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Fast Forward Armed Suspect Wounds Guard at Moscow Synagogue
Russian police beefed up security around a central synagogue of Moscow following what they said was an attempted attack by an armed resident of the capital in which a security guard sustained mild injuries. The incident occurred on Saturday at the Moscow Choral Synagogue, where the alleged attacker, carrying a canister of gasoline and a…
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Fast Forward Breitbart News Launches Anti-Semitic Attack on Washington Post Columnist
Breitbart News attacked Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum, calling her a “Polish, Jewish, American elitist” and accusing her of having “global media contacts,” a common anti-Semitic screed. The gratuitous nod to Applebaum’s Jewishness came in a 1,400-word article published Tuesday titled “WaPo’s Anne Applebaum Embarks On Kremlin-Style Disinformation Offensive vs. the Anti-Globalist Right.” According to…
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Fast Forward Hillary Clinton and President Obama Will Attend Shimon Peres Funeral
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will take a break from the campaign and travel to Israel with her husband Bill Clinton to attend the funeral of Shimon Peres. President Barack Obama, as well as Secretary of State John Kerry, also will attend the funeral of Israel’s ninth president scheduled for Friday morning at the Mount…
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Fast Forward California Anti-BDS Measure Is Signed Into Law
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that requires companies doing business with the state to certify that they do not boycott or discriminate against any sovereign state, including Israel. Brown signed Assembly Bill 2844 on Saturday afternoon. The State Senate approved the bill by a vote of 34 to 1 on August…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Brother Runs for David Cameron’s Seat in British Parliament
The brother of former Democratic candidate for president Bernie Sanders is running for Britain’s Parliament. Larry Sanders, 81, is running as the Green Party candidate for the seat being vacated by former Prime Minister David Cameron, who has held it for the Witney constituency in Oxfordshire in southern England since 2001. Cameron resigned as prime…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Apologizes for His Comments About Israeli Soldier On Trial for Manslaughter
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for remarks which seemed to compare the suffering of the family of the family of a soldier on trial for manslaughter and the parents of fallen soldiers. Netanyahu on Saturday night told Israel’s Channel 2 that he did not regret calling the family of Elor Azaria, who shot a…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Will Meet With Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with the U.S. presidential nominees from the major parties, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Netanyahu, who is in the United States to attend the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, will meet the nominees in New York on Sunday, a day before their first debate. The meetings…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Rabbis’ Group Mandates Prenup To Prevent ‘Chained’ Wives
The Rabbinical Council of America will mandate its member rabbis to require couples to sign a prenuptial agreement ensuring that husbands will not withhold a get, or Jewish writ of divorce, from their wives. The agreement, commonly referred to as a “halakhic prenup,” generally penalizes the husband financially for refusing to give the get. Rabbi…
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