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Fast Forward Greenblatt Trumpets New Israel Water Deal With Palestinians — No Progress On Peace
President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy announced an Israeli-Palestinian water agreement on Thursday but dodged questions on whether he was making headway on reviving peace talks. At his first news conference in Jerusalem since launching a series of visits in March, Jason Greenblatt declined to say if he was any closer to a return to…
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Fast Forward Zuckerberg Ditches Goggles In North Dakota Oilpatch Tour
Mark Zuckerberg toured a North Dakota drilling rig on Tuesday. The Facebook boss peppered industry workers in the No. 2 U.S. oil-producing state with questions about automation, safety and fracking — but forgot to wear his goggles. The visit to North Dakota, which pumps about 1.1 million barrels of oil per day – more than…
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Fast Forward David Wildstein Avoids Prison Time In Bridgegate Scandal — Turned On Chris Christie
The mastermind of the Bridgegate lane closure scandal, which helped derail New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s presidential ambitions, avoided a prison sentence on Wednesday, after U.S. prosecutors praised his help in their investigation. David Wildstein, 55, a former executive at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a high school classmate of…
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Fast Forward 2 Palestinians Killed In West Bank Raid
Israeli forces killed two Palestinians on Wednesday in a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medical officials said, and the Israeli military said its troops had opened fire after coming under attack. The incident took place before dawn in Jenin refugee camp, and no Israeli casualties were reported. Israeli forces…
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Fast Forward George Soros Says ‘Laughing Jew’ Billboards Recalls Europe’s ‘Darkest Hours’
An anti-migrant billboard campaign by the Hungarian government that uses the image of U.S. financier George Soros is “reminiscent of Europe’s darkest hours,” Soros’ spokesman said on Tuesday. The billboards and full-page media ads that have appeared across Hungary depict a smiling Soros – a vocal critic of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing government –…
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Fast Forward UN Declares Hebron Shrine ‘Palestinian’ Heritage Site
The United Nations’ cultural organization declared an ancient shrine in the occupied West Bank a “Palestinian World Heritage Site in Danger” on Friday, angering Israel. The edict applies to two adjoined shrines at the heart of Hebron – the Jewish Tomb of the Patriarchs and the Muslim Ibrahimi Mosque. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said…
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Fast Forward Isaac Herzog Ousted As Israel Opposition Leader
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog lost his bid for re-election to head the center-left Labour Party on Tuesday and the position will be filled by one of two other candidates who will contest a runoff next week. Veteran lawmaker Amir Peretz, a former defense minister, topped the vote held among Labour Party members, with Avi…
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Fast Forward Toxic Spill Spreads 12-Mile Trail Of Destruction In Israeli Desert
Toxic wastewater that surged through a dry riverbed in southern Israel at the weekend left a wake of ecological destruction more than 12 miles long. The flood began last Friday when the 60 meter (yard) high wall of a reservoir at a phosphate factory partially collapsed, letting loose 100,000 cubic meters (26.4 million gallons) of…
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