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Fast Forward Palestinian Woman Vows To Continue Hunger Strike
Palestinian woman on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison said she will continue to fast despite having her detention cut. Hana Shalabi, 30, a member of Islamic Jihad, reportedly began a hunger strike 18 days ago after being put under administrative detention. An Israeli military court on Monday reduced Shalabi’s six-month detention to four…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Israel Cannot Wait Long on Iran
Sanctions and diplomacy have not stopped Iran’s nuclear push, and Israel cannot wait much longer for these efforts to succeed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “I appreciate President Obama’s recent efforts to impose even tougher sanctions against Iran, and these sanctions are hurting Iran’s economy, but unfortunately Iran’s nuclear program continues to march forward,”…
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Fast Forward Peres Pleads With Obama for Pollard’s Release
Israeli President Shimon Peres asked President Obama to release convicted spy-for-Israel Jonathan Pollard. Peres told Pollard’s wife, Esther, on Monday that he discussed the possibility of releasing Jonathan Pollard, who has been jailed for 27 years since being convicted of espionage in 1987 and sentenced to life in prison, during his meeting with Obama on…
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Fast Forward Jewish Activist Killed in Polish Train Crash
Maja Brand, a Jewish activist from Krakow, was among the 16 people killed when two trains collided in southern Poland. Friends said Brand, who turned 30 on Feb. 22, was active “in all things Jewish” in Krakow. The head-on collision occurred Saturday night. Brand was working on her doctorate at the Center for the Study…
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Fast Forward Philly Colleges Hit by Anti-Semitic Vandals
Two Philadelphia campuses, the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, were the victims of anti-Semitic graffiti. A swastika was etched onto the door of an elevator located in the same building as the Penn Hillel last month. The university’s Division of Public Safety at the University of Pennsylvania last week closed an investigation into the…
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Fast Forward Schindler Factory Named Cultural Heritage Site
The factory in which Oskar Schindler saved moer than 1,000 Jews from concentration camps will be declared a cultural heritage site even as it faces possible demolition. The eastern Bohemian factory in the town of Brnenec is set to be declared a cultural heritage site even as questions arise over whether any of the original…
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Fast Forward Palestinians ‘Disappointed’ With Obama’s Speech
Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said the Palestinians were disappointed with President Obama’s speech to the AIPAC conference. “This speech is part of Obama’s election campaign,” Erekat told the Palestinian Ma’an news agency, speaking of the U.S. leader’s address Sunday to the pro-Israel lobby. Erekat expressed disappointment that the speech did not call on…
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Fast Forward Cantor Endorses Romney
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) endorsed Mitt Romney for president and said that he is not interested in the vice-presidency. Cantor, the majority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives and the highest-ranking Jewish legislator in U.S. history, said that Romney is the best candidate to bring about an economic turnaround. His endorsement, reported Sunday by…
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