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Fast Forward Politicians Slam Lapid for Shabbat News Conference
Politicians from the left and Orthodox parties criticized Finance Minister Yair Lapid for calling a news conference on Shabbat. Zehava Gal-On, head of the Meretz party, criticized Lapid for holding the news conference on a non-pressing matter outside his home on Saturday on short notice, calling it “a demonstration of insensitivity.” “I’m not even talking…
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Fast Forward Israel, Palestinians To Resume Ceasefire Talks in Cairo
Indirect cease-fire talks between Israel and the Palestinians will resume this week. The negotiation of truce terms was part of the Aug. 26 cease-fire agreement between the two sides. Topics up for discussion include building a Gaza seaport and airport, the release of Palestinian prisoners and the return of the remains of Israeli soldiers. The…
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Israel News In Golan Heights, Harvesting Apples Against Backdrop of Syrian War
Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner, and in the Golan Heights, Israeli-run apple farms are in peak production mode, overflowing with the Starking, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala and Pink Lady varietals that will grace tables set for the Jewish new year across the land. But unlike years past, this year’s apple crop is…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Draws Smaller Crowd
Hundreds of people participated in Jerusalem’s 13th annual Gay Pride parade, down from previous years. The parade Thursday night had been postponed twice during Israel’s 50-day war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the summer. Fewer people attended than in previous years, when thousands have turned out for the event, according to reports. Hundreds…
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Fast Forward Israel Warns Against Anti-ISIS Alliance With Iran
Saying a nuclear Iran would be a “thousand times” greater threat to the world than ISIS, Israel’s ambassador to the United States warned against including Iran in any coalition to derail the jihadist group. Ron Dermer, speaking Wednesday to guests at a pre-Rosh Hashanah reception at his residence in suburban Maryland, also cautioned the U.S….
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Fast Forward Arab Bank Never Financed Terrorism, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for Arab Bank, which is accused of providing financial services to Hamas, told a Brooklyn federal court that the bank never helped finance terrorism. Shand Stephens in closing arguments Thursday argued that none of the bank’s clients had been designated as terrorists by the United States during the relevant time period. “The bank…
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Fast Forward Israel Frets Over Syria Chemical Weapons Capacity
Israel believes Syria has retained caches of combat-ready chemical weapons after giving up raw materials used to produce such munitions under pressure from foreign powers, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday. Summarizing Israeli intelligence estimates that were previously not disclosed to avoid undermining the Syrians’ surrender of their declared chemical arsenal, the official said…
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Fast Forward 10 Groups Mount Push To Block U.S. Funds From Campus Critics of Israel
Ten organizations have announced a coordinated effort to convince Congress to reform the Higher Education Act to prevent federal funding of anti-American and anti-Israel activity. Congress currently is considering the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, or HEA, which includes the allocation of federal funds to 129 international studies and foreign language centers at universities…
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