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Fast Forward Rocket From Gaza Hits as Israeli Schools Reopen
A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza struck Sderot as children returned to school after summer break. The rocket fired Monday morning landed in an open area and did not cause any damage or injury. The attack on the first day of the new school year came a day after three rockets were fired at southern…
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Fast Forward Dutch Holocaust Rescuers Get Digital Archive
The government of the Netherlands and Yad Vashem have agreed to digitally archive documents connected to Dutch rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. The documents will be scanned by Yad Vashem – Israel’s Holocaust commemoration authority – over the coming two years, Yad Vashem deputy spokesperson Yifat Bachrach-Ron told JTA. Yad Vashem Chairman Avner Shalev…
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Fast Forward Ron Paul Slams Influence of Neoconservatives
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) attacked neoconservative influence in Washington and defended his foreign policy in a packed rally on the eve of the Republican National Convention. Paul is the sole candidate remaining from the primaries who has yet to endorse Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, who is set to receive the nomination this week…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Prays For Iran’s ‘Elimination’
The spiritual leader of the Sephardi Orthodox Shas party, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, called on Jews to pray on Rosh Hashana for the destruction of Iran and Hezbollah. The call on Saturday night came more than a week after Yosef was briefed on the threat from Iran by the head of Israel’s National Security Council, Maj.-Gen….
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Fast Forward Illegal Migron Settlers Vow To Resist Eviction
Residents of the West Bank outpost of Migron have said they will not leave their homes until the Supreme Court rules on a request to halt their evacuation due to their purchase of the land. Residents of the outpost earlier this month asked the court to halt the evacuation as it works to verify the…
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Fast Forward Estonian Gas Company Uses Auschwitz Image
An Estonian gas company used a photo of Auschwitz to advertise their products. The website of the Estonian company GasTerm Eesti on Aug. 23 published a photograph of the front gate of the Nazi camp Auschwitz with the famous inscription “Arbeit macht frei,” or work makes you free. The caption of the photo read: “Gas…
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Fast Forward John Galliano Loses Title Over Anti-Semitic Rants
French President Francois Hollande reportedly has stripped fashion designer John Galliano of his Legion of Honor medal because of anti-Semitic behavior. French media reported that a presidential decree published on France’s official journal said Galliano may no longer wear the medal – France’s highest honor – which he received in 2009. Last year Galliano, a…
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Fast Forward Australia Quizzes Jailed Palestinian on ’82 Attack
Australian counter-terror agents have reopened an investigation into the bombings of the Israeli Consulate and a Jewish social club in Sydney 30 years ago. Police confirmed Saturday that members of a special strike force called “Operation Forbearance,” established to investigate the two bombings on Dec. 23, 1982, have interviewed a prime suspect in an American…
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