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Fast Forward Israel Beefs Up Military Presence Along Egyptian Border
Israel’s military has increased its presence on the border with Egypt over fears that terrorists and migrants will take advantage of the unrest in Egypt to cross into Israel. The army and Border Police also are concerned that large groups of Bedouin living in the Sinai will attempt to flee into Israel. On Monday, Egypt…
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Fast Forward Cantorial School Named for Debbie Friedman
The Reform movement’s cantorial school has been named for the late Debbie Friedman. Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, made the announcement Jan. 27 in New York at a memorial tribute to Friedman, who died Jan. 9 at 59. Friends of the late singer-songwriter have made possible an endowment to…
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Fast Forward Israel Denies Sending Egypt Riot Equipment
Israel has denied an Al Jazeera report that Egypt had requested Israel to send riot-dispersal gear and that two airplanes had landed in Cairo with the equipment. Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Monday denied both that Egypt had made the request and that Israel had sent the equipment. Some 250,000 protesters gathered Monday in Tahrir Square…
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Fast Forward U.N. Rapporteur on Palestinians Denies 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
The special rapporteur of the United Nations on the Palestinians, U.S. academic Richard Falk, denied accusations that he supported 9/11 conspiracy theories. “I wish to be absolutely clear,” Falk said in a statement released Jan. 26. “I do not endorse the theory that the U.S. government orchestrated the 9/11 attacks.” He blamed U.N. Watch, an…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Israel Is ‘Anxiously Monitoring’ Protests in Egypt
Israel is “anxiously monitoring” developments in Egypt throughout the region, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in his first official comments on the situation. Netanyahu told his Cabinet on Sunday that he had spoken the previous night with President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and held consultations with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud…
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Fast Forward U.S.: Events in Egypt Are of ‘Deep Concern’
Events in Egypt are of “deep concern,” the Obama administration said. “Events unfolding in Egypt are of deep concern,” P.J. Crowley, the state department spokesman, said Friday through the Twitter social network. “Fundamental rights must be respected, violence avoided and open communications allowed.” Protesters clashed with security forces for the fourth day in Egypt, and…
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Fast Forward Sen. Rand Paul: End Foreign Aid — Including Israel Aid
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul wants to end all foreign assistance, including aid to Israel. Paul, a Republican newly elected in Kentucky, was on CNN Wednesday outlining where he would cut the $500 billion in government spending he says is critical to sustaining the U.S. economy. His focus was on the departments of energy, education and…
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Fast Forward Rabbis Urge Fox To Sanction Glenn Beck
A group of American rabbis is calling on Fox News to sanction personality Glenn Beck for “his completely unacceptable attacks” on Holocaust survivor George Soros. In an ad that was scheduled to run in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal and in a letter to Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, the rabbis note Beck’s recent attack on…
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