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Fast Forward Israeli Court Backs Deportation of Mother and Child
An Israeli court ruled that a 4-year-old girl born in Israel and her Filipina mother will be deported, in a case that prompted intervention by the Israeli prime minister’s wife. The Central District Court ruled Thursday that the two must leave the country, despite a stay of the order issued Tuesday as the two were…
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Fast Forward Australia Council Refuses To Allow Eruv
Jewish leaders in Sydney are irate after a local council denied an application to build an eruv. Ku-ring-gai Council, on Sydney’s north shore, voted Tuesday night to reject a plan to build a 12-mile symbolic boundary that would allow Orthodox Jews to push strollers and carry objects on Shabbat. The Northern Eruv Group already has…
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Fast Forward Glenn Beck Wraps Up Trip With Jerusalem Rally
Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem’s Old City for broadcaster Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Courage” rally. More than 1,000 people gathered at Wednesday’s rally in a Jewish Quarter archeological park near the southern side of the Temple Mount, The Jerusalem Post reported. Others attended more than 1,400 viewing parties around the world, Beck said. “In Israel there is…
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Fast Forward California Moves Towards Limiting Restrictions on Circumcision
A bill that would prevent local communities in California from banning male circumcision was unanimously approved by the state senate’s judiciary committee. The committee approved the bill, proposed by two Democratic lawmakers, on Tuesday. It will head to the Senate floor as early as next week. If approved by the California State Legislature, the bill…
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Fast Forward Delta Won’t Ask About Religion, Despite Saudi Alliance
Delta Airlines announced that it will not ask its customers to disclose their religious affiliation, despite partnering with Saudi Arabian Airlines. The announcement followed a controversy two months ago when a Delta spokesperson suggested that, because Saudi Arabian Airlines was joining the SkyTeam Alliance, Delta might have to refuse boarding to passengers with Israel stamps…
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Fast Forward Scottish Student Expelled for Insulting Israeli Flag
A university student in Scotland was found guilty of racism after insulting a fellow student’s Israeli flag, and he was expelled from St. Andrews University. The student, Paul Donnachie, 19, reportedly called an exchange student from Yeshiva University in New York a terrorist and said Israel was a terrorist state and the flag was a…
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Fast Forward Judge Dismisses Sex Assault Charge Against Strauss-Kahn
A New York State Supreme Court judge has closed the sexual assault case against Dominique Srauss-Kahn. On Tuesday, Judge Michael Orbus dismissed all charges against the former head of the International Monetary Fund following an official request Monday from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Afterward, Strauss-Kahn issued a statement calling the three months since his…
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Fast Forward Rev. Al Sharpton Gets Permanent MSNBC Slot
MSNBC chose Rev. Al Sharpton to be its permanent news host for the channel’s 6 P.M. slot, for a program to be called “PoliticsNation.” Sharpton underwent a two-month tryout and will become the network’s only African-American host. He was awarded the job days after he wrote an Op-Ed piece in the N.Y. Daily News in…
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