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Fast Forward San Antonio Mayor Boosts Israel Ties
The mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julián Castro, signed agreements with Israel to share knowledge and economic cooperation. On Thursday, the mayor was wrapping up a five-day trip to Israel focused on economic cooperation. Members of Castro’s delegation included private businessmen and the heads of San Antonio’s public utility corporations. During his visit, Castro signed…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Claims Group Appoints Ombudsman
The organization that manages billions of dollars of Holocaust reparations payments voted to appoint an independent ombudsman. The decision on the ombudsman came Wednesday at a board of directors meeting. It follows years of complaints in the Jewish community that the Claims Conference has not been adequately responsive to inquiries of survivors and their families….
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Fast Forward Dignitaries Visit Israel To Fight Palestinian Statehood Bid
A group of dignitaries including a former prime minister and a Nobel Peace Prize winner came to Israel to pledge to fight the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations. The group came as part of the Friends of Israel Initiative, which seeks to rally international support for Israel. Among them were former…
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Fast Forward Argentina Launches Campaign To Remember Jewish Center Attack
Argentina’s president and several of the country’s international sports stars are among those featured in a new campaign to remember the 1994 bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish center. The campaign, launched a week before the 17th anniversary of the attack, is called “Attack the Neglect.” Its objective is to gain media attention before Monday’s…
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Fast Forward Canada Will Oppose Palestinian Recognition Move
Canada will not support the Palestinian effort at the United Nations to win statehood. “Our government’s long-standing position has not changed,” Chris Day, the spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, told the Toronto Star Tuesday. “The only solution to this conflict is one negotiated between and agreed to by the two parties. “One of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Human Rights Groups Challenge Boycott Law
Israeli human rights groups began challenging the boycott bill approved by Israel’s Knesset. The Gush Shalom movement appealed to Israel’s Supreme Court Tuesday, a day after the Knesset passed on second and third readings a new law that would sanction individuals or organizations calling for a boycott of Israel or its settlements. The bill was…
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Fast Forward Schindler Heiress Wants To Stop Auction of Famed List
An heiress of Emilie Schindler, the wife of Oskar Schindler, is trying to prevent a copy of the famous list that saved the lives of 1,200 Jews from the auction block. Erika Rosenberg is working to stop an original copy of Schindler’s list from being auctioned off by U.S. memorabilia dealer Gary Zimet on his…
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Fast Forward Canadian Anti-Semitism on the Rise, Study Says
Canada is fertile ground for anti-Semitism, especially on university campuses, a parliamentary committee has concluded. The Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism in a report released last week called on the federal government to do more to fight anti-Semitism in Canada, which it said is rising, due partly to increased hostility toward Israel. Over 10…
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