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News Palestinian Star Knocked Out in Israel Soccer Brawl
A Palestinian member of an Israeli soccer team was knocked out during a brawl at the end of the game. Ali Khatib of Hapoel Haifa, who also plays for the Palestinian national team, was hit in the face and kicked while he was on the ground, allegedly by members of the Maccabi Petah Tikvah team’s…
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Fast Forward Jewish-Catholic Meeting Hits ‘Crisis of Values’
A “crisis of moral values” is at the root of the current global financial crisis, according to Vatican and Israeli rabbinical representatives who met in Rome. In a joint statement, the 11th meeting of the Bilateral Commission of the Delegations of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with…
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Fast Forward Toulouse Police Arrest 19 in Post-Rampage Sweep
French authorities arrested 19 suspected Islamic militants and seized weapons in raids in Toulouse. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Friday raids, conducted in the city where an Islamist militant gunned down four Jews outside a religious school last week, were necessary to safeguard the country’s security, according to news reports. “It’s our duty to…
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Fast Forward Creditor Makes New Bid for Baltimore Jewish Paper
The Baltimore Jewish Times’ main creditor has filed a bid for the newspaper, which is set to be sold Monday under the supervision of a court-appointed trustee. The media company’s former printer, H.G. Roebuck & Son Inc., submitted a $450,000 bid for the newspaper and sister magazine before the Thursday deadline, the Baltimore Sun reported….
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Fast Forward Sarkozy Compares Toulouse Rampage to 9/11
Following a sweep of arrests of suspected Islamic militants, French President Nicolas Sarkozy compared the fatal attack outside a Jewish school in Toulouse to the trauma of 9/11. The trauma was “very deep in our country,” said Sarkozy, who is facing an uphill reelection battle. He added that it was “a bit like the trauma…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Hold Anti-Hunger Seder for Lawmakers
Jewish organizations hosted a Seder for members of Congress to highlight the importance of fighting hunger in America. The National Hunger Seder, which was sponsored by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs and MAZON, was held Thursday in Washington to push for protecting and reinforcing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The refunding…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Unity Deal Hits Snag: Abbas
The Palestinian reconciliation deal between Fatah, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas has broken down. “Unity is frozen,” Abbas said from Baghdad, where he is attending the Arab League summit, the Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported. Abbas said he and Hamas leader Khalid Mashaal agree “on the vision and objectives and conditions…
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Fast Forward Toulouse Gunman Buried in Paris
The body of the gunman who killed three children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in Toulouse was buried in France rather than Algeria as his father had requested. Mohammed Merah was buried Thursday afternoon in a cemetery on the outskirts of Toulouse, despite objections from the city’s mayor. Algerian authorities refused to allow…
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