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Fast Forward Ecuador’s U.N. Envoy Compares Zionism With Nazism in General Assembly
The Ecuadorean representative to the United Nations equated Zionism with Nazism in his speech during the celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at the United Nations General Assembly. “We repudiate with all our strength the persecution and genocide that in its time unleashed Nazism against the Hebrew people. But I…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire’s Son Barred from Israeli Youth Basketball League
A son of retired NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire has been barred from playing youth basketball in Israel because he is not an Israeli citizen. Stoudemire’s wife, Alexis Stoudemire, posted a photo of their 12-year-old son, Deuce, on Instagram last week, complaining that he was being forced to sit out games for his Jerusalem basketball team….
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Fast Forward Keith Ellison Defends Controversial Taped Remarks on Israel as ‘Taken Out of Context’
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said an audio recording in which he said American foreign policy bows to Israeli interests was “taken out of context.” “The audio released was selectively edited and taken out of context by an individual the Southern Poverty Law Center has called an ‘anti-Muslim extremist,’” Ellison said Thursday in an open letter…
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Fast Forward Swastikas and Racist Messages Painted Outside Boston-Area School
Swastikas and racist messages were painted outside of a school near Boston. The swastikas were drawn on a rock outside the Bromfield School that is regularly decorated by students and which is considered an important symbol to the town of Harvard, Massachusetts, according to the Boston Fox news affiliate. The swastikas reportedly were painted over…
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Fast Forward Alan Gross on Fidel Castro: ‘History Will Never Absolve Him’
Alan Gross, imprisoned for five years in Cuba for his efforts to assist its Jewish community, said of Cuban leader Fidel Castro: “history will never absolve him.” Castro’s death at the age of 90 was announced on Friday night by his brother, Raul, Cuba’s current president. “History will never absolve him. But perhaps now the…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Thanks Abbas for Sending Firefighting Crews — Flames Now Mostly Extinguished
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for sending firefighters to assist in putting out massive fires throughout Israel. Netanyahu made the call on Saturday night to Abbas, identified by his nom de guerre Abu Mazen in a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. The Palestinian Authority sent eight fire…
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Fast Forward Skater Wearing Concentration Camp Uniform Sparks Outrage on Russian Television
A Russian state-owned television channel aired a figure-skating performance featuring the wife of a senior Kremlin spokesperson wearing the uniform of a Jewish concentration camp inmate. Russia-1 on Saturday showed the performance by actor Andrey Burkovsky and Tatiana Navka, a professional figure skater who is married to Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson of Russian President Vladimir…
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News Why President Obama’s Trip to Havana Was ‘Trancendental’ Moment for Cuba’s Jews
After Fidel Castro’s death on Saturday, what will the future hold for Cuba’s Jews? The small community celebrated a “trancendental moment” when President Obama visited the island last year amid a historic thaw in relations, which its leaders hoped would improve life for them. But Donald Trump is coming to the White House — and…
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