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Fast Forward Jewish School in France Hit by Two Attacks
Students and faculty of a predominantly Jewish school near Paris have reported two attacks and one break-in in the space of 48 hours. The first attack against students of the ORT high school in Montreuil, an eastern suburb of the French capital, occurred on Nov. 19 just outside the institution’s gates, according to a statement…
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Fast Forward Weeks After Sandy, True Toll Coming to Light
Kenny Vance’s multimillion-dollar beach house has stood proudly on the Long Island shore and weathered all manner of storms since 1916. Then came Sandy. Vance, a 68-year-old musician who has lived in Belle Harbor, N.Y., for most of his life, was preparing to perform on a cruise ship when newscasters first warned of a major…
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Fast Forward 57% of Americans Support Israel’s Gaza Stance
A poll showed a majority of Americans back Israel’s launch of a retaliatory attack on the Gaza Strip. Asked whether “Israel was justified or unjustified in taking military action against Hamas and the Palestinians in the area known as Gaza,” 57 percent responded “Yes, justified” and 25 percent answered “No, not justified,” according to a…
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Israel News Military Edge Aside, Israel Faces Tougher Gaza Fight
In some ways, Israel’s latest confrontation with Hamas looks like past conflicts in the Gaza Strip. Operation Pillar of Defense has left some key Hamas leaders dead, depleted weapons supplies and hit more than 1,000 targets in Gaza. “We are exacting a heavy price from Hamas and the terrorist organizations” in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Law Aims To Improve Targeted Kosher Food Aid
Two New York lawmakers introduced legislation to ensure that kosher food pantries receive enough food as part of the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program. Under the legislation – introduced Monday by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) – the United States Department of Agriculture would target, label and track distribution of…
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Fast Forward Belgium Far Right Rally Blasts Jews
Belgian extreme-right and extreme-left activists participated in a demonstration in Antwerp where some participants reportedly called for Jews to be gassed. Approximately 150 demonstrators gathered Sunday afternoon outside the Provinciehuis, a concert hall in the Flemish capital, to protest the Israel Defense Forces Orchestra’s performance there, according to the online edition of the Flemish-Jewish magazine…
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Fast Forward French Teens Burn Prayer Books at Jewish Cemetery
French police reportedly have arrested two teenagers on suspicion that they burned prayer books at a Jewish cemetery near Lyon in eastern France. The two are suspected of setting fire to the office of the cemetery at Champagne-au-Mont-d’Or on Sunday night, according to Le Progrés, a local newspaper. They are said to have set a…
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Fast Forward Israel Repels 44M Cyber Attacks on Web Site
Israel has repelled some 44 million cyber attacks on government websites since the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, a government minister said. Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told reporters that all the attacks have been thwarted except one, which brought down a website for a short time. On Saturday, the online terror group Anonymous announced…
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