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Fast Forward Barak: Iran Is Not an ‘Existential Threat’ to Israel
Ehud Barak says Iran is not an “existential threat” to Israel. In an interview with the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronoth, the Israeli defense minister was quoted as saying that “Iran does not constitute an existential threat against Israel” and that “I am not among those who believe Iran is an existential issue for Israel.” He…
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Fast Forward Goldstone Report: Israel, Palestinians Committed War Crimes
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it is “appalled and disappointed” by a U.N. commission report that says Israel committed war crimes during its Gaza offensive. The 600-page report by the United Nations commission, which was headed by South African Judge Richard Goldstone, concluded that “Israel committed actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity,” during…
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Fast Forward Human Rights Watch Official Suspended Over Nazi Memorabilia
Human Rights Watch suspended a senior official over his collection of Nazi memorabilia. A pro-Israel blog had revealed last week that the human rights group’s senior military analyst, Marc Garlasco, is a major collector of Nazi memorabilia. While the group gave Garlasco its full support when the news broke last week, on Monday night its…
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Fast Forward Suit Charges Jewish Cemetery With Dumping Remains
A class-action lawsuit is accusing a Los Angeles Jewish cemetery of dumping remains to make room for new interments. The suit filed Sept. 10 in Los Angeles Superior Court claims that Eden Memorial Park, one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in the United States, instructed groundskeepers to “secretly break concrete vaults with a backhoe and…
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Fast Forward Pope to Renegades: Respect for Judaism Is Non-Negotiable
Respect for Judaism and other religions is mandatory for readmission into the mainstream Catholic fold, Pope Benedict XVI will tell a renegade traditionalist Catholic group. In a weekend interview with a newspaper in Passau, Germany, Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said doctrinal talks between the Vatican and the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X would begin…
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Fast Forward United Synagogue Announces Major Restructuring
The umbrella organization for Conservative synagogues is restructuring, its new chief executive said. Rabbi Steven Wernick, who has been on the job as the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism’s executive vice president and CEO for barely two months, told JTA on Thursday that the organization is reducing the number of regions from 15 to six…
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Fast Forward Russia Denies Ship’s Weapons Were Bound for Iran
Russia denied that a cargo ship reportedly seized by pirates was carrying weapons bound for Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the denial Tuesday after an article printed over the weekend by the Sunday Times of London, which reported that the ship called the Arctic Sea was carrying Russian-made S-300 anti-aircraft missiles. Officially, the…
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Fast Forward Report: Madonna Will Light Sabbath Candles With Netanyahu
Madonna is reportedly spending the Sabbath eve at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home. Ynet reported Friday that Madonna will light the sabbath candles and will spend time with Netanyahu’s children at the official residence in Jerusalem. The pop singer, who sold out two Tel Aviv concerts, this week toured Jerudalem’s Old City and Tsfat,…
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