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Fast Forward Chabad Rabbi Attacked During Menorah Lighting in Vienna
Chabad rabbi was attacked after presiding over a public Chanukah menorah lighting in Vienna. The assailant who punched Rabbi Dov Gruzman and bit off part of the rabbi’s finger following the lighting Saturday night in Stephansplatz Square was Muslim, according to reports. Gruzman, principal of the Lauder Chabad High School in Vienna, underwent a partial…
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Fast Forward London Court Cancels Arrest Warrant for Livni
A court in London issued, and then canceled, an arrest warrant against Israel’s opposition leader at the request of pro-Palestinian activists. The warrant sought Tzipi Livni’s arrest on suspicion of war crimes committed during Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s military offensive in Gaza last winter, according to diplomatic sources in London. The warrant was canceled later…
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Fast Forward Obama: Hanukkah Is a Time For People of All Faiths To Celebrate
President Obama said the Hanukkah story of the Maccabees “reminds us that faith and perseverance are powerful forces that can sustain us in difficult times and help us overcome even the greatest odds.” In his first presidential Hanukkah message, released Friday, Obama also said the holiday is “not only a time to celebrate the faith…
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Fast Forward Fayyad Opposes Unilateral Statehood Declaration
The Palestinian Authority prime minister in a meeting with Jewish Council for Public Affairs leaders said he opposed a Palestinian unilateral declaration of statehood. Salam Fayyad told a group of 15 JCPA leaders visiting Israel this week that he did support Palestinians unliaterally building infrastructure and political institutions in preparation for future statehood, and compared…
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Fast Forward Jewish Settlers Suspected of Defacing West Bank Mosque
Vandals sacked a West Bank mosque and left graffiti on its walls. The vandals raided the mosque before dawn on Friday, burning furniture, prayer rugs and holy texts and defacing the mosque’s walls, Ha’aretz reported. One graffiti read “Price tag – greetings from Effi.” Effi is a Hebrew name and “price tag” refers to the…
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News A Last Chance For Survivors of St. Louis
Seventy years after the S.S. St. Louis was turned away from the United States, the surviving passengers of the ill-fated voyage may be reuniting for the last time, near the place where their chance at freedom was denied. Thirty-three of the 75 survivors — ranging in age from 71 to 91 and coming from more…
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News The Bostoner Rebbe, Levi Yitzhak Horowitz
The Bostoner Rebbe, Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Horowitz, the first American-born Hasidic leader, died December 5. He never fully recovered from a heart attack that he suffered during the summer. He was 88. Horowitz was born in Boston and led his family’s Hasidic dynasty from 1944. He began splitting his time between Boston and Israel after…
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Fast Forward Trial Begins for Alleged Jewish Terrorist
The trial of alleged U.S.-born Jewish terrorist Yaakov (Jack) Teitel opened in Jerusalem. Teitel is charged with two counts of murders, five counts of attempted murders, incitement, weapons violations and one count of arson. His trial began in Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday. Teitel reportedly refused to stand when requested to by the judge. The…
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