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Fast Forward Jews of Nice Angry at Terror Attack — But Not Surprised
To the millions of tourists who visit Nice annually, the city in southeast France is an ultimate holiday destination that offers inviting beaches and luxury casinos, stunning architecture and world-class museums. Sandwiched between the Maritime Alps and the Mediterranean Sea, Nice is France’s largest tourist destination after Paris, with 5 million arrivals each year and…
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Fast Forward 88-Year-Old Rabbi Injured at Coast Guard Ceremony Can Sue Government
A federal court ruling will allow an 88-year-old New York rabbi to proceed with a negligence lawsuit against the U.S. government. Judge Margo Brodie of the Brooklyn District Court struck down the federal government’s request for summary judgment in the case of Rabbi William Kloner, who was seriously injured at a 2010 Coast Guard retirement…
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Fast Forward Parents of Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza War Heckle Netanyahu at Memorial Ceremony
The parents of soldiers killed during Israel’s 2014 war with Hamas in Gaza heckled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a memorial ceremony. “We don’t believe you,” shouted Yoram Tal, whose son Omri, a captain, was killed during Operation Protective Edge. “My son died for democracy, not for this government.” Tal’s shouts at the beginning of…
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Fast Forward Israeli Teen Plucked From Mediterranean Sea After Pokemon Go Hunt Goes Awry
An Israeli teen lost consciousness in the Mediterranean Sea while tracking a Pokemon Go character. Assaf Ben Guzi, 17, of Ashdod, told Israel Channel 2 that he caught the Wartortle Pokemon before losing consciousness in the sea on Monday night. “I managed to catch it and then collapsed in the water, and from then on…
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Fast Forward Israeli Law Bars Using Mikvehs for Non-Orthodox Conversions
A controversial bill that would enable local Orthodox rabbinates to bar non-Orthodox Jewish conversion ceremonies in publicly funded mikvehs was passed in the Knesset. The bill — introduced by the haredi Orthodox United Torah Judaism Party and opposed by many North American Jewish leaders — passed into law on Monday night, the Jerusalem Post ….
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Fast Forward David Ben-Gurion Favored West Bank Withdrawal, Newly Unearthed Footage Shows
— Newly rediscovered footage of a 1968 interview with David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, shows that he opposed West Bank settlements and instead favored returning most of the land Israel captured in the Six-Day War. The six-hour interview with Ben-Gurion — segments of which appear in a new film called “Ben-Gurion Epilogue” — had been…
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Fast Forward Jewish Triple Murderer Demands Kosher Food on Death Row
— A Reform Jewish death row prisoner in Kentucky is suing the penitentiary where he is incarcerated for kicking him out of the state’s kosher food program. In a lawsuit filed last week in federal court, William Harry Meece claims that he is being unfairly penalized for eating rotisserie chicken that had not been certified…
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Fast Forward Israel Strikes Target in Syria Following Mortar Fire on Golan
Israeli fighter jets struck Syria in retaliation for mortar fire that landed in Israeli-controlled areas of the Golan Heights. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Monday that its Air Force had “successfully targeted the source of the fire in Syria.” It was not known whether the Israeli airstrike caused any damage or casualties….
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