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Fast Forward Santorum Camp Hopeful, as Bachmann Ends Bid
Michele Bachmann officially called off her White House bid on Wednesday, after taking sixth place in Tuesday’s Iowa caucus. But euphoria swept over Rick Santorum’s Bedford, New Hampshire headquarters, where volunteers were still celebrating until the early hours of the morning after the candidate surged to a close second place after Mitt Romney. Bill Cahill,…
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Fast Forward Olmert Indicted in ‘Holyland’ Bribery Case
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and 17 others were indicted on Thursday in the so-called Holyland case, for allegedly giving or receiving bribes to advance various real estate ventures. Almost two years after one of the largest corruption scandals in Israel’s history first erupted, indictments in the case are due to be filed on Thursday….
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Fast Forward Female Singing Has Air Force Rabbi in Trouble
Chief IDF Rabbi Brigadier-General Rafi Peretz called on Lieutenant Colonel Ram Moshe Ravad to leave his post as Chief Rabbi of the Israel Air Force, in the wake of recent controversy surrounding sensitivity toward religious soldiers. Peretz’s recommendation came after he invited Ravad to a private hearing. The hearing comes a day after Ravad requested…
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Fast Forward ‘Israeli Rosa Parks’ Gets Death Threats
Tanya Rosenbilt, the Israeli woman who refused to move to the back of the bus when told to do so by an ultra-Orthodox male passenger last month, said Wednesday that she had received several death threats. Rosenbilt, hailed as the “Israeli Rosa Parks,” filed a complaint to the Yarkon District police after she had received…
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The Schmooze Tel Aviv Makes ‘Most Creative City’ List
Tel Aviv had the honor on Thursday to be named one of the world’s most innovative cities, alongside London, Sydney, Stockholm and Shanghai. A special report by Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper proclaimed that “while Tel Aviv is small, it’s one giant innovation engine.” “The entire population of Israel may only number seven million—smaller than…
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Fast Forward Wiesel Calls Holocaust Imagery ‘Vile Sight’
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel severely criticized a recent ultra-Orthodox protest that employed Holocaust imagery on Monday, calling it a “vile sight.” On Saturday night, the ultra-Orthodox community staged a demonstration in Jerusalem’s Kikar Hashabbat (Sabbath Square), where they dressed in prisoner uniforms with yellow badges with the word “Jew” written…
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Fast Forward Barghouti Declares Peace Process ‘Dead’
The Palestinian Authority should cease peace negotiations with Israel and concentrate on popular struggle and efforts to achieve membership in the United Nations, imprisoned Fatah strongman Marwan Barghouti said on Tuesday, adding that it was useless to breathe life into a “dead body.” Barghouti’s comments came after Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Amman earlier…
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Fast Forward Abbas Warns of New Measures if Talks Fail
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened Tuesday to take “new measures” against Israel attempts to renew Mideast peace talks fail, as meeting between chief Israeli and Palestinian negotiators commences in Amman. Abbas’ comments came a day after Haaretz reported that Palestinians were preparing a diplomatic campaign that aims to put Israel under “a real international siege.”…
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