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Fast Forward Little Anti-Israel Activity at 97% of Colleges
Ninety-seven percent of U.S. and Canadian college campuses report no anti-Israel or anti-Semitic events, and the campus-based anti-Israel divestment effort has failed, according to a new study. The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise released the findings of its new study, “Israel and the Campus: The Real Story,” on Tuesday. Mitchell Bard, the AICE’s executive director, and Jeff…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teen Bullied by Football Teammates
A South Carolina teenager said he was beaten by teammates on his middle school’s football team because he is Jewish. Caspian Driscoll, 15, of Fort Mill told NBC-TV Charlotte that the incident occurred on Oct. 10 on the team bus. Driscoll reportedly asked his teammates to be quiet so he could wish his grandmother a…
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Fast Forward New Zealand Graveyard Vandals Appear in Court
Three men appeared in court in New Zealand and were charged with damaging more than 20 Jewish gravestones in an historic cemetery last week. The men, aged between 19 and 23, were charged with willful damage of the graves in Auckland, some of which date back to the 1880s. The vandalism included spray painting swastikas…
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Fast Forward Limmud Coming to Mexico
After experiences in Argentina and Brazil, a Limmud experience will arrive in Mexico. More than 60 presenters from across the Jewish spectrum – including, a secular rabbi with Orthodox and Conservative colleagues from the Ashkenazi and Sefardi communities, will engage an expected 300 Jews of diverse affiliations at the first-ever “Limmud Mexico.” The program is…
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Fast Forward Israel Features Heavily in Presidential Debate
The U.S.-Israel alliance and the need to keep Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon were major themes in the final presidential debate. Both candidates said Monday during their foreign policy debate that they would stand with Israel should Iran attack it. “Israel is a true friend,” President Obama said when debate moderator Bob Schieffer of…
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Fast Forward Jimmy Carter Bemoans Fading Hopes for Peace
Former President Jimmy Carter said in Jerusalem that Israel and the Palestinians have reached a “crisis stage” and that a two-state solution is “vanishing.” Carter met Monday with Israeli President Shimon Peres and with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, along with former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and Ireland’s former President Mary Robinson. Carter,…
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Fast Forward Flash Mob Calls for Israel Religious Tolerance
More than 2,500 people signed up to participate in a global Shema flash mob as part of a campaign to promote religious pluralism in Israel. The gatherings early Monday afternoon came two days after Conservative Jewish congregations were asked to dedicate a recitation of the Shema to the topic as well. The actions were a…
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Fast Forward Judge OK’s Use of Albert Einstein’s Image
A lawsuit by Hebrew University challenging the right of General Motors to use the image of Albert Einstein in an advertisement was dismissed in a U.S. court. A Los Angeles District Court judge, Howard Matz , ruled last week that the protection of Einstein’s image expired 55 years after his death in 1955. Hebrew University…
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