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Fast Forward Memo Looking at Motives of Gifford’s Alleged Attacker Cites Congresswoman’s Faith
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo reportedly notes that Gabrielle Giffords is Jewish in describing the motives of the Arizona congresswoman’s alleged assailant. The memo, obtained by Fox News Channel, says that Jared Lee Loughner mentioned American Renaissance, an extremist anti-immigrant group, in some of his own postings. “The group’s ideology is anti-government, anti-immigration,…
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Fast Forward IDF Contradicts Account of Palestinian’s Death
The Israeli military is saying that there is no evidence that a Palestinian woman reportedly killed at a West Bank security fence protest died from tear gas poisoning. Jawaher Abu Rahma, 36, died on the morning of Jan. 1, hours after she was said to have inhaled tear gas at a demonstration near the West…
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Fast Forward Hoenlein and Assad Meet in Damascus
Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. Hoenlein said the meeting Monday was at the invitation of Syria and not, as had been reported originally by the Israeli media, at the behest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu….
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Fast Forward N.Y.’s Cuomo Urged To Restore Kosher Enforcement Division
Lawmakers, Jewish leaders and kosher businesses are lobbying New York’s new governor Andrew Cuomo to restore the state’s kosher law-enforcement division. Budget cuts and retirements over the last year have left the division with one employee, the division’s director, according to The Wall Street Journal. The cuts in the department, which once employed 11 kosher…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Israel Prepared To Extend Freeze, U.S. Withdrew
Israel was prepared to extend a West Bank construction freeze, but the United States withdrew the idea, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “The United States asked us to consider extending the freeze by three months, and the truth is that we were prepared to do so,” Netanyahu reportedly told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and…
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Fast Forward Israel Arrests Activists Protesting Palestinian Woman’s Death
Israeli police arrested 11 activists demonstrating in front of the U.S. ambassador to Israel’s home against the death of a Palestinian woman who protested the West Bank security fence. Jawaher Abu Rahma, 36, died on the morning of Jan. 1, hours after she inhaled tear gas at a demonstration near the West Bank village of…
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Fast Forward Rabbis’ Wives Urge Jewish Women Not To Date Arabs
More than two dozen Israeli rabbis’ wives signed a letter urging Jewish women not to date or work with Arab men. The letter, which had at least 27 signatories, was distributed Tuesday by Lehava, a one-year-old organization dedicated to preventing intermarriage between Jews and Arabs. The letter comes on the heels of another letter published…
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Fast Forward Alleged Terror Group Targeted British Rabbis, Shuls
An alleged terror group arrested in Britain was said to be targeting two British rabbis and their synagogues, in addition to popular tourist attractions, the U.S. embassy and London’s mayor. The nine suspects who were arrested last week by British police were indicted Monday. They will be jailed until a court appearance in January, according…
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