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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Battle Police in Beit Shemesh
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews scuffled with police, tossed stones and tried to block off roads in Beit Shemesh on Sunday, after six prominent members of the community were arrested earlier in the day on tax fraud and money laundering charges. Four persons were arrested during this round of violence in Beit Shemesh. Sunday evening’s riots…
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Fast Forward Florida Family Funds Bibi’s Election Campaign
Members of a single American family have donated half of the NIS 330,000 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised for his Likud party primary campaign in the past few weeks. Four members of the Falic family from Florida are responsible for contributing some NIS 165,000, or about $45,000. Of the nine donors that appear on…
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The Schmooze Gilad Shalit Joins Facebook
Gilad Shalit, the IDF soldier who was released from captivity in October after five and a half years, has recently opened a Facebook page. Shalit still has a limited amount of friends, some of them his family members. Shalit also humorously joined the group calling for his release – though obviously it is no longer…
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Fast Forward Gilad Shalit Joins Facebook
Gilad Shalit, the IDF soldier who was released from captivity in October after five and a half years, has recently opened a Facebook page. Shalit still has a limited amount of friends, some of them his family members. Shalit also humorously joined the group calling for his release – though obviously it is no longer…
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Fast Forward Israel Flunks Nuclear Safety Tests
Israel came close to the bottom of a new survey examining the security conditions of nuclear materials held in 32 different countries. Israel ranked 25th in the study, published by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, scoring 56 out of 100. Australia was given the highest overall grade on the list of “countries with weapons-usable nuclear materials.”…
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Fast Forward Top General Heads to Israel as Iran Fears Rise
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday for talks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, and other senior defense and intelligence officials. The visit comes as the United States attempts to coordinate with Israel on the issue…
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Fast Forward Israelis Safe After Cruise Ship Disaster
Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed Friday night that seven Israelis were rescued from an Italian cruise ship that ran aground and keeled over near the coast of Tuscany. According to the Ministry, the three couples and one young girl were unharmed by the accident which killed three. The Ministry is unaware of any other Israeli nationals…
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Fast Forward Haredi Leader: Most of Us Are Not Extremists
Most ultra-Orthodox Israelis want to work and sought to take part in last summer’s cost-of-living protests, but extremists in the community – including its politicians – have prevented them from doing so, said MK Chaim Amsellem yesterday. Amsellem, a Shas Knesset member who is at odds with the ultra-Orthodox party’s leadership, blamed these extremists for…
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