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Fast Forward ‘Son of Sam’ Killer Denied Parole Again
David Berkowitz, the New York serial killer known as “Son of Sam,” was denied parole for a sixth time. A New York prison parole board made the decision on Tuesday to deny Berkowitz, 58, who has spent 35 years behind bars. He will be eligible for another parole hearing in two years. Berkowitz admitted to…
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Fast Forward New Study Highlights Israel’s Digital Divide
The digital divide in Israel is shown by the numbers of those who are connected to the Internet, and also in the way that users with different incomes work within it, a new survey has found. Some 4 out of 10 respondents, or 40.7 percent, who defined their income levels as “well below average” are…
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Fast Forward Israelis Protest New Unity Government
More than 1,000 protested in Tel Aviv, and hundreds in Jerusalem, against the deal struck between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition Kadima Party, led by Shaul Mofaz. A protest was also held in Beersheba. Former Kadima chairman Tzipi Livni, who resigned from the Knesset earlier this month, spoke at the Tel Aviv rally,…
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Fast Forward Biden: Israel Can Decide Whether To Strike Iran
Israel still has time to strike Iran and the right to decide for itself whether to do so, Vice President Joe Biden said. Biden, appearing Tuesday in Atlanta at the annual convention of the Conservative movement’s Rabbinical Assembly, said “the window has not closed in terms of the Israelis if they choose to act on…
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Life Limmud FSU Conference Comes to Princeton
More than 500 young Russian-American Jews from across the United States will gather at Princeton University for a conference designed to bring them closer to Jewish history and culture. The Limmud FSU conference will take place at Princeton May 11-13. Limmud FSU is a festival of Jewish learning featuring a program of lectures, workshops, round-table…
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Fast Forward Toronto Muslim School Teaches Jews Are ‘Crafty’
A Toronto Islamic school being investigated following a complaint that it is teaching its students that Jews are “treacherous” and comparing them to Nazis has apologized to the Jewish community. The curriculum at the East End Madrassah, a Sunday school for Muslim children that rents space from a public school, taught boys to exercise so…
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Fast Forward Australian Sex Suspect Appears in Court
An Orthodox Jewish man charged with sexually assaulting children at a Jewish school in Melbourne, Australia appeared in court. David Cyprys, 44, who worked as a security guard and youth group counselor at Yeshivah College Orthodox boys’ school, was in Melbourne’s Magistrates Court Monday for a committal hearing to determine if there is enough evidence…
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Fast Forward P.A. Negotiator Saeb Erekat Suffers Heart Attack
Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator in peace talks with Israel, suffered a heart attack. Erekat, 57, was taken to a Ramallah hospital early Tuesday morning, where he underwent a heart catheterization, according to the Associated Press. He will remain hospitalized for three days.
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