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Fast Forward West Bank Settlement Mayor Arrested
The mayor of a West Bank settlement was arrested after preventing government inspectors from entering the community to enforce a construction freeze. Avi Naim, head of the Beit Aryeh settlement in the central West Bank, was arrested Wednesday morning after blocking Civil Administration inspectors from entering the community to hand out stop-work orders. Also Wednesday,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Labor Committee Encourages Hyatt Boycott
The Jewish Labor Committee is calling on Jews to boycott Hyatt Hotels. The call comes following the news earlier this fall that the hotel chain had laid off approximately 100 members of its housekeeping staff and replaced them with lower-wage workers. In August, employees at three Boston-area hotels were tasked with training people they thought…
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Fast Forward Court Rejects Petition To Release Shalit Deal Details
Israel’s Supreme Court rejected a petition to release information about the deal for the release of captured soldier Gilad Shalit. The court ruled Tuesday that requiring the military to release information about the developing deal would harm security. “For the time being it is not for us to interfere in deliberations,” the ruling said. “Moreover,…
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Fast Forward European Union To Call for Divided Jerusalem
The European Union is set to officially call for Jerusalem to be divided and serve as the capitals of both Israel and Palestine. Israeli daily Ha’aretz said the declaration will take place next week, according to a draft document authored by Sweden, and obtained by the newspaper. Sweden serves as president of the E.U., a…
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Fast Forward Chelsea Clinton, Jewish Boyfriend To Wed
Chelsea Clinton is engaged to marry her Jewish boyfriend of two years. Clinton, 29, the only daughter of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, became engaged over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, 31. Mezvinsky, who works for Goldman Sachs, is the son of former U.S….
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Fast Forward Israel Bombs Gaza Terrorists Preparing Rocket Launch
Israel’s air force bombed a group of terrorists in Gaza as they prepared to launch a rocket at Israel. Four Palestinians were wounded in the Friday morning strike on northern Gaza, according to reports. The launcher was also destroyed. The move comes less than a day after five mortar shells fired from Gaza on Thursday…
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Fast Forward Hadassah Supports Mammograms at 40
Hadassah said women should continue to have regular mammograms beginning at age 40, contrary to new federal guidelines. The statement rejects the controversial recommendation made last week by a federal panel that most women do not need to start such examinations until age 50. In a news release, Hadassah said it will be joining with…
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News White House Appoints Envoy on Antisemitism
The former head of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs was appointed the U.S. State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism. Hannah Rosenthal led the JCPA for five years and most recently was the vice president of community relations at the not-for-profit WPS Health Insurance Company. The post has been vacant since Gregg…
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