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Fast Forward Amputee Soldier Proposes to Girlfriend on Stage of IDF Gala
An Israeli soldier who lost his arm in a Hamas terror attack proposed to his girlfriend from the stage of a Friends of the IDF event in Florida. Capt. Ziv Shilon proposed on Thursday in front of about 1,000 people at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces’ Greater Miami Chapter Solidarity Gala in Hollywood….
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Fast Forward French Watchdog Reports 31% Drop in Anti-Semitic Attacks
The number of anti-Semitic attacks recorded in France last year decreased by 31 percent over the previous year, the French Jewish community’s watchdog on anti-Semitism said. In its annual report released Sunday, the SPCJ security organization counted a total of 423 anti-Semitic incidents in 2013 compared to 614 in 2012. However, the figure for 2013…
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Fast Forward Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Arrive in Jerusalem for Draft Protest Rally
Thousands of haredi Orthodox men have gathered at the entrance to Jerusalem as part of a mass prayer rally and protest against a bill that would require yeshiva students to serve in the military. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in the protest, dubbed the “million man protest,” which was set…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Vows To Hold Firm On Israeli Security at Obama Meeting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would protect Israel’s “vital interests” during his meeting this week with President Obama. “I am now leaving on an important trip to the US where I will meet with President Barack Obama. We will discuss the Iranian issue and the diplomatic process. I will stand steadfast on the…
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Fast Forward French JDL Praises Baruch Goldstein’s Massacre of Palestinians
France’s Jewish Defense League has published a eulogy of Baruch Goldstein which celebrates a massacre he perpetrated against Palestinian worshipers in Hebron 20 years ago. The group, known locally as Ligue de Defense Juive or LDJ, posted the eulogy on its website ahead of the Feb. 25 anniversary of the massacre during which Goldstein, a…
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Fast Forward Norwegian YMCA Embraces Boycott Israel Policy
Norway’s Young Men and Women’s Christian Association aligned itself with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, or BDS. The Norwegian YMCA-YWCA “encourages broad economic boycott of goods and services from Israel and Israeli settlements to pressure the Israeli government to follow up on U.N. resolutions and end the illegal occupation of Palestine,” the…
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Fast Forward Lev Tahor Leader Lied in Refugee Application to Canada: Report
The leader of the controversial ultra-Orthodox sect Lev Tahor may have used false evidence to gain refugee status in Canada, a Canadian documentary reported. Ottawa’s granting of refugee status to Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans was based in part on testimony paid for by the sect, a boy involved at the hearing told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s…
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Fast Forward Jews and Muslims Push Denmark on Kosher Slaughter
A joint delegation of observant Muslims and Jews made the case to the Danish ambassador to the United States that his country’s ban on ritual slaughter was harmful to its reputation. Leading the 10-person delegation to meet Peter Taksøe-Jensen on Feb. 27 were Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president for the Fonmdation for Ethnic Understanding, and…
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