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Fast Forward David Cameron Says Not Time to Strike Iran
British Prime Minister David Cameron told members of London’s Jewish community that Israel should give sanctions more time to work. “I have said to Prime Minister Netanyahu that now is not the time for Israel to resort to military action,” Cameron said Monday night at the United Jewish Israel Appeal annual fundraising dinner in London….
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News Arlen Specter Wore Independence on Sleeve
During his 30 years in the clubby confines of the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter never lost his acerbic prosecutorial zeal, friends and associates say. The insistent questions, the commitment to independence that made the longtime Pennsylvania senator a critical player in recent U.S. history, ultimately did in his career. In his 2010 bid for a…
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Fast Forward Hungary Man Gets 2 Years for Attack on Jew
The assailant of a Budapest Jewish leader was sentenced to two years in prison 11 days after the attack. The 21-year-old assailant was sentenced Monday following a “fast-track” prosecution, according to the Hungary Around the Clock news website. He was convicted on charges of violence and causing light physical injury to Andras Kerenyi, 62, the…
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Fast Forward Adelsons Give $500K to Pro-Boteach Super PAC
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife have given $500,000 to a Super PAC supporting Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s bid for Congress. The Adelsons gave the money to the Patriot Prosperity PAC, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the gift. The Adelsons gave $500,000 to the PAC earlier this year and also…
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News Canadian Given Clemency for Evading Israeli Service
Yana Gorelik, the Canadian-Israeli who was imprisoned on charges of evading military service in Israel, was granted clemency and her jail term was reduced. Gorelik was released from military prison on Monday, the Times of Israel reported. Gorelik, 30, served about half of her three-month sentence, which was the result of a plea bargain reached…
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Fast Forward Moshe Dayan’s Grave Hit by Vandals
The grave of former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan was vandalized on the anniversary of his death. Graffiti reading “The minister of failure, on behalf of the fallen” was painted in red on Dayan’s gravestone early Tuesday morning, exactly 31 years since his death. A memorial service was held at the site in the military…
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Fast Forward Church Letter on Israel Strains Jewish Ties
When 15 prominent American Protestant leaders sent a letter to Congress last week calling for an investigation and possible suspension of U.S. aid to Israel, at least one outcome was certain: The Jews wouldn’t like it. Already, one major American Jewish group has canceled its participation in an Oct. 22 annual Christian-Jewish roundtable involving representatives…
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Fast Forward Zubin Mehta Wins Medal of Distinction
Conductor Zubin Mehta was awarded a Presidential Medal of Distinction by Israeli President Shimon Peres. Mehta is the music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and a visiting conductor for orchestras around the world. The award, presented at a special event Monday morning at the President’s Residence, was conferred “for his outstanding contribution…
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