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Fast Forward Austrians Back Right to Circumcision
Religious groups in Austria called on the government to reaffirm its commitment to religious freedom and the legality of male circumcision. The Austrian Jewish Community, the Islamic Community of Austria, and Catholic and Lutheran bishops in a July 27 statement called on Vienna to “issue a clear commitment to religious freedom and to the legality…
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Fast Forward Michigan Prisoner Sues for Kosher Meals
A Michigan prison inmate has filed a federal lawsuit over the prison’s lack of kosher meals. Bradley Sleighter, 54, has been an inmate in the Kent County jail in Grand Rapids since January, where he is serving a nine-month sentence for retail fraud. He said in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in…
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Fast Forward Romney Holds Warm Meeting With Bibi
Mitt Romney, the GOP presumptive presidential nominee, affirmed the strong alliance between the U.S. and Israel during meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. Romney arrived in Israel on Saturday night from London. In the meetings, held Sunday morning in Jerusalem, Romney affirmed a strong alliance between the U.S….
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Fast Forward Polish Jews Will Build Western Wall Replica
A wall modeled on the Western Wall in Jerusalem will stand at the site of the Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, in south-eastern Poland. The wall, which is being funded by the Isaac Bashevis Singer Association of Bilgoraj, will display the names of Jews who lived in the town. One name that will be included on…
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Fast Forward Extremist Threat Forces Closure of Temple Mount
The Temple Mount was closed to Jewish visitors on the day that Jews mark Tisha b’Av, mourning the destruction of the holy temple. Jerusalem Police closed the Temple Mount Sunday following information that Jewish extremists would create “provocations,” according to reports. The calls for the provocations appeared on several websites, according to Ynet. Muslim leaders…
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Fast Forward Arab Lawmaker Blames Israel for Bulgaria Bombing
An Israeli Arab Knesset member said that Israeli policy led to the deadly recent terrorist attack against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. “Israel is not a victim, and even when civilians are killed, the occupying Israeli policy is to blame,” Channel 10 quoted Haneen Zoabi as saying, The Jerusalem Post reported. “If there was no occupation,…
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Fast Forward Jews Join In Slamming ‘Muslim’ Smear Tactic
Jewish groups were among the 42 religious and secular organizations that told five members of Congress that their recent allegations of Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of the U.S. government was endangering religious freedom. Last month, five Republican lawmakers wrote to various government agencies and asserted that among others, Huma Abedin, a deputy chief of staff for…
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Fast Forward Abbas Aide Visits Auschwitz
An adviser to Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas visited Auschwitz on Friday. Ziad al-Bandak, a Christian who advises Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Christian affairs, visited prisoner blocs, gas chambers and a crematorium in the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex in Poland, The Associated Press reported. He visited at the invitation of a private Polish foundation that promotes…
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