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News More American Jews Support Striking Iran
A new survey shows that a majority of American Jews would support a U.S. military strike on Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons — a significant increase from a year ago. Fifty-six percent of American Jews would support the “United States taking military action against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons,”…
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Fast Forward Israel to Release Palestinian Prisoners for Shalit Tape
Israel’s Security Cabinet will release 20 female Palestinian security prisoners in exchange for a recently recorded videotape of Gilad Shalit. The proposal was presented to the Cabinet by the Egyptian team responsible for negotiating the release of the captive soldier, who has been held for the last three years by Hamas, most of the time…
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Fast Forward Date Set for Olmert’s Trial on Corruption Charges
Ehud Olmert’s trial on corruption charges is set to begin on Feb. 22, 2010. The date was set Friday at a preliminary hearing in Jerusalem District Court. The former Israeli prime minister is charged with fraud, breach of trust, tax evasion, fraudulent receipt of goods and false registration of corporate goods. The charges stem from…
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Fast Forward Brandeis President Will Step Down, Lead Jewish Nonprofit
The president of Brandeis University said he will be resigning to head a major Jewish nonprofit. “It is now time for me to enter the next chapter of my professional life,” Juehuda Reinharz informed the school’s board of trustees in a letter on Thursday. “I plan to continue to serve in the non-profit arena at…
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Fast Forward Bibi to U.N.: Goldstone Report Presents Stark Choice
Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly that the Goldstone report on the Gaza war presents the United Nations with a choice: Support Israel or terrorists. “The jury’s still out on the United Nations, and recent signs are not encouraging,” Israel’s prime minister said Thursday in his speech, the last of the General Assembly addresses…
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Fast Forward Boteach To Publish Book on Michael Jackson
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach will release a book based on his interviews with the late Michael Jackson. Boteach conducted 30 hours of taped interviews with Jackson more than eight years ago that are said to reveal much about the singer’s life, his views on celebrity and what motivated him. “NBC Dateline” is scheduled to run a…
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Fast Forward Sacha Baron Cohen Will Play Israeli Tour Guide on ‘The Simpsons’
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen will guest star as an Israeli tour guide on an episode of “The Simpsons.” Cohen, famed for his Borat and Bruno characters, will provide the voice for an angry but funny guide who meets the Simpsons clan on a church-led trip to the Holy Land, the Hollywood Insider reports. The episode,…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Gaza Tunnels
Israeli air strikes hit three Gaza smuggling tunnels in response to rockets fired from the strip at Israel. The Air Force struck the tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip early Monday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces’ spokesman’s office. On Saturday, during the second night of Rosh Hashanah, two Kassam rockets launched from Gaza…
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