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Fast Forward Israel Approves Etzion Settlement Expansion
Israel’s military establishment has approved the establishment of a new, permanent neighborhood and a farm near the West Bank settlement of Efrat. The projects will go beyond the community’s current built-up area, constituting an effective expansion of the Etzion Bloc of settlements toward the north and north-east. After they are completed, Jewish settlement in northern…
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Fast Forward Novelist Naomi Ragen Found Guilty of Plagiarism
After four years of adjudication, the Jerusalem District Court yesterday upheld the writer Sarah Shapiro’s plagiarism claim against best-selling writer Naomi Ragen. The court ruled that Ragen knowingly copied from Shapiro’s work in her novel “Sotah.” Shapiro submitted her claim against Ragen in 2007. Both writers come from America’s Orthodox Jewish community; Shapiro lives in…
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Fast Forward Shechtman: Scientists Must Keep Eye on Leaders
Israeli professor Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in Stockholm on Saturday, and said that scientists have many duties, including keeping an eye on politicians. “In the real world, politicians decide for us, but we must always watch over them,” Shechtman said during his acceptance speech. Shechtman, a professor at Haifa’s Technion…
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Fast Forward Gilad Shalit Thanks Supporters for Freedom
Gilad Shalit made his first public address on Saturday, thanking activists who had worked toward his release from Hamas captivity. In a recorded message to the people who rallied for his release for 1,941 days, Shalit said their continued struggle was one of the decisive factors leading to his return. “I have no doubt that…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Hit Gingrich Over ‘Invented’ Remark
Palestinian leaders said on Saturday U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had invited more conflict in the Middle East by calling the Palestinians an “invented” people who want to destroy Israel. Saeb Erekat, a senior Palestinian official, described his comments in an interview as “despicable”. Hanan Ashrawi, another top official, said Gingrich’s “very racist comments”…
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Fast Forward Shechtman Accepts Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm Saturday, becoming the tenth Israeli to be awarded the prize. The prize was awarded by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Shechtman, a professor at Haifa’s Technion Institute, received the prize, valued at approximately one million Euros for cutting-edge work he did during…
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Fast Forward Berkeley Group Urged To Rethink Bouncing J Street
The directors of Berkeley Hillel are calling on the university’s Jewish student union to reconsider its decision to deny membership to J Street’s collegiate division. The move follows the publication of opinion pieces condemning the decision, including Haaretz’s Bradley Burston’s on his blog. The Jewish Student Union, an umbrella organization encompassing several campus groups, voted…
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Fast Forward Bibi Takes Aim at Illegal African Migrants
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present to the government on Sunday a plan to address the influx of illegal migrants from Africa. The plan will be allocated approximately NIS 630 million and will be funded by cutting 2 percent from every government office’s budget. According to the proposal, NIS 280 million will be invested in…
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