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Fast Forward Alan Gross Meets With Cuban Jewish Leaders in Jail During Hanukkah
Cuban Jewish leaders met with Alan Gross, a Jewish-American contractor in prison in Cuba. Havana community President Adela Dworkin and vice president David Prinstein met with Gross on the last day of Hanukkah, two days after Gross marked his fourth year in jail in Cuba, according to the Associated Press, citing a statement from the…
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Fast Forward Austrian Village Mayor Resigns After Saying Journalists, Jews Should Be Hanged
The former mayor of a village in Austria has resigned following an uproar caused by his statement in favor of hanging Jews and journalists. Karl Simlinger, who ran the village of Gfohl, which is located 43 miles northwest of Vienna, resigned Friday, the news agency Novum reported. Simlinger made the statement on Tuesday night during…
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Fast Forward Obama Takes Aim at Netanyahu’s Position on Iran Deal
President Obama sharply criticized as not viable several Israeli government postures on talks with Iran, but asserted that the military option remained on the table should those negotiations fail. In a wide-ranging talk with Haim Saban, the entertainment mogul who funds the annual Saban Forum in Washington, Obama took aim at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
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Fast Forward Obama and Kerry Tamp Down Final Peace Status Expectations
In a nod to Israeli concerns, President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tamped down expectations of a final status Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, saying any agreement would have a transition stage. The remarks by both men to the Saban Forum on Saturday, coming just a day after Kerry’s eighth visit to the region…
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Fast Forward Accused Nazi With Dementia Declared Unfit For Trial in Germany
An accused Nazi war criminal has been released from custody after his arrest warrant was lifted due to his dementia. But the court could still order a trial to take place. Hans Lipschis, 94, from Aalen, had been held in the Hohenasperg prison hospital near Stuttgard since last May on charges of complicity in hundreds…
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Fast Forward Companies With Israel Ties Added $6.2 Billion to Massachusetts Economy
Companies with connections to Israel contributed $6.2 billion to the Massachusetts economy last year, a new study found. The study, released on Thursday, was conducted by the consulting firm Stax and supported by Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston. It found that, when accounting for other business spending, the full economic impact of companies with Israel…
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Fast Forward Peace Agreement Unlikely But Talks Are Necessary, Says Avigdor Liberman
Peace between Israelis and the Palestinians is unlikely, but talks must continue if only to manage the conflict, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said. “Trust between the two sides is about zero,” Liberman said Friday evening at the annual Saban Forum, a gathering in Washington of Israeli and U.S. persons of influence. Liberman said U.S….
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Fast Forward Canada’s Largest Protestant Church Launches Boycott of West Bank Goods
Canada’s largest Protestant church launched a campaign to boycott goods made in the West Bank. The United Church of Canada campaign, dubbed “Unsettling Goods: Choose Peace in Palestine and Israel,” encourages “economic action” against three Israeli companies: Keter Plastic Ltd., SodaStream and Ahava, which all have factories in the West Bank. “With these efforts, we…
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