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Fast Forward Katy Perry’s Father Launches Anti-Semitic Rant
The father of pop star Katy Perry, a preacher at an Ohio church, ranted against Jews during a sermon. “You know how to make the Jew jealous? Have some money, honey,” Keith Hudson, 63, said during a recent sermon at the Church on the Rise in Westlake. “You go to L.A. and they own all…
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Fast Forward ADL to Santorum: Keep Religion Out of Race
The Anti-Defamation League called on Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum to avoid religious appeals to voters. Santorum on Jan. 5 told listeners of a Boston radio show that “We always need a Jesus guy” in the campaign, in response to a caller who had commented that the economy was the main issue of the campaign….
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Fast Forward Jewish Inmate Sues for Kosher Food
A Jewish prison inmate has filed a complaint alleging that the Nevada Department of Corrections is refusing to serve him kosher meals. It is the second time that Howard Ackerman has taken legal action to ensure that he receives kosher food. Ackerman, 50, an Orthodox Jew, is serving a life sentence for kidnapping. In June,…
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Fast Forward Catskills Synagogue Rallies To Find Stolen Torah
A New York state synagogue is holding a rally to help locate a stolen Torah. The handwritten Sefer Torah and $200 in cash were found to be missing last week after a break-in at the Landfield Avenue Synagogue in Monticello, N.Y. The rally will be held at the synagogue on Sunday. A decade ago the…
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Fast Forward Cantor Will Highlight Iran Threat on Mideast Tour
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the U.S. House of Representatives majority leader, said he will raise the dangers posed by Iran during a Middle East tour. The delegation of nine lawmakers – eight Republicans and a Democrat – will head next week to France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. “I look forward…
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News Islamist Egyptian Party Won’t Break Treaty
The Muslim Brotherhood assured the United States it would not break Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel, according to the U.S. State Department. A State Department spokesperson said Thursday that the Islamist political party had offered assurances it would not break Egypt’s 1979 accord with Israel, despite statements to the contrary by a party leader. “We…
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Fast Forward UPenn Distances Itself From Boycott Conference
The University of Pennsylvania distanced itself from a BDS conference scheduled for February on its Philadelphia campus. In a statement released last month, Penn President Amy Gutmann emphasized that the school is not sponsoring the 2012 National Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference, nor does it support its aims. “The University of Pennsylvania has clearly stated…
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Fast Forward Lauder: Israel Needs Subs To Counter Iran Threat
The president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, urged Israel to expand its fleet of submarines in response to the Iranian threat. Writing in the New York Post, Lauder warned that Iran could destroy Israeli military bases and airfields in a surprise attack using conventionally armed missiles. He said that additional Israeli submarines could…
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