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Fast Forward Two Americans Among 4 Killed in Jerusalem Truck Ramming Terror Attack
Two of the four Israeli soldiers killed in the truck ramming attack in Jerusalem were American citizens. The four soldiers were buried in separate cemeteries on Monday, a day after the attack on the promenade in the Arnon Hatnatziv neighborhood, which marks the border between the eastern and western halves of Jerusalem. A group of…
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Fast Forward Modern Language Association Rejects BDS by 113-to-79 Vote
The Delegate Assembly of the Modern Language Association voted down a resolution endorsing an academic boycott of Israel. The resolution was rejected on Saturday by a vote of 113 against to 79 in favor at the MLA’s annual convention in Philadelphia. Following the voting down of the Israeli boycott resolution, the convention delegates approved a…
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Fast Forward Greek Game Firm Closes Auschwitz ‘Escape Room’ Following Complaints
(JTA) — An entertainment company in Greece canceled a game in which players use clues to escape from a room themed around the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. The Rubicon agency, which is located in the northern Athens suburb of Galatsi, in recent weeks advertised the Auschwitz “escape room” on social media. Jews and non-Jews complained it…
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Fast Forward Berlin Terror Victim’s Son Lights Menorah Candle
The son of an Israeli woman killed this month in a terror attack on a Christmas market in this city lit the fourth Hanukkah candle on a giant menorah at the nearby Brandenburg Gate. Or Elyakim performed the ritual Tuesday at the annual multi-faith ceremony organized by Chabad at Berlin’s famous landmark. Among the guests…
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Fast Forward American Envoy Hopes To Stay in Israel So Daughter Can Finish School
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, reportedly has asked the State Department for permission to stay in Israel as a private citizen so that his daughter can complete the school year. His daughter is in the 11th grade, a year that is heavy with Israeli matriculation exams. The U.S. Embassy did not confirm the…
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Fast Forward New Zealand Jews Push To Keep Israel Embassy Open After UN Vote
After New Zealand was one of four countries to sponsor a resolution in the United Nations Security Council condemning Israel, the country’s Jewish community has called on the governments of New Zealand and Israel to work together to keep the Israeli Embassy in Wellington open. The plea follows the recall to Israel of its ambassador…
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Fast Forward Boulder Council Votes 7-2 for Sister City Deal With Palestinian City of Nablus
The City Council in Boulder, Colorado, voted to make the West Bank Palestinian city of Nablus its eighth international sister city. Its 7-2 vote last week came three years after a council decision against entering into a formal relationship with Nablus and years of heated debate over the issue. The council identified Nablus as being…
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Fast Forward Israeli Anchor Lucy Aharish Says Aleppo Is A Holocaust
As bombs continue to fall on Aleppo, Syria’s ravaged metropolis, Israeli newscaster Lucy Aharish switched from Hebrew to English to direct a damning message at viewers around the world. “Right now, in Halab, Syria, just an eight-hour drive from Tel Aviv, a genocide is taking place,” said Aharish, Israel’s first Arab news presenter, using the Arabic…
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