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Fast Forward Ari Shavit Accused Of Grabbing, Trying to Kiss Daughter’s Former Partner
Following an interview with Ari Shavit published in Haaretz last week, in which he referred to various women accusing him of sexual harassment and his subsequent soul-searching, another woman came forward to accuse the journalist of untoward behavior. The woman’s account, published by the independent Israeli online magazine “Hottest Place in Hell,” details a claim…
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Fast Forward Israeli Intelligence Firm Meddled In Hungary’s Elections: Report
Israeli intelligence firm Black Cube was instrumental in a smear campaign against liberal NGOs ahead of Hungary’s elections in April, Politico reported Saturday, citing two sources, including a former Black Cube employee. Soon before the election in which Prime Minister Viktor Orban won another term, a Hungarian magazine published a list of more than 200…
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Fast Forward 85-Year-Old Rabbi Arrested While Protesting Trump Immigration Policy
An 85-year-old rabbi was arrested Friday while protesting outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Philadelphia, according to the Slate news website. Rabbi Arthur Waskow, one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement, was detained along with six other people by police for temporarily blocking access to the ICE office. Rabbi Waskow is…
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Fast Forward Gaza Nurse Had Arms Raised When Israeli Troops Shot Her Dead
The medical team that included Palestinian medic who was shot dead on Friday approached the Gaza border fence with their arms raised, Palestinian officials said. Authorities in Gaza released a video that it said showed the team, wearing white, walking towards the fence before Razan Najjar, 21, was shot. Dr. Yossef Abu Arrish, the head…
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Fast Forward Bernard Lewis, Neoconservative Intellectual And ‘Godfather’ Of Iraq War, Dies At 101
Historian Bernard Lewis, a Jewish neoconservative who warned of a “clash of civilizations” between Islam and the West, died Saturday at the age of 101 in New Jersey. Lewis was a consultant to both Israeli leaders and two U.S. presidents. He is perhaps best known as one of the intellectual architects of the war to…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Is Lone ‘Democrat’ At Jerusalem Embassy Opening
In the sea of Trump administration officials, GOP congressional heavyweights and Republican megadonors gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the moving of the U.S. Embassy, former Sen. Joseph Lieberman has been one lonely Democrat — sort of. Not a single sitting member of his party was invited to take part in the festivities – even those…
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Fast Forward Iranian Forces In Syria Fire 20 Rockets At Israel
This is a developing story. A barrage of 20 rockets was fired Wednesday night from Syria towards Israeli military outposts in the Golan Heights. No injuries were reported. Several rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. The Israeli army is attributing the attack to members of the Quds force of the Iranian…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman’s Boycott Is Practically Anti-Semitic: Israeli Minister
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman’s decision not to accept the Genesis Prize and her statements on the matter border on anti-Semitism. Portman said she would not accept the award in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was scheduled to speak at the award ceremony to be held in Jerusalem….
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