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Fast Forward $20K-a-Kidney Israeli Smuggling Ring Busted
An international organ trafficking ring that sold kidneys to patients in Israel and Eastern Europe was broken up by Costa Rica police and Interpol. The ring also worked with Israeli doctors who have not yet been named, according to Haaretz. Israel’s Health Ministry denied any knowledge of the organ trafficking ring. The Costa Rican Attorney…
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Fast Forward Chabad Rabbi Sorry for Suggesting Australian Boys Agreed to Sex Abuse
The Chabad rabbi at the center of a scandal surrounding his views on allegations of child sex abuse in Sydney two decades ago has apologized. Rabbi Baruch Lesches, who now runs the Lubavitch community in Monsey, N.Y., issued a statement Monday saying he “deeply regretted” comments attributed to him in news reports Sunday and stressed…
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Fast Forward Druze Leader Ask Israel To Grant Asylum to 20 Syrian Families
Druze leaders living on the Israeli Golan Heights asked Israel’s prime minister to allow some Druze in Syria to enter Israel. Sources told the Times of Israel that the request to Benjamin Netanyahu, made in a letter last week, covers about 20 families. The letter was given to the director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office,…
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Fast Forward Chabad Rabbi Suggests Australian Child Victims Agreed to Sex Abuse
A former senior Chabad leader in Sydney suggested that some of the Jewish victims of alleged child sex abuse in Australia may have consented. Rabbi Boruch Lesches, who now heads the Lubavitch community in Monsey, N.Y., was a top leader at the Sydney Chabad for 20 years starting in the mid-1980s. In recordings of a…
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Fast Forward Israel To Export Natural Gas To Jordan
The cabinet on Sunday approved a controversial plan to reserve 60 percent of Israel’s natural gas for domestic use while letting the rest be exported. Ministers approved a change that will entitle Jordan to start receiving gas exports immediately. Eighteen ministers approved the plan, while three opposed. As a result, Israel will be assured around…
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Fast Forward Argentine Rabbi Is Running in National Election for Center-Right Party
Rabbi Sergio Bergman will lead the ticket for the center-right PRO Party in Argentina’s national elections. The PRO Party confirmed the decision on Saturday hours before the deadline for parties to present candidates for the October vote. Bergman, a member of the Buenos Aires municipal Legislature, will head the list for the National Lower House….
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Fast Forward Prominent Jews Throughout British Commonwealth Honored by Queen
A Canadian rabbi and several Jewish philanthropists were among the parties honored by the British Royal House this month. Other Jews on the list of 1,180 royal honorees in honor of the Queen’s birthday are Tate Modern Museum Director Nicholas Serota; actress Claire Bloom; and Judy Ironside, founder of Britain’s Jewish Film Festival, London’s Jewish…
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Fast Forward Chief Israeli Rabbi Suspends Himself After Arrest on Corruption Charges
Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, has suspended himself from some of his duties following his arrest on corruption charges. Metzger said he will suspend himself from his position as president of the Chief Rabbinate Council and will not attend its meetings, and from, his position as a Rabbinical High Court judge. Metzger made the…
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