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Fast Forward ‘Quenelle’ Comic Dieudonne Hit With Paris Bomb Threat
French comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala complained to police about threats to blow up the theater in which he performs. The bomb threat was made Thursday against the Main D’Or theater, which Dieudonne operates, in Paris’ 11th arrondissement, according to MetroNews.fr. Police rushed to the scene but found no explosives. Performances by Dieudonne, a professed anti-Semite…
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Fast Forward We Killed Most Argentina Bombers, Israel Envoy Says
Israel has killed most of the people responsible for the 1994 deadly bombing at a Jewish community building in Buenos Aires, a former Israeli ambassador to Argentina said. “The vast majority of the guilty parties are in another world, and this is something we did,” Yitzhak Aviran said in an interview published Thursday by the…
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Fast Forward Israel Soccer League Ends Ban on Kippahs
Israel’s soccer association suspended its ban on wearing kippot for its minor leagues following protests by athletes and politicians. The regulation had been handed down by the Union of Soccer Referees in recent weeks, according to a report Friday by Army Radio. The union said it was hewing to the rules of the FIFA International…
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Fast Forward Ariel Sharon’s Condition Worsens — in ‘Final Days’
Ariel Sharon’s medical condition further deteriorated following a blood infection and multiple organ failure. Prof. Ze’ev Rotstein, the director of Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, said at a press conference Friday morning that over the past 24 hours, doctors have observed a slow deterioration in the functioning of the former Israeli prime minister’s vital…
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Fast Forward Israel Arrests Islamic Jihad Suspects In Connection With Bus Bomb
Israeli authorities said on Thursday they had arrested four suspected members of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in connection with a bomb attack on a bus in a Tel Aviv suburb last month. The passengers, alerted to a suspicious bag, evacuated the bus minutes before the bomb went off on Dec. 22. A police…
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Fast Forward Google Signs Agreement With Israeli Government To Boost Technology
Google and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding in which the tech giant agreed to provide technological services to the Israeli government. Under the agreement signed Tuesday by Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Google Israel CEO Meir Brand, Google will help improve e-government services and open government, as well as support Israeli start-ups. Israel reportedly…
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Fast Forward Daughter Suggests Palestinian Envoy Killed in Prague Home Explosion Was Murdered
The Palestinian envoy to Prague was ‘deliberately killed’, his daughter alleged on Thursday, a day after he died in a mysterious explosion after opening a safe in his residence. Czech police said the blast that killed ambassador Jamal al-Jamal might have been caused by mishandling an explosive securing the safe. They said they were not…
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Fast Forward Warren Weinstein’s Family Wants Proof Al Qaeda Captive Is Alive
The family of captive U.S. government contractor Warren Weinstein called for ”date-specific confirmation” that he is still alive. In a statement released Thursday, the Weinstein family said a video distributed last week by al-Qaida in Pakistan does not prove that Weinstein is alive because there is no indication of when it was made. Weinstein, 72,…
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