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The Schmooze Philip Roth Awarded French Legion of Honor
American-Jewish author Philip Roth was awarded France’s highest honor, the Commander of the Legion of Honor. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius presented the award to Roth on Friday in New York. The award recognizes civilians and soldiers. Roth was promoted to commander, the French news agency AFP reported. “France is giving you back what you…
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Fast Forward ‘Suspicious’ Fire Guts 2 Kosher Restaurants in Florida
A fire that destroyed two kosher restaurants in Hollywood, Florida will be investigated as suspicious. A fire early Sunday morning destroyed the Achla Pita Grill and Bon Ami Café, located adjacent to each other at a shopping plaza in a heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, the Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. The restaurants are both owned by Ilan…
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Fast Forward Suspect in Dagestan Chabad Rabbi Shooting Killed by Russia in Firefight
The alleged shooter of a rabbi in southern Russia was killed in a raid by Russian security forces. Sherif Akhmedov was one of five suspected extremists killed last week in Derbent, in the predominantly Muslim Republic of Dagestan near Chechnya, Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee said in a statement issued Friday, according to international news agencies….
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Fast Forward Right-Wing Likud Leader Says Jerusalem Status Is Negotiable at Peace Talks
Israel will accept a peace agreement that includes handing over Arab parts of Jerusalem, senior Likud lawmaker Tzachi Hanegbi said. “I think we will be able to give a good answer, a win-win answer, to almost every issue including the Jerusalem issue, including the settlement issue, every issue has a compromise that can be relevant…
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Fast Forward Israel and Other Countries Warned Kenya of Potential for Attacks
Israel was among the countries that warned Kenya’s government about the high risk of a terrorist attack in the months before last week’s attack on a Nairobi mall. “Israel had warned of attacks on their business interests, but apart from just being tossed from one office to another, nothing was taken out of the intelligence…
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Fast Forward IDF Charges Two Soldiers With Beating Palestinian Detainee
The Israeli military has charged two soldiers with beating up a blindfolded and bound Palestinian detainee, the army said on Sunday. According to the charges, brought before a military court last Monday, the soldiers were guarding a Palestinian man who was being held at a military base in May 2012 after illicitly entering Israel from…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Arrives in New York, Promises To Tell Truth About Rowhani
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to “tell the truth” during his visit to New York and Washington. “I will represent the citizens of Israel, our national interests, our rights as a people, our determination to defend ourselves and our hope for peace,” Netanyahu said Saturday night as he boarded a flight for the United…
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Fast Forward Alleged Spy for Iran Arrested in Israel as Bibi Arrives in New York
The Shin Bet security service arrested a Belgian citizen of Iranian birth accused of spying on Israel for Iran. The alleged spy was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport two weeks ago as he attempted to leave the country. A gag order on the arrest was lifted on Sunday. Alex Mans, who traveled to Israel three…
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