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Fast Forward Biden, in Israel: Says Bond With Israel ‘Unbreakable’ but U.S. Will Note Missteps
The U.S.-Israel bond is unbreakable, but the United States will keep both sides accountable for their actions, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said. Biden’s address Thursday at Tel Aviv University, meant to have been an expression of friendship, was altered in part by Israel’s announcement this week that it planned to build 1,600 new housing…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Rabbi Found Guilty in Teen Sex Assault Case
A Brooklyn rabbi was found guilty of sexually assaulting a male teenager. A Brooklyn Supreme Court jury on Tuesday found Baruch Lebovits guilty on eight of 10 counts, the New York Daily News reported. Lebovits, 59, who owns a travel agency in Borough Park, was convicted of sexually molesting the Jewish teen in 2004 and…
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Fast Forward Reform Task Force: Reach Out to Interfaith Families
The Reform movement should encourage interfaith couples to stay in the Jewish community, a task force proposed. A task force on intermarriage created by the Central Conference of American Rabbis proposed that the movement find ways to reach out to intermarried families, for example by creating special blessings for the non-Jewish spouses participating in events…
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Fast Forward Mitchell: Israeli-Palestinian Talks Will Begin Within Weeks
U.S. special Middle East envoy George Mitchell announced the start of proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Mitchell will broker the indirect talks, which over the next few weeks will have him shuttling between the Palestinian territories and Israel. “We’ve begun to discuss the structure and scope of these talks, and I will return…
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Fast Forward Israel’s ‘Ajami’ and Jewish-Themed Films Lose Out at Oscars
Israel’s half-century jinx at the Oscars continued Sunday night, as “Ajami” was passed over for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. A gritty film about the Jewish-Arab tensions in the mixed quarter of Jaffa, “Ajami” was beaten out by Argentina’s entry, “The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos),” directed by…
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Fast Forward Rabbi’s Sex Abuse Case Opens
The alleged victim took the stand as the sexual molestation case against a rabbi began in a New York courtroom. Rabbi Baruch Lebovits, 59, who owns a travel agency in Borough Park, is accused of sexually molesting a Jewish teenager in 2004 and 2005. He faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of…
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Fast Forward Arab League Supports Resuming Peace Talks
The Arab League agreed to support the resumption of indirect peace talks with Israel. The Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday agreed in principle to support four months of indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians, during an Arab League meeting in Cairo. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was present at this week’s meeting, has…
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Fast Forward Police Question Israel’s Foreign Minister Lieberman
Police questioned Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman for allegedly obstructing an investigation against him. Lieberman was questioned Tuesday for two hours. He is under suspicion of obtaining secret information from Israel’s former ambassador to Belarus regarding the investigation, according to reports. Lieberman is suspected of laundering millions of shekels through straw companies, including while serving…
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