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Fast Forward Jerusalem To Hold Gay Pride Parade
Jerusalem will host its tenth annual gay pride parade, which will pass the spot where three parade participants were stabbed in 2005. Thursday’s parade, according to the Jerusalem Post, will feature about 5,000 people. The parade will pass through the city’s central streets. The parade also comes the same week as an attack on a…
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Fast Forward Bill Highlights Plight of Jewish Refugees
A bipartisan group of six Congress members is sponsoring a bill that would ensure recognition of the plight of 850,000 Jewish refugees displaced from Arab countries since Israel’s War of Independence in 1948. Their bill in the U.S. House of Representatives also would recognize other displaced populations, including Christians from countries in the Middle East,…
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Fast Forward Hebrew National Faces New Kosher Hearing
A hearing on a motion to dismiss a consumer fraud case against the company that produces Hebrew National products has been scheduled for Nov. 30 in a federal court. The hearing will be held at the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. ConAgra Foods Inc., which owns the Hebrew National brand, on July 26 filed the…
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Fast Forward Romney Launches Jewish Supporters Group
Mitt Romney launched the “Jewish Americans for Romney” coalition and continued to defend his citation of culture to explain the economic disparity between Israelis and Palestinians. “The Jewish community has made contributions to American society that stand in amazing disproportion to its numbers, and I am genuinely honored to have so many of its leading…
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Fast Forward Hungarian Far-Rightist Quits Over Jewish Roots
A Hungarian far-right lawmaker who recently declared he was Jewish has resigned from most of his positions within the Jobbik Party. Csanad Szegedi stepped down last week at the request of the party’s leaders, according to Jobbik’s official website. The Anti-Defamation League describes Jobbik as “openly anti-Semitic.” Szegedi had created a “spiral of lies” in…
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Fast Forward Leon Panetta Arrives in Israel for Iran Talks
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Israel to discuss United States-Israel defense ties and the potential threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. Panetta will meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres. “We are a friend, we are a partner, we have — as the defense minister has pointed…
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Fast Forward Barak Orders Draft of Ultra-Orthodox Men
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered the Israeli Defense Forces to draft haredi Orthodox men as it does other Jewish Israelis. The Associated Press reported that Barak has allowed a month for officials to formulate regulations on haredi conscription. The order came as the Tal Law, which allowed haredi men to defer army service, expired…
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Fast Forward Cuomo Vetoes Special Ed Bill Backed by Orthodox
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for religious students with special needs to receive tuition reimbursements for attending private schools. Special needs students may currently receive a tuition reimbursement if their local public schools do not provide the services they need, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Parents…
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