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Music Pinto Under House Arrest in Israel
The charismatic Israeli kabbalist Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto was questioned today with his wife by Israeli police in a bribery investigation, Israeli news sites are reporting. Police questioned the powerful rabbi, who has ties to top Israeli lawmakers and businessmen, on charges that he attempted to bribe a police officer, according to ynet.co.il, Israel’s largest…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Calls for Early Election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced early elections for January, Reuters reported. The call came amid speculation that he would call an early national election that polls suggest he can win comfortably. Israeli commentators have said Netanyahu was likely to announce an election for January or February, months ahead of the official end of…
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The Schmooze Bar Rafaeli’s Sex Tape Fundraiser
Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli is raising money in a fake (or is it?) Kickstarter campaign to create a sex tape. We’ll let her promotional video speak for itself. Bar Refaeli’s Sex Tape Kickstarter from Bar Refaeli
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News Jewish Numbers in Congress Set To Plunge
The U.S. Congress will see a steep drop in Jewish members after the November election, a Forward analysis suggests. The Forward is projecting that 31 Jews will serve in the next Congress — eight fewer than the number that served at the start of the last Congress. Interactive map of 2012 Congressional elections involving Jews…
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Fast Forward Four More Arrested for Defacing Subway Ads
Four more activists were arrested for defacing controversial New York subway ads branding Muslims as ‘savage.’ The four were caught trying to cover up an ad on a station in midtown Manhattan, the New York Post reported. The activists, identified as Leena Widdi, 19, Sherry Wolf, 47, Kenneth Chan, 22, and Emmanuel Pardilla, 21, were…
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Fast Forward Muslim Activist Proud of Defacing Subway Ad
A prominent Egyptian-born Muslim activist was unapologetic for defacing a controversial subway ad that brand enemies of Israel as ‘savage.’ Mona El-Tahawy, a well-known figure who has appeared on CNN and MSNBC, Tweeted that she was proud of her actions after being arrested and spent a night in jail. “I am proud that I spray…
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Fast Forward Ed Koch Unhappy With Obama: Report
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch isn’t dumping President Obama — yet. The 87-year-old Koch told New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin that he is very angry with Obama for snubbing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the U.S. “There should be a certain courtesy involved,” Koch said. “You don’t just say…
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Books Monica Lewinsky Plans Tell-All Memoir
Monica Lewinsky, the White House intern whose affair with then-President Bill Clinton shook the country, is reportedly planning to write a kiss-and-tell memoir. Lewinsky, who is turning 40 soon, has told friends she will release love letters she wrote to Clinton and release intimate details of their liaisons, which included sex acts in the Oval…
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