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Fast Forward McCain Says U.S. and Israel Differ on Iran Threat
The United States and Israel clearly have differences over their assessments of the threat posed by Iran, U.S. Sen. John McCain said in Jerusalem. “There should be no daylight between America and Israel in our assessment of the threat. Unfortunately, there clearly is some,” McCain (R-Ariz.), said Tuesday evening after meeting with Israel Prime Minister…
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Fast Forward Many Jews Serve as Obama Campaign Chairs
At least seven of the Obama campaign’s 35 co-chairs are Jewish, including Alan Solow, a leading figure in the organized community. Solow is identified on the list released early Wednesday morning as both a partner at the DLA Piper law firm and as a past president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish…
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Fast Forward Anne Frank ‘Baptized’ by Mormons After Death
Anne Frank was baptized in a Mormon proxy ritual, at least the third Holocaust victim discovered to have been baptized posthumously this month. The ceremony reportedly took place last weekend in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the Dominican Republic. It was discovered by Helen Radkey, a former member of the…
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Fast Forward Interfaith Call To Keep Religion out of Politics
Several Jewish groups joined an interfaith coalition calling on presidential candidates to refrain from using religion as a political wedge issue. Fifteen religious organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee and the Union for Reform Judaism, issued an Interfaith Statement of Principles advising the candidates to abide by principles of religious liberty and avoid…
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Fast Forward Obama Confirms Appearance at AIPAC
President Obama will address the annual AIPAC policy conference. Obama will address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference on March 4, his spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday. The address comes a day before Obama is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also will address the AIPAC conference. The White House…
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Fast Forward Jewish and Pro-Palestinian Students Clash in London
Jewish students at the London School of Economics and members of the university’s Palestinian Society clashed during an Israel Apartheid Week protest. The Palestinian Society protesters created a mock checkpoint Monday outside a campus building, stopping students by asking for identification and reportedly harassing Jewish students. Counter-protesters, said to be members of the Students’ Union…
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Fast Forward American Jewish Leaders Meet King Abdullah
A delegation of Jewish leaders met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman. The delegation, participants in the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ annual meeting in Jerusalem, had a “remarkably candid and open exchange” with Abdullah, Presidents Conference Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein told JTA Tuesday evening by phone on a bus returning…
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv Seeks Approval for Sabbath Buses
The Tel Aviv City Council approved a resolution to allow public transportation to run on Shabbat. The measure was approved Monday evening by a vote of 13-7. The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality must now seek a permit from the Transportation Ministry. If the ministry rejects the request, the resolution provides for the creation of an independent…
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