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Fast Forward Haim Saban Calls Donald Trump a ‘Clown’ — and Dangerous for Israel
American-Israel businessman and Hillary Clinton supporter Haim Saban ripped into Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, saying he would be “dangerous for the world” and thus to Israel as well. Asked by Channel 2 TV about the American presidential campaign, Saban said the elections have become a “circus” with Trump acting as the “clown.” Trump holds…
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Fast Forward American Citizen Killed in West Bank Stabbing Attack
An off-duty IDF soldier who is also a U.S. citizen, was stabbed to death and another Israeli man badly wounded in a knife attack by two 14-year-old Palestinian boys in a West Bank supermarket on Thursday. The assailants entered a Rami Levy supermarket in the Sha’ar Binyamin industrial zone, stabbed the men, then were shot…
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Fast Forward Snow Falls in Jerusalem, 19 Inches on Mount Hermon
The stormy weather continued on Monday across Israel, with snow falling in Jerusalem, Gush Etzion and Mount Hermon. On Mount Hermon, some 19 inches of snow have accumulated at the lower station of the ski slope cable car. The site was, however, still closed to visitors. Plows were working to clear the routes in the…
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Fast Forward Alan Rickman Gets ‘Missed Immensely’ Tribute from Rachel Corrie’s Parents
Alan Rickman, the renowned British actor who died last week at age 69, received a touching farewell on Monday from the father of Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip during the second intifada. “Alan Rickman was and remains deeply loved and appreciated by all of Rachel’s family…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Population To Pass Jews by 2017 in Israel and Territories
The number of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories will equal the number of Jews by the end of 2017, according to a report issued by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statics (PCBS.) The number of Palestinians worldwide is currently estimated at 12.37 million, with 4.75 million living in the Gaza Strip and the…
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Fast Forward Anthropologists Weigh BDS Moves Against Israel
A comprehensive report from the American Anthropological Association released last week deals with whether it is appropriate to boycott Israel and Israeli academia. The report recommends that some action be taken, although it left open a range of options. Among the possibilities is an academic boycott of Israeli universities or of “selected” universities, though some…
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Fast Forward Chief Rabbi Claims Jerusalem ‘Disgusted’ by Gays
Only months after an Israeli teen was murdered by an ultra-Orthodox man during the Jerusalem Gay Pride parade, the city’s chief rabbi Shlomo Amar has lashed out at the LGBT community, saying “I believe that this phenomenon will wane and disappear, because most of the public is disgusted by it and detest it.” Amar, who…
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Fast Forward Israel Must Pay Church of Loaves and Fishes for ‘Price Tag’ Attack
The state must compensate the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes for the arson attack against it in June, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has decided. Two “hilltop youth” from the West Bank settler outposts are currently standing trial for this attack, and there are three other suspects. The church, located in Tabgha…
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