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Fast Forward Snowball Attack on Jews Lands Palestinians in Jail
Nine Palestinians from eastern Jerusalem have been arrested in connection with a violent snowball attack against two haredi Orthodox men. Six Palestinian youths were arrested Sunday, following the arrest last week of three others. The suspects are being held under house arrest, under orders of the Jerusalem Magistrates’ Court, Haaretz reported. The two haredi Orthodox…
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Fast Forward Hungary ‘Jewish List’ Pol Speaks on ‘Zionist Threat’
A lawmaker from Hungary’s Jobbik Party who recently called for listing Jews as a “security risk” reportedly is planning a lecture tour about the “Zionist threat.” The lecture tour by Marton Gyongyosi is set to begin this year, Jobbik said in a statement. Gyongyosi drew passionate condemnations in Hungary and abroad when he said during…
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Fast Forward Russian Jews Slam Chabad Over Schneerson Trove
Leaders of Russia’s Jewish community have criticized a U.S. federal court ruling that fined Russia for refusing to hand over ancient Chasidic texts. Rabbi Zinovy Kogan of the Russian Jewish Congress told the Itar-Tass news agency Jan. 17 that 12,000 books and 50,000 documents from the collection of Rabbi Joseph I. Schneerson, who led the…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union Sets Vote Amid Leadership Feud
The Orthodox Union has set a date to pick its next president in highly unusual contested elections. The umbrella group of Modern Orthodox synagogues and organizations, perhaps best known for running the largest kosher certification operation in the world, announced on Jan. 17 its board will convene at the Sheraton Hotel in New York on…
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Fast Forward Has John Galliano Changed Tune on Anti-Semitism?
The Anti-Defamation League said disgraced designer John Galliano has changed his beliefs and now understands the evils of anti-Semitism. Galliano, who lost his job as the top designer at Christian Dior after he was arrested for making anti-Semitic statements at a Paris bar, had dedicated “significant” time to understanding anti-Semitism, the ADL’s National Director Abraham…
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Fast Forward National Jewish Democratic Council Names Interim Director
The National Jewish Democratic Council named former congressional aide Aaron Keyak its interim director. Keyak, who was the communications director for former Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), will run the group while it searches for a replacement for David Harris, its CEO and president who last month announced his plans to resign, the NJDC said Thursday….
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Fast Forward Obama’s Gun Control Plan Wins Broad Jewish Support
President Obama’s gun controls drew broad Jewish community support. The uniformity of the Jewish response since Obama unveiled his proposals on Wednesday stood in contrast to Republican opposition to many of his proposals, including a ban on assault weapons and tighter background checks on gun purchasers. Supportive statements came from the Jewish Council for Public…
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Fast Forward Center-Left Bloc Could Tie Netanyahu: Poll
Israel’s general election on Jan. 22 could see a left-wing coalition matching the rightist bloc’s projected 46 seats, according to the last poll before voting. The poll by the Dahaf polling company was based on the replies of 1,000 adults. It predicts 32 seats for Benjamin Netanyahu and Avigdor Lieberman’s Halikud Beiteinu; 14 seats for…
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