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Fast Forward Head of School District Accused of Anti-Semitism Speaks Out on Tolerance
The superintendent of a New York State school district that has been accused of anti-Semitic harassment said the district “has a long history of acceptance and tolerance.” Joan Carbone, superintendent of the Pine Bush Central School District 90 miles north of New York City, acknowledged in a statement issued Sunday that the school is getting…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Mayor Proclaims No Gays in Israeli Town of Beit Semesh
An LBGT group filed a complaint against the haredi Orthodox mayor of Beit Shemesh after he said on television that his “holy and pure” city does not have homosexual residents. Moshe Abutbul, who was re-elected three weeks ago after a contentious campaign that pitted secular and more Modern Orthodox residents against haredi Orthodox residents, also…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Calls Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Bad and Dangerous’ for Israel and World Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the deal on the table between the world powers and Iran “bad and dangerous.” “It is dangerous not just for us, it is also dangerous for them (the world powers). It is dangerous for world peace because it lowers the pressure of sanctions that took years to build while…
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Fast Forward Israel Sends Emergency Response Team To Philippines After Deadline Typhoon
IsraAid, an Israeli nonprofit that provides disaster relief and humanitarian aid, is sending an emergency response team to the Philippines, to the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Haivan. The team, made up of medical professionals, as well as trauma and relief specialists, will deploy this week, working primarily in Tacloban City in Leyte. The death…
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Fast Forward Israel Chief Rabbi Marks Kristallnacht Anniversary in Berlin
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi marked the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht with a visit to a Jewish kindergarten in Berlin. “Connecting Jews in Germany to their roots is the worthiest retort to the darkness that prevailed here 75 years ago,” Rabbi David Lau said during his first official visit to Berlin, where he went to the…
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Fast Forward ‘Convert the Jews’ Group Pulls George W. Bush From Gala Web Site
A group that seeks to convert Jews to Christianity removed from its website references to a scheduled fundraiser appearance by George W. Bush, though a Bush spokesman said the former president still plans to attend. Bush was scheduled to headline a Nov. 14 fundraiser for the Messianic Jewish Bible Institute, with tickets ranging from $250…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Praise Senate on Anti-Gay Bias Bill
An array of liberal Jewish groups lauded the U.S. Senate for passing a bill that would extend to gays federal anti-discrimination protections. “Today’s bipartisan Senate passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is an overdue and historic accomplishment in our nation’s effort to end workplace discrimination for the LGBT community,” Rabbi David Saperstein, the director of…
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Fast Forward Michael Stein, Washington Institute Founder, Dies at 88
Michael Stein, a co-founder of the influential Washington Institute for Near East Policy think-tank, has died. Stein died Nov. 7, one day before he turned 88, the Washington Institute said in a release. “Mike was a giant — a man of great ideas, boundless energy, and profound devotion to principle,” the institute’s current chairman, Howard…
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