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Fast Forward Obama Disputes Netanyahu’s ‘Freebie’ Remark
President Obama responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that world powers gave Iran a “freebie” by agreeing to hold more talks. “We’re going to keep on seeing if we make progress. Now, the clocking is ticking and I’ve been very clear to Iran and to our negotiating partners that we’re not going to…
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Fast Forward IDF Officer Who Hit Activist Suspended
A senior Israeli military officer caught on tape hitting an activist in the face with the butt of his rifle has been suspended pending the results of an investigation. The International Solidarity Movement posted on YouTube a video of the incident, which took place Saturday during a protest bike ride in the Jordan Valley. Approximately…
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Fast Forward Lawyers: Reinstate Demjanjuk’s U.S. Citizenship
Attorneys for convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk, who died last month in Germany, have asked a U.S. appeals court to restore his citizenship. The attorneys asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to reinstate Demjanjuk’s citizenship or to order a hearing on the question, the Associated Press reported over the weekend….
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Fast Forward Polish Soccer Fans Hawk Anti-Semitic Shirts
T-shirts featuring anti-Semitic slogans were discovered being sold outside a soccer stadium in the Polish city of Lodz. The T-shirts were being sold outside the stadium of Widzew Lodz, which plays in Poland’s premier league, according to an April 12 article on the website of Polskie Radio. The shirts featured slogans such as “This is…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union Sues Maine Dairy Over Kosher Symbol
The Orthodox Union is suing a Maine dairy for illegally using its kosher symbol on its milk cartons. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Boston against Maine’s Own Organic Milk Co. The lawsuit says that the Maine dairy has been using its OU…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Caught With Seven Homemade Bombs
Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in the West Bank discovered seven homemade bombs on the body of a Palestinian man. The Palestinian, 19, from Nablus, attempted to cross the checkpoint Wednesday with the seven bombs and several knives, according to the Israel Defense Forces. He planned to attack either Israeli citizens or soldiers during the…
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Fast Forward Gunter Grass Compares Israel to E. Germany
German literary giant Gunter Grass said Israel’s decision to bar him entry following publication of his controversial poem resembles the behavior of a dictatorship. Writing in the German Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Grass said the decision puts Israel in the company of Communist-ruled East Germany and junta-ruled Myanmar – the only two regimes that ever have barred…
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Fast Forward Jewish Fraternity Investigated for Hazing
Boston police launched a criminal investigation after finding five men bound together nearly naked in the basement of a Jewish fraternity house. Police responding to a noise complaint early Monday morning discovered the Boston University students in the basement of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house. The men were found bound together by duct tape…
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