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Fast Forward Dutch Right-Winger Called ‘Dangerous’ to Jews
The chairman of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam asked a Dutch politician to warn U.S. Jews about a “dangerous” rightist Dutch legislator. Ronnie Eisenman, chairman of the executive board of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam, or NIHS, wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that the “Amsterdam Jewish community regards [Dion] Graus as a danger for the…
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Fast Forward Host Uses Nazi Slogan To Berate Assange’s Mother
An Australian radio host who claims Jewish descent was suspended for one month for shouting “Sieg Heil” three times at the mother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. John Michael Howson, 76, a talk-back host on 3AW Radio, reacted angrily with the Nazi taunts after Assange’s mother, Christine, said she would not conduct an interview on…
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Fast Forward U.S. Seizes $150M in Hezbollah-Linked Funds
U.S. authorities announced the seizure of $150 million allegedly linked to a money-laundering scheme by the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah. The Lebanese Canadian Bank and other unidentified institutions sent nearly $330 million to the United States between 2007 and 2011 to finance the purchase of used cars that were shipped to West Africa, according to…
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Fast Forward German Rabbi Charged for Performing Circumcisions
A rabbi in Bavaria has been slapped with criminal charges of committing bodily harm, in the first known case to arise from an anti-circumcision ruling in May. The charge against Rabbi David Goldberg, who is a mohel, or ritual circumciser , means that the May decision in the state of Hesse has been applied in…
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Fast Forward 600 Join Rabbis for Obama
More than 600 rabbis joined a campaign initiative called Rabbis for Obama. Obama for America announced Tuesday that Rabbis for Obama is designed to “engage and mobilize grassroots supporters.” The rabbis represent themselves and not individual synagogues or organizations, according to the news release. The names of all the rabbis can be found on the…
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Fast Forward Solution to Circumcision Concerns in Germany?
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi said in Berlin that medical training for mohels, or ritual circumcisers, could resolve concerns in Germany regarding circumcision of male children. In meetings Tuesday with government officials and Berlin’s Jewish community, Rabbi Yonah Metzger noted that mohels could be trained and certified by German doctors. But he emphasized that the Chief…
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Fast Forward Egyptian Tanks in Sinai First Time Since ’73
Egypt reportedly is planning to introduce tanks in the Sinai for the first time since the 1973 war with Israel. The plans, part of the country’s attempts to shut down terrorists in the area, are being finalized by Egypt’s newly appointed defense minister, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Reuters reported. The movement of military hardware into…
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Fast Forward Adelsons Donate to PAC Supporting Boteach Campaign
Casino mogul and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson and his wife have contributed to an independent super PAC to support the congressional candidacy of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Adelson and his wife, Miriam, each gave $250,000 to a new independent super PAC, the Patriot Prosperity PAC, which is supporting Boteach’s New Jersey congressional run in a newly redrawn…
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