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Fast Forward Girl, 8, Becomes Poster Child for Anti-Haredi Backlash
The image of 8-year-old Na’ama Margolese — the Beit Shemesh schoolgirl so traumatized by taunting Haredim that she refused to cross the street in their direction even with the aid of her mother — has gripped the country, turning the shy daughter of North American immigrants into a poster child for the searing national debate…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Backs Newt’s ‘Invented’ People Remark
American billionaire Sheldon Adelson, who is a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and owner of the Israeli daily Israel Hayom, said on Sunday that he agreed with Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s controversial remarks that the Palestinians are an invented people. Gingrich’s “invented” people remarks to the Jewish Channel, a U.S. cable TV…
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Fast Forward Israel Mulls Memorial Day for Armenian Genocide
A Knesset committee Monday will consider setting a memorial day for the Armenian genocide, marking a first in Israeli history and stoking criticism that Israel is trying to incite Turkey. Though a proposal for such a day was submitted in the Knesset eight months ago, action has been delayed until today. The Knesset Education, Culture…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: No Talks With Hamas in Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented Sunday on the recent moves by Fatah and Hamas to set up a unity government, saying that Israel would not negotiate with the Palestinians should such a government be established. “If Hamas joins the Palestinian government we will not hold negotiations with the Palestinian Authority,” said Netanyahu in a…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Public Spaces Must Be Safe for All
“Israel is a Western liberal democracy and as such its public space is open and safe for all, men and women,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of Sunday’s cabinet meeting. “There is no place in [Israel] for discrimination. The police will continue to arrest all those who spit, raise their hand, and…
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Fast Forward Bibi Vows Action To Protect Israeli Women
In recent weeks, the central Israel town of Beit Shemesh has seen increased violence by ultra-religious men, attacking women and girls, who they feel have been dressed in an immodest manner. These men have resorted to cursing, spitting, and even rock-throwing. Signs have been hung in the town center instructing women not to “dally in…
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Fast Forward Israeli Car Comes Under Fire on West Bank
Around noon on Saturday, shots were fired at an Israeli vehicle near the Ma’ale Shomron settlement in the West Bank. No one was injured in the incident but the vehicle was damaged and there were clear signs that the vehicle had been struck by bullets. Israel Defense Forces soldiers are searching the area for the…
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Fast Forward Israelis Lead World in Social Media Use
Israel is the worldwide leader in monthly social network use, a U.S.-based research firm indicated on Thursday, with Israeli users spending twice as much time chatting and posting more than the global average. According to the report by U.S. internet marketing research company comScore on data collected during October, Israelis spent an average of 11.1…
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