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Fast Forward Kadima to Leave Coalition After Conscription Talks Break Down
The Kadima party will likely leave Israel’s government coalition after negotiations with Likud over a universal draft bill broke down. With the talks reportedly ending Tuesday morning, Kadima scheduled a faction meeting for the evening to discuss its future in the government coalition, according to Israeli media reports. It appears likely that Kadima will pull…
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Fast Forward Ultra-Orthodox Protest Planned Draft Law
Thousands of members of a haredi Orthodox sect protested in Jerusalem against a planned universal military service law. The members of the extremist Eda Haredit sect, which does not recognize secular law, protested Monday evening. The protest reportedly began with prayer and continued with young children marching chained to each other carrying signs that said…
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Fast Forward Gadhafi’s Mother Was Jewish: Ex-Aide
Muammar Gadhafi’s mother was Jewish, the late Libyan leader’s chief of protocol told an Arabic newspaper. Nuri al-Samara told the daily Al-Hayat that Gadhafi’s mother was Jewish, the Israeli daily Maariv reported on its NRG news website. At 18 she married a Muslim man and converted, according to reports. Last year, a 76-year-old Jewish resident…
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Fast Forward Adelsons Pledge $13M More to Birthright
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam have pledged $13 million to Birthright Israel in recognition of its Bar Mitzvah year. The money is earmarked to reduce the waiting list for participants. It comes on top of a $20 million challenge grant made by the Adelsons earlier this year. In addition to the…
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Fast Forward Czech Jews Hope To Get Back Property
Czech Jewish leaders said they hoped their Senate would approve restitution of confiscated religious property. The Czech Parliament on July 14 voted in favor of distributing $3.7 billion among 17 religious denominations, including the Jewish community. The money is compensation for property nationalized during the communist regime. The Senate is expected to vote on the…
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Fast Forward Obama: I Failed To Move Peace Process
President Obama said in an interview that he has failed to move the Middle East peace process forward. In an interview Sunday with WJLA, ABC’s Washington DC affiliate, Obama answered a question which asked if there was “anything you believe you failed at, not because Congress wouldn’t play ball, but that rests squarely on your…
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Fast Forward Evangelicals on ‘Front Line’ for Israel: Hagee
Declaring that evangelical Christians are “on the front line of defense for Israel in the United States of America,” the Rev. John Hagee brought delegates to the Christians United for Israel Washington Summit 2012 to their feet with loud cheering and even the sounds of shofars being blown. “We’re united in the belief that all…
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Fast Forward Israel Backs University Status in Settlement
Israel’s Education Minister expressed public support for turning the university center at Ariel into a full university, and the Finance Ministry announced extra funding in advance of a committee vote on the issue. Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz announced Sunday that his ministry would earmark extra funds for Ariel, so that it would not cut into…
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