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Fast Forward Jewish Republican Leader Mehlman Says He Is Gay
The first Jewish chief of the Republican Party came out as gay. Ken Mehlman has told friends and family that he is gay, The Atlantic magazine reported online Wednesday. “Everybody has their own path to travel, their own journey, and for me, over the past few months, I’ve told my family, friends, former colleagues, and…
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News Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Musician Turned Orthodox Jew
A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death in New York of a former hip-hop musician turned Orthodox Jew. Police on Wednesday arrested Eion Klass in the death of Yoseph Robinson, 34, who was shot to death last week at a kosher liquor store in Brooklyn where he worked as a clerk.He died trying…
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Fast Forward For the First Time, Israelis Will Serve With U.N. Multinational Force
An Israeli police delegation will leave for Haiti to serve as part of a U.N. multinational force, marking the first time Israelis will serve on a U.N. force. The 14 police officers attended a ceremony at the Western Wall on Monday ahead of their scheduled departure on early next week. The delegation constitutes the first-ever…
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Fast Forward Danny Ayalon: Israel Has ‘Deep Respect’ for Iranian People
Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, said Israel has “deep respect” for the people of Iran. In a Farsi-language broadcast on Kol Israel Persian radio, Ayalon said the regime, not the people of Iran, is the problem. During Monday’s broadcast, people in Iran called in to the station to ask Ayalon questions, according to Ayalon’s…
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Fast Forward Hitler Likely Had Jewish and African Roots
Adolf Hitler may have had both Jewish and African roots, DNA testing shows. Samples taken from some of the German Fuhrer’s relatives show that he was likely descended from some of the ‘sub-human’ races that he tried to destroy, according to research by Belgian journalist Jean-Paul Mulders and historian Marc Vermeeren, cited in the Flemish-language…
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Fast Forward Bibi: Peace Talks Can Succeed If Both Sides Make Concessions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said direct peace talks with the Palestinians can end in success if Israel is not the only side making concessions. “I know that there is a considerable skepticism after 17 years having passed since the beginning of the Oslo process. It is possible to understand why this doubtfulness exists. We…
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Fast Forward U.S. to Israel: Iran Won’t Have Nukes for at Least a Year
U.S. officials reportedly have persuaded Israel that Iran is at least a year away from a nuclear weapon. Troubles besetting Iran’s nuclear program mean that Iran has at least a Year’s “dash” time, Gary Samore, a National Security Council official, told the New York Times’ Friday edition. The “dash” time refers to estimates of how…
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Fast Forward Harvard Says It Is Not Divesting From Israel
Harvard University said the sale of some of its investments in Israel was not politically motivated and it is not divesting from Israel. Harvard spokesman John Longbrake told Foreign Policy that the university sold $39 million in stocks in five Israeli companies because Israeli stocks could no longer be considered part of the emerging markets…
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