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Fast Forward Ukrainian Far Right Nationalists Barred From U.S. for Anti-Semitic Hatred
Two leaders of Ukraine’s ultranationalist Svoboda Party have been banned from entering the United States for their open anti-Semitism, a Ukrainian daily reported. Svoboda leaders Oleh Tyahnybok and Igor Miroshnichenko were declared persona non grata in the United States earlier this year, following talks with Jewish leaders including the Simon Wiesenthal Center, according to a…
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Fast Forward Court Orders Anne Frank Letters Sent to Swiss
A Dutch court ordered the Anne Frank Foundation in Amsterdam to return archival material to a Swiss charity named for the teenage Jewish diarist. The Anne Frank Foundation must give back the archive to the Anne Frank Fund in Basel by Jan. 1, the Amsterdam District Court ruled on Wednesday. Since 2007, the archive has…
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Fast Forward McDonald’s Won’t Open Restaurant in Ariel Settlement in Occupied West Bank
McDonald’s Israel declined an offer to open a restaurant in Ariel because it is located in the West Bank. In a statement, McDonald’s said its refusal to open a franchise in the West Bank has “always been the restaurant chain’s policy,” according to the Calcalist, the Israeli business daily that first reported the story. McDonald’s…
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Fast Forward Liberal Jewish Groups Win in Gay Marriage Ruling
The Supreme Court upheld the federal rights of same sex couples in states that allow same sex marriages — a decision likely to cheer liberal Jewish groups that rallied support for the issue. The first of two rulings Wednesday struck down a key part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which mandated…
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Fast Forward New Breed of Jewish Militants Fights Back Against French Anti-Semitism
With scooter helmets in hand, a man called Yohan and six buddies stroll around Paris’ 20th arrondissement. The seven look much like a typical group of French students — until they locate a group of Arab men they suspect of perpetrating an anti-Semitic attack the previous day. Using their helmets as bludgeons, members of France’s…
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Fast Forward 1,800-Year-Old Roman Road Unearthed in Israel
A section of a 1,800-year-old ancient road from the Roman period running from Jerusalem to Jaffa was uncovered in northern Jerusalem. The road was discovered during excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Israeli-Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina in advance of the installation of a drainage pipe. The road made of large, flat stones…
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Fast Forward Jews Backpedal on Honors for ‘Italian Schindler’
Research showing that Giovanni Palatucci, the “Italian Schindler,” was a Nazi collaborator rather than a hero has spurred several Jewish groups to remove honors in his name. Historians at the Centro Primo Levi at the Center for Jewish History in New York confirmed last week that Palatucci, an Italian police chief credited with saving thousands…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu and Coalition Partner Naftali Bennett Openly Feud Over Peace
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was ready to enter serious peace negotiations with the Palestinians, while his coalition partner Naftali Bennett said a pact would lead to more violence. “Our fervent hope is for peace, a genuine peace that can be achieved only through direct negotiations without preconditions,” Netanyahu said at the start of…
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