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Fast Forward Abbas and Hamas Leader Push Unity Agenda
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said they turned a “new page” in Palestinian unity after meeting in Cairo. Thursday’s meeting was the first time the Palestinian leaders had met face to face since they signed a reconciliation deal in May. The deal called for new elections in a year. Thursday’s…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Activist Killed in Los Angeles Crash
A Jewish activist in Los Angeles was killed and a local rabbi critically injured after they were hit by a car while walking home from morning prayer services. Berrish Landau, 88, also known as Dov, and Rabbi Shmuel Jacobs were hit early Tuesday morning by a car while crossing the street in a crosswalk in…
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News Drivers Protest Holiday Work at Jewish Schools
Some school bus drivers in Lakewood, N.J., are expressing their displeasure with having to work on Thanksgiving driving Orthodox Jewish students to school. About 200 bus drivers will work on the holiday – half the number of a regular school day – taking some 18,000 Orthodox students to private Jewish schools in Lakewood, according to…
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Fast Forward Mitt Romney Would Make Israel First Trip
Mitt Romney said his first foreign trip as president would be to Israel. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, said during a foreign policy debate Tuesday night that President Obama had been unfriendly to Israel. ?The right course for Israel is to care about Israel,? he said during the debate with seven other contenders for the…
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Fast Forward ADL Slams ‘Hanukkah Pricing’ Vodka Ad
The Anti-Defamation League criticized the New York ad campaign of Wodka vodka for reinforcing anti-Semitic stereotypes. The ads feature two dogs, one wearing a Santa cap and one wearing a yarmulke with the message ?Christmas Quality, Hanukah Pricing.? According to the ADL, the billboards were featured in several locations in New York. ?In a crude…
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Fast Forward Biden Meets With Leaders Over Pollard
Vice President Joseph Biden met with several Jewish American leaders to discuss the case of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. During Monday evening’s meeting, Biden reportedly listened to the seven American Jewish leaders, who made a case for the severity of the sentence and the support of U.S. political leaders for clemency, Ynet reported. The newspaper…
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Fast Forward Jews Rally To Save Programs for Poor
Jewish groups joined prayer rallies and demonstrations in Washington and across the country to urge Congress to preserve federal programs for the poor. The rallies called on members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also known as the congressional budget super committee, not to reduce the deficit by cutting programs that assist poor…
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Food Ireland’s Bagel Tax
Irish bagel lovers aren’t having much luck: a 13.5% value-added tax will be tacked on to the traditionally Jewish favorite for the first time. Under new plans by the Irish government to raise desperately needed revenue, bagels, croissants, garlic bread and other premium baked goods will be hit with the tax next month. Consumers are…
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