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Fast Forward Zion Square Jewish ‘Lynch’ Teens Get Slap on Wrist
Three Jewish teens involved in a mob attack on several Palestinian men in downtown Jerusalem were sentenced to prison. The attack last August seriously injured Jamal Julani , then- 17, of eastern Jerusalem. He remained on a respirator for several days after the attack, and did not retain any memory of the attack, which was…
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Fast Forward Women of Wall Forced Far Away From Kotel
Women of the Wall conducted its monthly prayer service at the Western Wall plaza with occasional disturbance from protesters, but were quarantined far from the wall itself. The women, who came to the holy site Monday morning to mark the beginning of the Hebrew month of Av, were blocked with barricades in the northeastern corner…
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Fast Forward Ahmadinejad Calls Holocaust Denial Major Achievement of His Presidency
Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a farewell ceremony that publicizing his Holocaust denial was a major achievement of his presidency. “That was a taboo topic that no one in the West allowed to be heard,” Ahmadinejad said in a speech Sunday, according to the Iranian Fars news agency. “We put it forward at…
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Fast Forward Omri Casspi To Play for Houston Rockets
Omri Casspi, the first Israeli-born player to join the NBA, reportedly has agreed to a two-year, $2 million contract with the Houston Rockets. Casspi, 25, who played the last two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, told the Cleveland Jewish News that he hopes to sign the contract on Wednesday or Thursday. The 6-9 forward became…
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Fast Forward Group Sues Chief Rabbinate Over Denying Kosher Supervisor Positions to Women
Emunah sued Israel’s Chief Rabbinate to compel the body to recognize the kosher supervision certificate offered for the first time by the women’s group. The lawsuit filed last week calls on the Chief Rabbinate to allow the 16 female graduates of the group’s course in kosher supervision to work in their chosen profession. It also…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israelis Rally in Support of Mohammed Morsi
Rallies in support of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi were held in two Israeli-Arab towns in the Galilee. About 250 protesters rallied Saturday night in Sakhnin and Kfar Kana, in northern Israel. “The Egyptian people have chosen Morsi and their choice must be honored,” said Sheikh Ali Abu Ria, head of the Sakhnin Islamic movement….
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Fast Forward Alleged Canadian Bomber Made Anti-Semitic Remarks
One of the suspects in the alleged plot to bomb the British Columbia Legislature had previously made anti-Semitic statements online. John Stewart Nuttall, 38, wrote in March, “The Jews killed Jesus (they are proud of it),” the Canadian Jewish News reported. Nuttall also wrote, “Israel attacked the USS Liberty in a false flag op to…
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Fast Forward Islamists Claim Egypt’s New Leader is Jewish
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s website briefly posted an article claiming that the country’s current interim president is Jewish. The article, which appeared Thursday on IkhwanOnline, has since been taken down, though a translation is still available online. It claimed that Adly Mansour, the judge named Egypt’s interim president following the removal of Mohamed Morsi from…
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