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Fast Forward Israel Intercepts Additional Gaza-Bound Ship
Israel peacefully intercepted a seventh Gaza-bound ship and brought it to Ashdod port. Israeli Navy forces boarded the Irish-owned ship named the Rachel Corrie, in memory of an American pro-Palestinian activist who was killed by an Israeli military bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, on Saturday 22 miles off the coast of Gaza. They boarded the…
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Fast Forward Obama: ‘Break Out of the Current Impasse’
President Obama reiterated his call for an investigation into the flotilla confrontation and urged parties in the Middle East to transform the situation into a chance to advance the peace process. In an interview with Larry King on CNN Thursday, Obama called the loss of life on the boat “unnecessary” and predicted that the Israelis…
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Fast Forward American Reportedly Among Dead Flotilla Activists
A dual American-Turkish citizen is reportedly among the activists killed by Israeli soldiers when a Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted by Israel’s Navy. Turkish investigators told the state-run Anatolia news agency that Furkan Dogan, 19, who has both Turkish and U.S. passports, took four bullets to the head and one to the chest in Monday’s incident….
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News Lawmakers Demand Hearing on Holocaust Insurance
A bipartisan group of 12 congressmen, including nine Jewish members, has called for a hearing into a bill that would allow litigants to make Holocaust-era insurance claims in U.S. courts. “This bill would help Holocaust survivors and heirs recover on policies sold by insurance companies to their families before World War II, but where benefits…
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Fast Forward New Zealand Bans Kosher Slaughter
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) – New Zealand has banned shechita, the kosher slaughter of animals. The country’s new animal welfare code, which took effect last Friday, mandates that all animals for commercial consumption be stunned prior to slaughter to ensure that they are treated “humanely and in accordance with good practice and scientific knowledge.” The regulation…
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Fast Forward Comedy Central Removes Video Game That Played on Jewish Stereotypes
Comedy Central has removed a video game with antisemitic stereotypes from its Web site. “I.S.R.A.E.L. Attack,” which earlier this week was renamed “Drawn Together: The Movie: The Game,” was removed from the Comedy Central site, according to Honest Reporting, which mounted a successful campaign to pressure the television network to remove the game based on…
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Fast Forward Emanuel Heckled in Jerusalem
Activists heckled White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel as he and his family toured the Old City of Jerusalem in honor of his son’s bar mitzvah. Emanuel and his entourage on Thursday visited the newly restored Huvra synagogue, amid shouts of “antisemite.” When the family arrived at the Western Wall, Rahm Emanuel did not…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Encourage Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
A coalition of 10 major Jewish organizations is urging Congress to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy. The coalition, led by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, sent a letter Tuesday to Congress. We believe this policy is unjust and become an anomaly among western nations,” the letter said. “Advanced militaries throughout the…
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