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Fast Forward Charlotte Bloomberg, Mother of N.Y.C. Mayor, Is Dead at 102
Charlotte Bloomberg, the mother of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and a “constant source of encouragement and wisdom for him,” died June 19 at her home in Medford, Mass., at 102. “As the center of our family, our mother’s unimpeachable integrity, fierce independence, and constant love were gifts that profoundly shaped our lives and…
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Fast Forward Human Rights Activist Yelena Bonner Dies
Yelena Bonner, a Soviet human rights activist who was married to the late Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, has died. Bonner, who smuggled her husband’s writings out of Siberia, died June 18 in Boston at the age of 88. She already was active in the Soviet human rights movement when she married Sakharov, who worked on…
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Fast Forward CNN Reporter Severs Ties With Jewish Women’s Group
Dana Bash, a senior CNN correspondent, stepped down as a trustee of Jewish Women International because of its abortion rights advocacy. “Bash came under scrutiny for her relationship with JWI due to the organization’s long held position on reproductive choice,” the group said in a statement Friday. A number of conservative blogs highlighted the group’s…
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Fast Forward Anthony Weiner Tells Colleagues He Will Step Down
Rep. Anthony Weiner reportedly is set to resign in the wake of a scandal in which he lied about sexually explicit exchanges on social media outlets. Friends of Weiner (D-N.Y.) were quoted Thursday as saying that the embattled congressman will resign under pressure from top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who had urged…
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News Al Schwimmer, Father of Air Force
Al Schwimmer, a New York native whose actions were described by David Ben-Gurion as the Diaspora’s most important contribution to the survival of Israel, died June 11. He died on his birthday at age 94 in Tel Aviv. He used his contacts and experience as a World War II flight engineer for the U.S. Air…
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Fast Forward Top U.S. Negotiators in Israel To Push Talks
Top U.S. negotiators are meeting with Israeli and Palestinian officials in a bid to restart talks. Dennis Ross, the senior Middle East adviser to President Obama, and David Hale, the top envoy to the region, met Wednesday in Jerusalem and the West Bank with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam…
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Fast Forward Jewish Agency To Determine Orthodox Converts’ Aliyah Eligibility
The Jewish Agency for Israel will now approve Orthodox converts’ eligibility for aliyah. Israel’s Interior Ministry announced the change in a letter to the Knesset on Tuesday. Previously the ministry, which approves candidates for aliyah under the Law of Return, relied on Israel’s Orthodox-dominated Chief Rabbinate to determine if an Orthodox conversion in the Diasopra…
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Fast Forward Poll: Americans’ Support For Israel Largely Unchanged
Americans’ views on Middle East issues have not changed in recent months, despite major headlines from the region, according to a new poll. The Pew Research Center poll, conducted during the end of May, found that Americans still sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians in their ongoing conflict by 48 percent to 11 percent. Those…
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