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Fast Forward Greek Leader Rants About Jewish ‘Hanukkah’ Conspiracy
A politician from the main opposition party in Greece has caused an uproar after posting an anti-Semitic rant on his Facebook page accusing the Greek prime minister of heading a Jewish conspiracy. Theodoros Karypidis, the left-wing Syriza Party’s candidate for governor of Western Macedonia, said Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was at the head of…
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Fast Forward Jewish Former Justice Minister and Human Rights Activist Leaving Canadian Parliament
Irwin Cotler, a member of the Parliament in Canada and a prominent human rights activist, said he will not seek re-election. “I have enjoyed the honor and privilege of serving my riding, Parliament, and the Canadian people as a whole for close to 15 years,” Cotler said in a statement released on Wednesday, with riding…
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Fast Forward Firestorm Over Israeli Lawmaker’s Claim That Reform Movement is ‘Not Jewish’
Israeli lawmaker David Rotem, who heads an influential Knesset committee, said the Reform movement “is not Jewish.” Rotem, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and a member of the ruling government coalition from the Yisrael Beiteinu party, reportedly said during a committee meeting on Tuesday, “The Reform movement is not Jewish ……
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Fast Forward ‘Chained’ Wife Gital Dodelson Wins Fight for Orthodox Religious Divorce
Gital Dodelson, the “chained” woman featured on the front page of the New York Post last fall, says she has received a get, or religious writ of divorce, from her husband. The announcement appeared Wednesday afternoon on a Facebook page dedicated to helping Dodelson obtain a get and was confirmed by a publicist who has…
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Fast Forward Hungary Jews Reject State Money for Holocaust Anniversary Events
Several Jewish organizations in Hungary as a form of protest will not accept government grants for memorial events marking the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust. The groups are protesting what they consider the state’s whitewashing of Hungary’s role in the Holocaust. The organizations turning down the grants from the Civil Fund include the Frankel Leo…
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Fast Forward Eyal Golan ‘Sex With Girls’ Charge Dropped
The case against Israeli singer Eyal Golan for allegedly having sex with minors was closed due to a lack of evidence. The Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office made the announcement on Wednesday. The day before, Golan, 42, released a public letter asserting his innocence and claiming that the case stemmed from his attempts to renew…
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Fast Forward Is New York Anti-Boycott Bill in Trouble?
The New York State Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill intended to prohibit colleges from using any state money to fund groups that boycott Israeli universities. Companion legislation was under consideration in the State Assembly and seemed assured of passage, given that it had the backing of the speaker, Sheldon Silver. Sponsors in both chambers said…
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Fast Forward 90-Year-Old ‘Auschwitz Guard’ Probed for War Crimes
Croatian authorities are investigating a 90-year-old man suspected of committing war crimes as an SS soldier and guard at the Auschwitz death camp. Germany’s Special Prosecutor’s Office for Investigation of Crimes during the Period of National Socialism last month alerted Croatian authorities to the presence in Croatia of Jacob Dencinger, the Croatian news outlet Jutarnji…
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