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Fast Forward Rearrested Shalit Swap Suspect Starts Hunger Strike
A Palestinian woman freed in the Gilad Shalit swap has been on a hunger strike since being rearrested for involvement in terrorist activity. Hana Shalbi, a member of Islamic Jihad, reportedly began a hunger strike 11 days ago after being put under administrative detention. Her hunger strike follows that of another Islamic jihad member, Khader…
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Fast Forward Congressmen Escape Injury in Temple Mount Riot
American Jewish leaders called on the Knesset to tighten security at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem in the aftermath of a rock-throwing attack on one of the leaders and two Jewish congressman. During a hastily arranged emergency hearing of the Knesset Committee on Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs on Monday, the American Jewish…
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Fast Forward ‘Footnote’ Fails To Win Foreign Film Oscar
“Footnote” failed to win Israel’s first Academy Award, coming up short in the best foreign-language film category. The film, directed and written by Joseph Cedar, was beaten out by the Iranian entry, “A Separation” by Asghar Farhadi, at the annual Oscars ceremony on Sunday night at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. “Footnote,” the story of…
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Fast Forward Raul Castro: Imprisoned Gross Is ‘No Spy’
Jailed American Jewish contractor Alan Gross “was no spy,” Cuban President Raul Castro agreed in a meeting with two visiting U.S. senators, Patrick Leahy and Richard Shelby. Leahy (D-Vt.) told The Associated Press that Castro made the remark during a 2 1/2-hour meeting in Havana on Feb. 23. Leahy and Shelby (R-Ala.) offered to take…
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Fast Forward Black Congresswomen Go on J Street Israel Tour
A group of African-American congresswomen toured Israel under J Street’s auspices. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), Donna Edwards (D-Md.), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) met with top officials in the opposition and the ruling coalition, a statement issued Feb. 24 from the dovish pro-Israel group said. Joining…
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Fast Forward Harvard Hosts Conference on ‘One State Solution’
Harvard University is hosting a two-day conference on the one-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The conference at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, scheduled for March 3-4, is organized by students at the school. In a letter sent late last week to Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League,…
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Fast Forward Houston School Makes State Hoops Final Four
A Modern Orthodox school in Houston has made it to the semi-finals of the state-wide AA boys basketball tournament for private and parochial schools. The Robert M. Beren Academy advanced Friday afternoon with a 27-point win over Our Lady of the Hills Catholic High School of Kerrville, Texas. The school is competing in the tournament…
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Fast Forward Iran Steps Up Nuclear Work, Watchdog Says
A confidential report from the U.N. nuclear agency says Iran has rapidly ramped up its nuclear activities in recent months. In a report Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the watchdog group said that Iran has upgraded production of enriched uranium over the last four months and has failed to give a convincing explanation…
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