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Fast Forward F-16 Engines Appear Stolen From IDF Base
Several engines of F-16 fighter jets appear to have been stolen from an Israel Air Force base, the Israel Defense Forces said. The IDF spokesperson unit told Army Radio on Friday that the Military Police’s serious crimes unit launched an investigation into the possibility that the engines had been stolen. The Hebrew-language news site Walla…
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Fast Forward Yankees Offer Youkilis $12 Million
The New York Yankees reportedly offered Jewish free agent Kevin Youkilis a one-year, $12 million contract. Youkilis, a three-time All Star for the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the Chicago White Sox in June, was leaning toward accepting the offer, a source told The New York Times. The offer would have Youkilis play…
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Fast Forward NY, NJ Lawmakers in Bolivia To Press for Ostreicher’s Release
A Republican congressman from New Jersey and a Democratic congresswoman from New York are in Bolivia to press for the release of a businessman who has been jailed without charges of 18 months. Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) arrived this week to seek the release of Jacob Ostreicher, a haredi Orthodox father…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Praise Senate for Jackson Vanik Action
Jewish groups praised the U.S. Senate for graduating Russia and Moldova out of Jackson-Vanik provisions that restricted trade. A joint statement from NCSJ and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations “applauded” the Senate for the 92-4 vote Thursday to approve the removal of the two countries from the trade restrictions. “In the…
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Fast Forward Dutch Jewish Broadcast Network Faces Closure
The Dutch government said it would stop funding the country’s Jewish broadcasting network in 2016, possibly leading to its closure. The announcement came earlier this week in a letter from Dutch Culture Minister Sander Dekker and drew angry reactions from Dutch Jewish well-known figures. Willem Koster, chairman of the Central Jewish Board (CJO) said in…
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Fast Forward HRW Demands Israel Justify Strike That Killed 12
Human Rights Watch urged Israel on Friday to provide a full account of its air strike on a house in the Gaza Strip that killed 12 civilians last month, saying the action appeared to have been illegal. The Nov. 18 attack on the three-storey home of the Dalu family was the bloodiest of the eight…
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Fast Forward 1 Million Join Virtual March Honoring Soviet Jewry
More than 1 million people have signed on to join a “virtual march” commemorating the Washington rally 25 years for the Soviet Jewry movement, according to a coalition marking the 1987 event. Freedom 25, a coalition of 20 organizations, was aiming to attract 1 million people online to remember Freedom Sunday, when some 250,000 demonstrators…
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Fast Forward Rabbis Urge Congress End Tax Cuts for Wealthiest
More than 275 rabbis signed on to a letter to Congress urging the lawmakers to end tax cuts for those earning more than $250,000 a year. As part of the ongoing campaign by Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, community advocacy events also will be held in homes and community centers throughout the…
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