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Fast Forward French Jews Demand New Vote for Chief Rabbi
Several hundred French Jews including dozens of community leaders have called for the re-election of a chief rabbi of France within three months. The community leaders made the call in a letter they sent last month to Joel Mergui, the president of the Consistoire – the French Jewish institution responsible for providing religious services, the…
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Fast Forward Gay Couples Could Use Surrogate Mothers Under Proposed Israel Law
An Israeli government committee approved an amendment which would allow same-sex couples and singles to have babies using a surrogate in Israel. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved the amendment to the existing surrogacy law on Sunday by a vote of 7 to 5. Under the current law, only heterosexual couples can arrange to have…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Warns Israel To Grab Peace Chance — Or Risk Isolation
The United States will have a “limited” ability to manage the “international fallout” on Israel if it does not make peace with the Palestinians, President Obama said. “The absence of international goodwill makes you less safe,” Obama told Bloomberg’s Jeffrey Goldberg during an interview in the Oval Office, which was published Sunday afternoon. “The condemnation…
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The Schmooze Behind-the-Scenes Jews Score at the Oscars
Spike Jonze won Oscar for best original screenplay/Getty Images After some fairly lean Oscar years, full or partial Members of the Tribe scored well at the 86th Academy Awards, though mainly in the less glamorous, behind-the-scenes categories. Israeli-American producer Arnon Milchan, who is an acknowledged intelligence operative for Israel’s nuclear weapon program, shared in the…
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Fast Forward Greek Doctor Charged for ‘No Jews’ Sign
A Greek doctor who posted a “Jews Not Welcome” sign outside his office was arrested for inciting racial hatred. The doctor, a 57-year-old neurologist from Thessaloniki, also was charged with weapons possession and pro-Nazi beliefs, according to the Greek Reporter. The sign was written in German. The doctor, who has not been named, is a…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Jews Call on Russia To End ‘Invasion’
Religious communities in Ukraine, including the Jewish community, called on Russia to “stop its aggression against Ukraine” and pull out its troops. The religious communities also appealed to the international community, including the United States, Great Britain, the European Union, the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, to “stop foreign…
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Fast Forward ‘Mein Kampf’ Signed By Hitler Fetches $64,850 at L.A. Auction
A two-volume set of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” inscribed by Hitler sold at an auction in Los Angeles for $64,850. The books, from 1925 and 1926, were sold Thursday to an anonymous U.S. buyer. They were inscribed to Josef Bauer, one of the first members of the Nazi party. There were 11 bids for the…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Conference Opens with Appeal for Bipartisanship
The pro-Israel lobby AIPAC opened its annual conference with an appeal for bipartisanship. “Bipartisanship is essential,” Michael Kassen, the board chairman of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, said Sunday in his opening statement to the conference, which drew a record 14,000 activists. “We must affirm bipartisanship in our own ranks if we want support…
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