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Fast Forward Bank of Israel Issues Anniversary Coin Honoring Yad Vashem’s 60 Years
A commemorative coin to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum was issued by the Bank of Israel. The coin was presented to Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev during a ceremony at Yad Vashem on Sunday night. The new Governor of the Bank of Israel, Dr. Karnit Flug,…
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Fast Forward Israeli and Syrian Soldiers Exchange Fire Along Golan Border
Israeli soldiers patrolling in the southern Golan Heights came under fire from Syria. The Israel Defense Forces unit returned fire after Monday’s incident and said that they hit a Syrian soldier, according to the IDF. It is unclear if the unit was targeted or if the gunfire was spillover from the nearly three-year-long civil war…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Has ‘Declared War’ on U.S., Says Olmert
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accused Benjamin Netanyahu of declaring war on the United States. “We’ve declared war on the American government. You can’t deny this,” Olmert said Sunday at panel discussion during a special conference on the Geneva agreement at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, according to Israeli media….
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Fast Forward Former Anti-Semite Turned Jew To Speak in Montreal Despite Protests
A speech in Montreal by a Hungarian one-time neo-fascist will proceed despite attempts to have the invitation rescinded. Csanad Szegedi, 31, a leading figure in Hungary’s neo-fascist Jobbik party for a decade who was known for his rabid anti-Semitism, was invited to speak in Montreal on Dec. 9 by a local branch of Chabad, according…
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Fast Forward Israel Awarded Prize for Gender Equality by International Women’s Forum
An international forum on women’s rights has awarded Israel with a prize for progress made in reducing gender gaps. The Women in Parliament Global Forum presented the award during a Nov. 27 ceremony at the European Parliament in Brussels. Accepting the award in Israel’s name was Daphne Barak-Erez, 48, who is the Israeli Supreme Court’s…
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Fast Forward Kanye West: Black People Don’t Have Same Bond as Jews
Rapper Kanye West defended President Obama’s difficulty in passing his policies, saying “Black people don’t have the same level of connections as Jewish people.” West made the comments last week in an interview on New York City’s Hip Hop and R&B station 105.1 FM. The interview reportedly escaped notice until the Israeli daily Haaretz reported…
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Fast Forward Four Palestinians Arrested for Attack That Injured Israeli Toddler
Four Palestinians were arrested in connection with an attack on a car in a Jerusalem neighborhood that seriously injured a Jewish toddler. The alleged attackers, ranging in age from 15 to 20, are residents of the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sur Baher, located adjacent to the scene of the attack. They were ordered held in…
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Fast Forward Public Menorah Erected by Chabad in Budapest Gets Vandalized
A public Hanukkah menorah erected in downtown Budapest was vandalized. The menorah, erected by Chabad, is located in the center of downtown Budapest, opposite the Western Railway station. A branch of the menorah was forcibly broken off, Judit Papp, a Hungarian National Police spokesperson, told the Hungarian News Agency on Saturday. Police are searching for…
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