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Fast Forward Bibi Brokers Six-Month Freeze on Conversion Bill
An agreement has been reached to put a six-month freeze on a controversial Israeli conversion bill up for a vote in the Knesset. According to a deal brokered Thursday between Prime MInister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet secretary and several Israeli non-Orthodox religious movements, the bill, proposed by Knesset member David Rotem of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party,…
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Fast Forward Protest Over Women of the Wall Arrest Held Outside Israel’s U.S. Embassy
A multidenominational rally denouncing the Israeli police’s arrest of the Women of the Wall leader was held outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of Ohev Shalom, the National Synagogue, organized Thursday’s rally to draw attention to the Israeli government’s lack of response to the July 12 arrest of Anat Hoffman reportedly for…
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Fast Forward Austrian Museum Pays $19m for Painting Looted by Nazis
A museum in Austria will pay $19 million to keep a painting looted during the Holocaust. The Leopold Museum in Austria settled a decade-long legal battle by agreeing to pay the estate of an Austrian Jewish woman, Bondi Jaray, for the painting that a Nazi reportedly stole from her in 1939. Jaray died in 1969,…
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News A Victim of Madoff and Changing Priorities, the American Jewish Congress Calls It Quits
When the board of the American Jewish Congress decided to suspend its operations, it didn’t give its staff much notice. Employees were notified on July 13, that Thursday, two days later, would be their last day and that they then would receive their final paychecks. Whereas those laid off in previous rounds of cuts received…
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Fast Forward Rotem Conversion Bill Is Delayed, Won’t Reach Knesset Floor for Months
Israel’s conversion bill reportedly will not reach the Knesset floor until October. Proponents of the controversial bill had hoped to bring the bill to the Knesset floor on Wednesday, the last day of the Israeli parliament’s summer session before the start of a three-month hiatus. Its sponsor, Yisrael Beiteinu Party lawmaker David Rotem, reportedly is…
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Fast Forward Lieberman, Bibi Meet To Work Through Differences
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met to hash out their differences. “The meeting was conducted in a positive spirit, in an effort to strengthen cooperation on all matters,” read a statement issued from the Prime Minister’s office following the two hour meeting which ended late Monday evening. The leaders reportedly…
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Fast Forward Jewish Group Runs Advertisement Criticizing Glenn Beck
More than 250 rabbis, Christian clergy, Jewish leaders and other supporters signed on to a Jewish Funds for Justice ad criticizing Glenn Beck’s comments about the organization. The ad, which appeared in the most recent edition of the Forward, was part of an ongoing feud between the conservative Fox TV host and Jewish Funds for…
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Fast Forward Lieberman: Yisrael Beiteinu Will Not Leave Coalition
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said his Yisrael Beiteinu party will not leave the government, despite several disagreements. During a news conference Monday, Lieberman criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not having more consideration for his largest coalition partner. With 15 seats, Yisrael Beiteinu is the second largest party in Netanyahu’s coalition. Netanyahu and Lieberman…
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