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Fast Forward White House Condemns Mosque Torching
The Obama administration condemned a mosque burning in northern Israel and backed Israeli efforts to track the perpetrators. A U.S. State Department statement Tuesday “strongly” condemning the arson noted “that the Israeli Government also strongly condemned the attacks, and we endorse stepped-up efforts by law enforcement authorities to act vigorously to bring to justice those…
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Fast Forward Americans For Peace Now Weighs In on Jerusalem Case
Americans for Peace Now filed a brief supporting the Obama administration in its arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court against registering Jerusalem-born Americans as having been born in Israel. “This case represents a direct challenge to more than six decades of United States foreign policy on one of the most sensitive foreign policy questions facing…
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Fast Forward Madoff Victims Get $312 Million Restitution
Victims of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff are beginning to receive restitutions, according to The New York Times. Irving Picard, the trustee in charge of liquidating the Madoff estate, said that $312 million in payments were to be distributed Wednesday to “Madoff’s defrauded customers.” The payments, part of the first batch of payments being sent to…
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Fast Forward Feds Probe Alleged Discrimination at Columbia
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Columbia University for allegedly discriminating against a Jewish student. The probe by the department’s Office for Civil Rights concerns an Orthodox student at the Columbia-affiliated Barnard College who was “steered” by an academic adviser away from a course taught by Professor Joseph Massad because she would be made…
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Fast Forward Panetta Fails To Win Release of Suspected Spy in Egypt
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta left Egypt without Ilan Grapel, the dual U.S.-Israeli citizen being held in Egypt on spying charges. Grapel has been held in an Egyptian prison since June. Panetta reportedly expressed concern about Grapel’s continued detention, but was unable to secure his release. The Britain-based Arab daily Al-Hayat newspaper reported Oct. 2…
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Fast Forward California Day School Raises $1 Million To Match Gift
The Oakland Hebrew Day School in California has raised $1 million in 10 months to match a grant from an anonymous donor. The $2 million will be used to provide need-based scholarships for students to attend the Modern Orthodox day school, the Bay Area school announced Tuesday. The donor, who remains anonymous, also pledged another…
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Fast Forward Jewish Scientists Win Nobel for Medicine
The Nobel Prize for medicine reportedly was awarded to two Jewish scientists, Ralph Steinman and Bruce Beutler. The prize was given Monday for discoveries on the immune system, Israel National News reported. Half was awarded to Steinman, with the other half to be split between Beutler and biologist Jules Hoffman. Steinman will receive the prize…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise in U.S.
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States increased for the first time since 2004, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit. The ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents released Tuesday showed that there were 1,239 incidents in 2010, up slightly from the 1,211 reported the previous year. The audit tracks assaults, vandalism and harassment…
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