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Fast Forward Does Jonathan Pollard Object to Freedom Swap With Jailed Palestinians?
Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the second time in less than 12 hours on Tuesday in an effort salvage stalled peace talks with the Palestinians. Kerry broke into his travel schedule on Monday for a flying visit to Jerusalem and headed straight back to Europe after his early…
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Fast Forward Jonathan Pollard Could Be Freed To Salvage Mideast Peace Talks
An Israeli spy serving a life sentence in the United States and groups of Palestinian prisoners could be freed under an emerging deal to salvage Middle East peace talks, sources close to the negotiations said on Monday. The sources, who spoke as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders,…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Seeks To Keep Peace Talks Alive
Secretary of State John Kerry broke from his travel schedule for the second time in a week to rush back to the Middle East on Monday to try to salvage Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The U.S.-brokered negotiations faced a crisis at the weekend when Israel, saying it was seeking a Palestinian commitment to continue negotiations beyond…
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Israel News Inside University of Michigan’s Israel Divestment Debate
Pro-Palestinian students got trounced on an Israel-related stock divestment vote recently at the University of Michigan. The student government’s 25 to 9 vote against their proposal wasn’t even close. Yet Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, the student group that put forth the proposal, declared the defeat a terrific victory. And they may be right….
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Fast Forward Israel Won’t Release Prisoners Without Something in Return, Says Netanyahu
Israel will not release more Palestinian prisoners without getting something in return, and such a deal will be brought to the Cabinet for approval, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu made the statements Sunday morning at a meeting of his Likud Party government ministers, ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting. The remarks come a day…
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Fast Forward Palestinian College Chief Resigns After Hamas Rally on West Bank Campus
Sari Nusseibeh, the president of the Palestinian Al-Quds University, resigned three days after a rally in support of Hamas at its eastern Jerusalem campus. Nusseibeh will step down at the end of the academic year, according to an announcement on the university’s website. The announcement said that Nusseibeh announced his decision on Wednesday at a…
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Opinion Stop Comparing Jewish and Palestinian Refugees
Yemeni Jews get instruction at a center for immigrants in Israel. / Getty Images As the Israeli-Palestinian peace process grinds on, and the issue of Palestinian refugees continues to be a sticking point, some Jewish groups are arguing that these aren’t the only refugees we should be considering as the parties move forward in negotiations….
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Opinion Seeking Salvation? Dial 1 for Baruch Goldstein
Right-wing activist Baruch Marzel wipes his eyes at the grave of Baruch Goldstein. / Getty Images These days, you can order almost anything by phone. Books. Movies. Food. Sex. Salvation? Sure, why not. Salvation. And not just any old kind, but the kind you can only get by virtue of an appeal to one of…
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