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News Argentina Calls Iran Bombing Talks ‘Positive’
Three days of negotiations between Argentina and Iran over the bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center have been “very positive,” Argentina’s Foreign Minister Hector Timerman announced. The statement came Wednesday at the Government House after three days of meetings between authorities of both nations at the United Nations’ headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. “ “The…
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Fast Forward Toulouse Victims Want Probe Into Rampage
The families of the victims of Mohammed Merah have called for a parliamentary inquiry into failures that allowed him to murder four Jews and three soldiers in the Toulouse area. The families’ attorney, Patrick Klugman, said the parliament should set up a committee of inquiry in light of the findings of a recent report, which…
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Fast Forward Settlers Battle Troops Over Illegal Expansion
Israeli settlers rioted and battled security forces during the razing of a West Bank outpost. The settlers threw stones and rolled burning tires at police and Israel Defense Forces soldiers during the early Thursday morning evacuation of the HaSruga outpost located near the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, south of Nablus. Some settlers reportedly also…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu and Hollande To Tour Toulouse School
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Francois Hollande will together visit the Jewish school in Toulouse where three children and a rabbi were murdered. “I am very proud to go tomorrow with you to Toulouse to give our common position against anti-Semitism, against extremism directed at Jews and non-Jews,” Netanyahu said on Wednesday…
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Fast Forward Norway Protects Shul After AK-47 Threats
Norwegian police have increased security around Oslo’s main synagogue after an Islamist extremist threatened to “protect” the Jewish community with an “AK-47 assault rifle and a hunting permit.” Police on Oct. 27 recommended indicting Ubaydullah Hussain, the 27-year-old leader of the radical Islamic organization Profetens Ummah. He was arrested last week after Norwegian media reported…
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Fast Forward Jimmy Carter Backs Church Letter on Israel
Former President Jimmy Carter commended a letter from Christian leaders to Congress calling for an investigation of Israel for human rights violations that could lead to a suspension of military aid. “Like these church leaders, The Carter Center has long been concerned about Israel’s disregard for stated U.S. policy,” said a statement issued Wednesday from…
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Fast Forward ‘Hitler’ Sign Pulled From Indian Store
Municipal authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat removed the sign for a men’s’ clothing store named Hitler. The sign – on which the letter “i” was dotted with a swastika – was removed Tuesday after hundreds of complaints from both within and outside of the Jewish community. “The store owners had voluntarily agreed to…
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Fast Forward David Blatt Quits as Russian Hoops Coach
American-Israel basketball coach David Blatt announced that he would end his tenure at the helm of Russia’s national basketball team. Blatt said Tuesday that he would not renew his contract with the Russian team, just three months after leading the team to a bronze medal at the 1912 London Olympics. During his seven years as…
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