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Culture Setting Aside a Moment for the Uprising
Because the first night of Passover in 1943 was also the first night of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, many Seder observers set time aside the first night to commemorate its heroic martyrs. Although it’s a tradition that has passed out of fashion, it still remains strong within the Yiddish community. As we celebrate a festival…
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Fast Forward GOP Consultant Sues Donald Trump for $4M Over Online Abuse
A Republican operative is suing Donald Trump and his campaign for $4M over a torrent of online abuse unleashed after she was not hired as a communications consultant. Cheri Jacobus, a veteran New York GOP figure, claims she was bombarded with sexist and anti-Semitic abuse after the Donald lambasted her as a “real dummy” and…
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Fast Forward Shocker! Paper Owned by Trump’s Son-in-Law Endorses the Donald
In possibly the least surprising endorsement of the election season, the New York Observer, which is owned by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, backed the mogul in the upcoming New York primary. The paper insisted in the unsigned missive that it was not backing Trump because it is owned by Jared Kushner, who is married to the…
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Fast Forward Liberal Israeli Paper Urges Barack Obama To Back Palestinian UN Resolution
The liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz has urged Barack Obama to back a Palestinian resolution at the United Nations — and to ignore Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for a veto. The resolution, expeceted to be oonsidered later this month, calls for a resumption of direct talks and a one-year deadline for an agreement on a…
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News Hillary Clinton Backs Israel on Gaza War After Bernie Criticism
Hillary Clinton backed Israel’s 2014 war in Gaza in a television interview Sunday amid a controversy over Democratic rival Bernie Sanders’s claim that it acted “disproportionately” in the campaign. The Democratic frontrunner told CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Jewish state bombed and invaded the Hamas-ruled enclave in self-defense, Politico reported When “your soldiers…
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Fast Forward Will Pay Limits for Israeli Bankers Spark Mass Exodus?
Israel’s parliament has effectively capped salaries for bankers at $655,000, raising fears that the best minds in the money business will flee the sector for industries with no such limits. The new Knesset law was designed to soothe public anger over income inequality but has sparked fears of a mass exodus at a time when…
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Fast Forward Clinton, Sanders To Debate In Brooklyn Ahead of New York Primary
Hillary Clinton has agreed to a face-off with Bernie Sanders in Brooklyn after the Vermont senator accused her of being a debate dodger. The two will meet in New York’s most populous borough in the Brooklyn Navy Yards on April 14, five days before the Democratic primary. It will air on CNN and local cable…
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Fast Forward Western Wall Prayer Deal in Danger of Collapse as Netanyahu Waffles
The historic agreement to allow egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall is reportedly in danger of collapse after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caved to ultra-Orthodox demands to reopen negotiations on the sensitive deal. Haaretz reports that Jewish Agency chief Natan Sharansky, the architect of the agreement, believes new talks could scuttle the agreement that would…
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