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Fast Forward Islamic School Moves to St. Louis Synagogue
An Islamic school in the St. Louis area, the Al Manara Academy, is planning to move onto the campus of a local synagogue, B’nai El Congregation in Frontenac, Mo. By August, the Islamic day school plans to move to the space previously occupied by the Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy, according to the St….
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News Palestinians Make Olympics Statement
A portrait of the two most prominent Palestinian leaders – current Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and former President Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004 – hangs in the conference room of the Palestinian Olympic Committee headquarters. The background of the portrait is a panorama of the Dome of the Rock in the Old City…
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Fast Forward Poles Ramp Up Security Ahead of Anniversary
Polish police have stepped up security for Sunday’s ceremony to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto. The move comes in the wake of the deadly attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. Police also have increased security for Israeli tours and Jewish institutions. Menachem Eliezer Mozes, Israel’s deputy minister of education,…
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Fast Forward Philly Groups Join Push on State Voter Law
Philadelphia-area Jewish groups are joining a coalition to educate people about a new state voter ID law that they are concerned could prevent some senior citizens from casting a ballot in the 2012 presidential election. To vote in Pennsylvania in November, voters must now produce a government-issued ID or driver’s license. Residents of licensed, long-term…
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Fast Forward New York Boosts Security After Bombing
Up to 100 New York City “critical response vehicles” have been deployed to New York City Jewish neighborhoods and around synagogues in response to the deadly terrorist bombing in Bulgaria against tourists. There are no specific threats against New York Jewish venues, according to New York 1. Wednesday’s explosion outside Sarafovo Airport in Burgas killed…
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Fast Forward German Lawmakers Move To Protect Circumcision
Germany’s parliament called on the government to step in to protect the right to religious-based circumcision of boys, as long as it is done by a medically qualified practitioner who avoids inflicting pain. An overwhelming majority of German lawmakers passed a non-binding resolution Thursday urging the administration of Chancellor Angela Merkel to submit a law…
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Fast Forward British Woman Convicted of Anti-Jewish Plot
A British-born Muslim woman has been found guilty of helping her husband plan a terrorist attack against Jews in an attempt to carry out “jihad at home.” Shasta Khan, 38, A British-born Muslim denied being involved with Mohammed Sajid Khan’s plans to attack the Jewish community in Bury, the BBC reported Thursday. She reportedly told…
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Fast Forward Bachmann Slammed for Muslim Brotherhood Claim
Sen. John McCain took to the Senate floor to condemn a suggestion by Rep. Michele Bachmann that the federal government has been penetrated by Muslim Brotherhood agents. A letter sent last week to inspectors general of several federal agencies by Bachmann (R-Minn.) and four other Republicans in the House of Representatives suggested that Egypt’s Muslim…
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