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Fast Forward Alice Walker Won’t Release ‘Color Purple’ in Hebrew
Alice Walker, author of “The Color Purple,” refused to authorize a Hebrew translation of her prize-winning work, citing what she called Israel’s “apartheid state.” In a June 9 letter to Yediot Books, Walker said she would not allow the publication of the book into Hebrew because “Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the…
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Food Hebrew National Accused of Being Unkosher
A lawsuit filed against Hebrew National alleged that its hot dogs and other products are not actually kosher. The class-action suit, filed in May in a federal court in Minnesota, accuses ConAgra Foods — the business designation of Hebrew National that is certified kosher by Triangle K — of several transactions that would render the…
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Fast Forward French Ex-Pats Elect Israeli Woman Lawmaker
French expats from eight Mediterranean countries elected a Tel Aviv woman to represent them in the French parliament. Daphna Poznanski-Benhamou of the Socialist Party received 7,584 votes in the second round of elections for the eighth constituency for French residents overseas, which took place Sunday. The constituency is made up of French citizens living in…
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Fast Forward Alan Gross in ‘Normal’ Health: Cuba
Jailed Jewish American contractor Alan Gross is in “normal” health and is being treated for his chronic conditions, the Cuban government said in a statement. The Cuban government on Saturday released Gross’ medical records in response to accusations by U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland that he could no longer walk on his own even…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazis Helped Carry Out Munich Massacre
German neo-Nazis helped the Palestinian Black September group kill 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, according to German documents. The connection between neo-Nazi activist Willi Pohl and Palestinian terrorist Abu Daoud was published Sunday in the German weekly Der Spiegel. The report was based on a 2,000-page file compiled by Germany’s Federal Office…
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Fast Forward Germans Seek To Take Mystery From ‘Mein Kampf’
Does “Mein Kampf” belong in German high schools? With Adolf Hitler’s book due to come out of wraps here in 2015, freed after decades under copyright protection that prevented its publication in Germany, it’s a question that is being debated in classrooms and on German TV talk shows. The discussion has not eased since the…
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Fast Forward Hebrew National Accused of Being Unkosher
A lawsuit filed against Hebrew National alleged that its hot dogs and other products are not actually kosher. The class-action suit, filed in May in a federal court in Minnesota, accuses ConAgra Foods — the business designation of Hebrew National that is certified kosher by Triangle K — of several transactions that would render the…
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Fast Forward Rockets Fired From Sinai Hit S. Israel
Two long-range Grad missiles that landed in southern Israel likely were fired from Egypt’s Sinai. The two rockets landed in open areas near Mitzpe Ramon and Ovda, near Eilat, late on Friday night, and their remains were discovered on Saturday. No one was injured in the attacks. Unnamed security sources told Israeli media that the…
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