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Fast Forward Soldier Gets 45 Days for Killing Gaza Woman
A former Israeli soldier was convicted under a plea bargain for a crime highlighted in the Goldstone report on the Gaza war. The plea bargain for the unnamed Givati Brigade soldier, who was convicted in 2010, was approved by the Jaffa military court on Sunday. In the incident, Staff -Sgt S. shot and killed a…
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The Schmooze Patrick Stewart Shoots Film in Israel
British actor Patrick Stewart arrived in Israel to appear in a film by Israeli director Reshef Levi. Stewart, a Shakespearean actor known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” arrived in Israel on Aug. 9 and will spend about three weeks in the Jewish state. Stewart will play a…
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Fast Forward Jewish Hoops Coach Leads Russia to Bronze
The Russian Olympic men’s basketball team, coached by Israeli-American David Blatt, took a bronze medal at the London games. The Russians played Argentina’s national team for the third place medal. The final score was Russia 81, Argentina 77. It is the first time Russia has won an Olympic medal in basketball since the fall of…
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Fast Forward Australian Radio Apologizes for Hitler Prank
Australia’s public broadcaster apologized after a radio host asked his listeners to play a word association game involving Hitler and fan-forced ovens. The prank broadcast Aug. 9 on triple j, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s youth radio station, caused Dvir Abramovich, the director of the Center for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Melbourne,…
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Fast Forward Israel Tests Text-Message Emergency System
Israel’s Home Front Command will on Sunday begin testing a text-message warning system to individual cell phones with alerts about impending missile attacks or other emergencies, sources from the Israel Defense Forces said. Officials expect the system to be operational by next month. From Sunday to Thursday, from 8 A.M. to 6 P.M., cell-phone owners…
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Fast Forward Argentine Rabbi Quits Assembly
The first rabbi to be elected a congressman in Latin America announced his resignation from the Rabbinical Assembly. Sergio Bergman made the announcement Saturday at the World Union of Progressive Judaism gathering in Buenos Aires, which ends today. “I was born Reform and a tried during more than twenty years that the Reform and Conservative…
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Fast Forward Jewish Dems and GOP Trade Barbs on Ryan
Partisan Jewish groups focused on Paul Ryan’s leading role in the budget stand-off in assessing Mitt Romney’s pick as running mate. Rep. Ryan (R-Wis.), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives budget committee, has taken a lead role in the stand-off between the White House and the Democratic-led Senate on one side and the…
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Fast Forward Sacramento Mulls Sister Pact With Israel City
Both supporters and protestors are expected to pack next week’s Sacramento city council as it decides whether to become sister cities with Ashkelon, Israel. The California capital already has joined up with nine cities, including what it calls “Bethlehem, Palestine,” and has been discussing adding an Israeli town for several years. A vote is planned…
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