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Fast Forward Israeli Ambassador Asks To Meet With Lorde Over Canceled Show
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand on Wednesday appealed to the pop star Lorde to meet him after she canceled a show in Tel Aviv after appeals from activists for her to shun Israel as a protest against its treatment of Palestinians. Itzhak Gerberg, Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand, said in a public…
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Fast Forward Leaving The House Linked To Living Longer, Israeli Study Finds
REUTERS — For older people, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life – and the effect is independent of medical problems or mobility issues, according to new research from Israel. For study participants in their 70s, 80s and 90s, the frequency with which they left the house predicted how likely…
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Fast Forward Israeli Players Banned From World Chess Championship In Saudi Arabia
ATHENS, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Israeli players have been denied visas to participate in a speed chess championship hosted by Saudi Arabia this week, a vice president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Sunday. Seven Israeli players had requested visas for the tournament on Dec. 26-30. It would have marked the first time…
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Fast Forward Thousands Mourn Slain Billionaire Barry Sherman And Wife After Mystery Deaths
Tearful family members paid tribute to Canadian pharmaceutical billionaires and philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman before thousands of people on Thursday, less than a week after news of the couple’s mysterious deaths shocked the nation. The Shermans were found hanging by belts around their necks from a railing beside a pool in the basement of…
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Fast Forward UN Votes 128-9 To Slam Jerusalem Embassy Move In Win For ‘Palestine’
More than 100 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor. His warning did appear to…
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Fast Forward Nikki Haley ‘Making A List’ Of Trump Jerusalem Opponents At United Nations
Ambassador Nikki Haley, in a letter to dozens of U.N. states on Tuesday seen by Reuters, warned that the United States would remember those who voted for the resolution criticizing the U.S. decision. “The president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those countries who voted against us. We…
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Fast Forward Two Men Plead Guilty To ISIS Terror Plot Against Israeli Soccer Team
PRISTINA, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Two Kosovo men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to planning attacks at a World Cup soccer match in Albania against the visiting Israel team last year. Kosovo police arrested 19 people in November 2016 on suspicion that they had links with the Islamic State militant group and were planning attacks in…
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Fast Forward Israeli Passenger Pushes Fight To Fly On Kuwait Airlines
An Israeli man appealed on Monday against a German court’s ruling upholding Kuwait Airways’ right to ban him from boarding a flight due to his citizenship, a legal decision that triggered sharp criticism from German officials and Jewish groups. The appeal argues that the ruling accepted a racist Kuwaiti law and allowed the airline to…
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