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News Bill Aims To Punish Bolivia Over Ostreicher
Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) has sponsored a bill designed to ban entry into the country by officials of any foreign government complicit in violating the rights of imprisoned Americans. Nicknamed Jacob’s Law, the bill was written in honor of Jacob Ostreicher, a haredi Orthodox Jews from Brooklyn who has been in prison in Bolivia since…
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Fast Forward Australian Jews Angry Over Iran Delegation
Jewish community leaders in Australia are angry that the government is sending delegates to a summit in Iran, though they have been instructed to walk out at the first sign of “anti-Semitic rhetoric.” Dr. Danny Lamm, president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, said the attendance of two Australian officials at the Non-Aligned Movement’s…
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Fast Forward Ban Ki-Moon Will Attend Summit in Iran
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend a meeting of the Non Aligned Movement countries next week in Tehran. The decision, announced Wednesday, comes despite calls from Israel, the United States and others for the UN head to skip the meeting as the world community works to convince to make its nuclear program more…
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Fast Forward Activists Push for Repeal of Tax Cut for Wealthy
Nine young political activists have started out on an eight-state tour to push for the repeal of the Pres. George W. Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy. The “If I Were a Rich Man” tour, which started Wednesday, is organized by Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, a non-profit group which formed this…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Soccer Tourney Named for Terrorists
Fatah held a youth soccer tournament named after three Palestinian terrorists. The tournament held earlier this week was named for the terrorists who killed Israeli Rabbi Meir Chai, a 45-year-old father of 7, in a drive-by shooting in the northern West Bank, Palestinian Media Watch reported. Fatah is the political party of Palestinian Authority President…
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Fast Forward S. African Party Opposes Israel Labeling Change
The African Christian Democratic Party said it would fight the South African government’s decision to adopt a regulation that prevents the labeling of goods from the West Bank as being produced in Israel. Meanwhile, South Africa’s ambassador to Israel was summoned to a meeting Thursday morning at the Foreign Affairs ministry to clarify the new…
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Fast Forward Jill Abramson Makes Forbes Power List
Jill Abramson, the executive editor of The New York Times and first woman to lead the paper, was named the fifth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. Abramson was ahead of first lady Michelle Obama, who was ranked seventh, and below philanthropist Melinda Gates and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the 2012…
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Fast Forward Kevin Youkilis Will Play for Israel
Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis said he will play for Israel at the World Baseball Classic. Youkilis told Israel Sports Radio Wednesday that he would play for Team Israel if he is healthy. This season, the three-time All Star is hitting .241 with 15 home runs and 47 runs batted in. He has…
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