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Fast Forward Romney Tells Donors He Gets Israeli Briefings
Mitt Romney told donors attending his campaign’s Utah retreat that he is briefed on the Middle East by Israeli government officials. About 50 of the 700 donors who attended the retreat this weekend in Park City were Jewish, according to one in attendance. Many of these attended a breakout session Friday afternoon on the U.S.-Israel…
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Fast Forward Suspected Arson Fires Set in Jerusalem
At least 15 fires broke out in a day in Jerusalem, and most reportedly are believed to be the result of arson. Several of the fires throughout the city Sunday showed signs of arson, Jerusalem fire officials told the Israeli media. Some of the fires were located on Mount Scopus, French Hill, near the American…
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Fast Forward Top Lawmakers Meet With Chabad Leaders
Congressional leaders and top Obama administration officials met with representatives of Chabad-Lubavitch. Lawmakers meeting June 21 with several hundred Chabad emissaries from across the United States and the world included Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, who spoke of how Chabad rabbis have assisted him in his Jewish…
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Fast Forward Search for Florida Millionaire Called Off
The search for Guma Aguiar, a Florida businessman and philanthropist who has given millions to Jewish nonprofit organizations, reportedly was called off. Aguiar, the CEO of Leor Energy who lives in Fort Lauderdale, was last seen on the evening of June 19. His yacht washed ashore in Fort Lauderdale the following day, according to reports….
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Fast Forward Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egypt Presidency
Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential race in its first democratic elections. Egypt’s electoral commission on Sunday said Morsi was the victor and would be sworn in as president. Morsi reportedly won with 52 percent of the vote. Morsi and Ahmed Shafik, the last prime minister of deposed…
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Fast Forward Australia’s Jewish Population Rises to 100K
Australia’s official Jewish population has risen by about 10 percent in the last five years to almost 100,000, according to new census data. The findings of the 2011 census, released June 22 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, revealed the Jewish population to be 97,335. But Jewish demographers have long believed the unofficial number of…
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Fast Forward Senate Passes Farm Bill With Food Stamps Cut
The U.S. Senate passed the Farm Bill, whose final version some Jewish organizations had expressed dismay over because it did not include full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food stamps. The bill, which passed Thursday with bipartisan support in a 64-35 vote, gives price support and crop insurance programs to farmers…
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Fast Forward Russell Simmons Compares Farrakhan to Foxman
Abraham Foxman said Russell Simmon’s likening of the Anti-Defamation League’s national director to Louis Farrakhan was “outrageous and ugly.” Simmons, appearing in Jerusalem at this week’s Israel Presidential Conference with his Foundation for Ethnic Understanding co-founder Rabbi Marc Schneier, defended his friendship with the Nation of Islam leader by saying that just as Farrakhan had…
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