South Africa because it carries Israeli products were arrested in Johannesburg. The protesters were arrested on Saturday and charged with public disturbance, the South Africa Press Association reported. They reportedly walked into the store and lay on the ground with signs. Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment,…
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Fast Forward Campus Anti-Israel Protests Surge by 114%
More than 75 anti-Israel events have been reported on U.S. college and university campuses this fall, more than twice as many as last year, according to a report by the Anti-Defamation League. The anti-Israel events have more than doubled in the wake of Israel’s 50-day operation in Gaza over the summer, according to an ADL…
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Fast Forward Spain Opposition Pushes for ‘Palestine’ State Vote
Spain’s Socialist party announced a new motion to recognize Palestinian statehood. The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, the second largest party in Spanish congress with 110 seats out of 350, earlier this month had announced its intention to submit a draft motion calling for the recognition on Oct. 30, the 23rd anniversary of the Madrid talks…
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