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Fast Forward Samira Ibrahim Acknowledges ‘Anti-Zionist’ Tweets Were Sent From Her
After claiming her Twitter account was hacked, an Egyptian human rights activist appeared to acknowledge at least some of the anti-Jewish tweets that led the Obama administration to delay honoring her with an award. “I refused to apologize to the Zionist lobby in America on the previous statements hostile to Zionism under pressure from the…
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Fast Forward State Department Puts Off Honor for Egyptian Activist in Dispute Over Tweets
The Obama administration delayed honoring an Egyptian human rights activist after discovering tweets on her Twitter feed celebrating a deadly terrorist attack on Israelis. Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokeswoman, said Thursday that Samira Ibrahim was on her way back to Egypt and would not participate in a State Department ceremony Friday what will honor…
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The Schmooze Amos Oz To Receive Doctorate in Lodz
The University of Lodz, Poland, will award Israeli writer Amos Oz with an honorary doctorate. The ceremony will be held on March 20 at the university. Oz will also give a lecture there that day. Oz is being honored not only for his works of literature, but also for his contributions to Jewish culture, according…
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Fast Forward Venezuela Jews Watch Warily at Tumult Over Death of Strongman Hugo Chavez
Students at the Ma’or HaTorah yeshiva in Caracas knew something was afoot Tuesday afternoon when bodyguards driving bullet-proof vehicles started showing up unexpectedly at the gate, whisking teenagers from wealthy families to the safety of their homes. “After the second and third came, we realized this was serious,” Aron Misadon, a 16-year-old student at the…
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Fast Forward Alfred Dreyfus Document Trove Is Posted Online by French Defense Ministry
France’s Defense Ministry has posted online hundreds of documents from the trial of Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish soldier whose wrongful espionage conviction was a determinant in the genesis of political Zionism. The historical department of the French Ministry of Defense, SHD, placed online this week the entire military file that was used to convict Dreyfus…
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Fast Forward Toulouse Killer Mother Insists Mohammed Merah Was ‘Good and Kind Kid’
Mohammed Merah’s mother said in a first interview with French media that she did not understand what made her son kill three French soldiers and four Jews in Toulouse last year. “I don’t understand any of it, he was a good and kind kid,” Zoulikha Aziri said in an interview broadcast Wednesday on France 3…
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Fast Forward American Jews Meet With Hungary Leaders Amid Rising Anti-Semitism Tide
An American Jewish organizational leader met with Hungarian political leaders to express concern about growing anti-Semitism in the country. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, and Simon Samuels, head of the Paris office of the Wiesenthal Center, met in Budapest with Hungarian Deputy Foreign Minister Zsolt Németh and…
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Fast Forward Greek Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party Threatens To Put Immigrants in ‘Ovens’
Greek police are investigating the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party after some of its members were filmed threatening to turn immigrants “into soap” and put them in “ovens.” The investigation announced Wednesday was prompted by the broadcast Tuesday of a program on Britain’s Channel 4 News that followed Golden Dawn candidates during last year’s elections. In…
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