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Fast Forward Egypt Scraps Pilgrimage to Rabbi’s Grave
Egypt has cancelled an annual Jewish pilgrimage to the grave of a 19th-century Moroccan rabbi. Dozens of Israeli pilgrims annually visit the grave of Rabbi Yaakov Abu Hasira, a 19th-century Moroccan rabbi whose tomb is in the Nile Delta, on the anniversary of his death. Egypt’s decision came after Islamic groups threatened to harm the…
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Fast Forward Art Spiegelman Wins Jewish Book Award
Author and illustrator Art Spiegelman and Israeli novelist Aharon Appelfeld are among the winners of the 2011 National Jewish Book Awards. The awards, which were announced Wednesday, are given out annually by the Jewish Book Council to honor outstanding books of Jewish interest. Spiegelman’s new book, “MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus,” took…
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Fast Forward Obama and Netanyahu Talk Peace and Iran
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Iran and Middle East peace in a phone conversation. “They reviewed the recent meetings between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Amman and the President reaffirmed his commitment to the goal of a comprehensive and lasting peace in the region,” the White House said in a statement…
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Fast Forward Apple Purchases Israeli Tech Company
Apple purchased its first Israel-based company, Anobit Ltd., a flash storage solutions provider, for about $390 million. The acquisition, at a price lower than the $500 million originally reported, comes nearly three weeks after an Israeli financial newspaper announced that the purchase was imminent. The deal was signed Jan. 6, Bloomberg reported. Apple had announced…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Spree Eyed as Insurance Scam
An arson attack last year on cars in a predominately Jewish neighborhood of New York reportedly is being investigated as an insurance scam instead of a hate crime. The attack on Nov. 11, the day after Kristallnacht commemorations, included the spray-painting with anti-Semitic graffiti of the nearby sidewalk and park benches. Elected officials and Jewish…
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Fast Forward Top Court Gives Religious Groups Leeway to Fire
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of religious institutions to use “ministerial exception” to fire staff, but stopped short of setting its parameters. A number of Jewish groups had closely watched the case called Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in which a teacher alleged that a…
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Fast Forward Ross: Obama Won’t Let Iran Get Bomb
Dennis Ross, President Obama’s former top Iran adviser, said the president would strike Iran to keep the Islamic Republic from acquiring a nuclear weapon. “The Iranians should never think that there’s a reluctance to use the force,” Ross, who has returned to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank, told Bloomberg News in…
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Fast Forward Synagogue Attack Probed as Attempted Murder
An explosive thrown through the window of a New Jersey synagogue and residence is being treated as attempted murder, the Bergen County prosecutor said. The latest in a string of attacks that have hit the county’s synagogues recently took place Wednesday morning at Congregation Beth El in Rutherford. The Orthodox synagogue also doubles as a…
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