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Fast Forward Zanzibar Acid-Attack Teen Leaves British Hospital
One of the two British teenagers injured in an acid attack in the African island of Zanzibar was released from the hospital. Kirstie Trup left the hospital on Sunday night, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Katie Gee, whose injuries are more severe, will have surgery in the coming days. The women, both 18 and from London,…
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Fast Forward Natan Sharansky To Release Final Plan To Reform Prayer Western Wall
Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky will release his full plan for a compromise among religious groups at the Western Wall in two weeks. Sharansky, according to Haaretz, aims to release the plan before the end of August. Upon announcing the release plans, he said that “if we have an agreement on a solution for the…
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Fast Forward Toronto Police Investigate Palestinian Leader Who Called for Murder of Israelis
Toronto police launched a hate crimes investigation into comments made by a Palestinian community leader who called for the murder of Israelis. “We have received a complaint with regards to things said at the Al-Quds Day rally. There is an investigation ongoing,” Toronto police spokeswoman Wendy Drummond told the Canadian Jewish News. Addressing an Al-Quds…
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Fast Forward Parents of 13-Year-Old Sue Boston Area School District for Anti-Semitic Bullying
The parents of a 13-year-old boy are suing their Massachusetts school district for ignoring verbal and physical attacks on their son by other students for being Jewish. Jennyfer Sordillo and Robert Groezinger filed the lawsuit late last month against the Carver public schools in U.S. District Court in Boston. It was first reported in the…
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Fast Forward Israel Tennis Team Fined $13K for Yom Kippur Boycott
The Israel Tennis Association has been fined more than $13,000 for refusing to play a Davis Cup match on Yom Kippur. The Israeli national tennis team had been scheduled to play against the Belgium national tennis team in Antwerp on Sept. 14, which is Yom Kippur, in the world group playoffs, the highest level of…
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Fast Forward Israel Stays Quiet on Drone Strike Near Egypt Border
Israel is neither confirming nor denying that it was responsible for a drone attack on terrorists near its border with Egypt. In a statement issued late Saturday night, Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said that ‘‘Israel respects the full sovereignty of Egypt,’’ and that Israel is ‘‘aware of the Egyptian military’s increased activity against terror…
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Fast Forward ‘Blame it on the Bossa Nova’ Singer Eydie Gorme Dies at 84
Eydie Gorme, who won Grammy Awards singing solo and with her husband, Steve Lawrence, has died. Gorme died at a Las Vegas hospital on Saturday following a brief illness, according to a statement by her spokesman. She was 84. The statement said she was “surrounded by her husband, son and other loved ones at the…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Released From Hospital After Hernia Surgery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Sunday hours after undergoing successful hernia surgery, but doctors said he would require several days’ rest to make a full recovery. During the overnight procedure, which took around an hour and required general anaesthetic, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon temporarily assumed the 63-year-old premier’s powers, Netanyahu’s…
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