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Fast Forward IDF: Troops Must Attend Events Where Women Sing
Religious Israel Defense Forces soldiers will not be excused from official military ceremonies at which women sing, according to an official ruling. Monday’s decision by Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz comes following the recommendation of a special committee, which also determined that soldiers could request permission to be absent from performances by females during…
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Fast Forward Kosher Shredded Cheese Is Recalled
The World Cheese Company, producer of Haolam and Miller’s kosher cheese products, issued a voluntary recall of some shredded cheese packaged in a Wisconsin plant. It is the first time in 110 years that the company has issued a recall, according to a statement on the company’s website. The recall comes after a packaging facility…
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Fast Forward Fox Apologizes for Jesus Poll
The Latin American division of Fox has apologized for a poll which asked whether Jews killed Jesus. The poll was posted on the Fox Spanish-language Facebook page. The poll asked “Who do you think is responsible for the death of Christ,” and gave three choices for the answer, including “Jewish People.” The other possible answers…
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Fast Forward Yaffa Yarkoni, Singer for Israeli Army, Dies at 86
Veteran Israeli singer Yaffa Yarkoni, who entertained Israeli troops for decades beginning in 1948, has died. Yarkoni, who late in life criticized the Israeli Defense Forces for its treatment of the Palestinians, died Sunday at the age of 86. She reportedly had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for many years. Yarkoni was called Israel’s “War…
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Fast Forward IDF Chief Compares Right-Wingers to Terrorists
Israel’s military chief of staff said that settler attacks on Palestinians and the army have “characteristics of terrorism.” Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, addressing high school students on Friday, said the “price tag” attacks extremist settlers have inflicted on Palestinians and on the army are “criminal and thuggish and have characteristics of terrorism,” according to reports…
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News U.S. Gives $40 Million in Aid to Palestinians
The United States transferred $40 million in foreign assistance to the Palestinians. Congressional lawmakers released the funds, which amount to 20 percent of the $187 million in foreign assistance from fiscal year 2011 that was held up by Congress in response to the Palestinians’ actions at the United Nations, The Associated Press reported. The assistance…
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Fast Forward Riots Erupt After 8-Year-Old Girl Returns to School
Hundreds of Haredi Orthodox men rioted in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, hours after 8-year-old Na’ama Margolese returned to school for the first time. The Haredim set trash bins alight and threw rocks at police and bystanders as police attempted to disperse the crowd on Thursday evening. Three rioters were arrested; there were no…
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Fast Forward Romney and Santorum Would Vote for Ron Paul
Two Republican presidential candidates said they would vote for Rep. Ron Paul if he wins the GOP nomination. Mitt Romney, considered a frontrunner, and Rick Santorum, now undergoing a late surge in polls in Iowa, both told CNN in recent days that they would vote for Paul if he were to secure the nomination. “I…
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