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Fast Forward Rabbi Basil Herring Steps Down as RCA Chief
Rabbi Basil Herring is leaving his position as head of the Rabbinical Council of America. Herring has served as executive vice president of the RCA, the umbrella organization for nearly 1,000 Orthodox rabbis in 14 countries, since 2003. RCA President Rabbi Shmuel Goldin of Ahavath Torah in Englewood, N.J., told JTA that Herring was “transitioning…
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Fast Forward GOP’s Pawlenty Blames Obama for Mideast Deadlock
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty charged that peace between Israel and the Palestinians is “further away now” than it was the day President Obama took office. Speaking Tuesday before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, criticized Obama’s handling of the Middle East conflict, calling his lack…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Slam Dutch Ban on Animal Slaughter
European Jewish groups slammed a decision by the lower house of the Dutch parliament to ban the ritual slaughter of animals. The Conference of European Rabbis President Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt called the ban an outrage that would prevent Jews from living a Jewish life in The Netherlands. “We have passed the stage of arguing the…
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Fast Forward Dutch Parliament Bans Jewish, Muslim Ritual Animal Slaughter
The lower house of the Dutch parliament voted to ban the ritual slaughter of animals, Reuters reported. Under the bill passed Tuesday, animals are required to be stunned before slaughter. Both Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter must be performed while the animal is fully conscious. The upper house still must approve the measure, which is…
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Fast Forward Israel Drops Threat to Journalists Aboard Flotilla
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli authorities to formulate a special procedure for journalists who are arrested on board the Gaza flotilla. The order Monday came a day after the head of Israel’s Government Press Office threatened to deny entry to the country for ten years to any journalist who participates in the flotilla. Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward U.S. Reps to Clinton: Protect U.S. Citizens on Gaza Flotilla
Six Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to ensure the safety of the American citizens who join the Gaza flotilla. U.S. Reps. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), William Clay (D-Mo.), Sam Farr (D-Calif.), Bob Filner (D-Calif.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) signed a letter to Clinton last Friday expressing their concern…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Will Ask for UN Recognition
The Palestinian leadership officially decided to go ahead with plans to ask the United Nations for recognition as an independent state. The decision was made Sunday during a meeting in Ramallah, called by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Following the meeting, the P.A. announced that it would bring its statehood request to the United Nations…
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Fast Forward Israel Begins Rerouting Fence Bordering Bil’in
Israel’s military began rerouting the security fence bordering the West Bank village of Bil’in. The tearing down and rebuilding of the fence, in compliance with a 2007 Israeli Supreme Court ruling, began on Sunday. The entire project will cost about $7.5 million. Another $1.5 million will go to help make the land that is made…
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