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Fast Forward Congress Proposes Statue In Honor of Elie Wiesel
Several U.S. congressmen introduced resolutions to honor the life and work of Elie Wiesel, including a proposal to create a memorial statue to be placed in the U.S. Capitol building. Three members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council — Reps. Steve Israel, D-N.Y.; Patrick Meehan, D-Pa., and Ted Deutch, D-Fla. — offered a resolution Friday…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Bus Killer Sentenced to Three Life Terms
The Palestinian terrorist who killed three men, including an American citizen, in a stabbing spree on a bus was sentenced to three life sentences plus 60 years. Balal Abu Gaanam, from the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, was sentenced Monday in Jerusalem District Court for the Oct. 13 attack aboard a public bus driving…
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Fast Forward Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says Senate Should Act on Merrick Garland
Ruth Bader Ginsburg said the Senate has an obligation to hold hearings and a vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland “That’s their job,” she said. “There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the president stops being president in his last year.” Garland, a judge in the Washington D.C. circuit, was nominated in…
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Fast Forward Oldest American, Goldie Michelson, Dies at 113
The oldest American, Goldie Michelson of Worcester, Massachusetts, has died at the age of 113 and 11 months. Michelson, the daughter of Russian Jewish parents who immigrated with her family to Worcester when she was 2, died at home Friday. Born in 1902, she lived for 113 years and 335 days — nearly all of…
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Fast Forward Mother of Murdered Israeli Teen Asks Permission to Hold Memorial on Temple Mount
JERUSALEM — The mother of Hallel Yaffa Ariel, the 13-year-old Jewish girl killed in her bed, requested permission to bring 250 people to the Temple Mount to hold a memorial ceremony for her daughter. Rina Ariel asked permission from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The group that would ascend to the Temple Mount on Tuesday would…
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Fast Forward Egypt’s Foreign Minister to Visit Israel Sunday
JERUSALEM — Egypt’s Foreign Minister was scheduled to visit Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The visit by Sameh Shoukry set for Sunday is the first by an Egyptian Foreign Minister since 2007, Netanyahu said Sunday morning at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting. “Today’s visit is important from many points-of-view….
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Fast Forward South Korea Seeks To Grab Share of Kosher Food Market
South Korea has seen the future — and it’s kosher. The Korean government announced plans Thursday to attract new businesses and boost international sales by educating producers about kosher and halal foods. Following a meeting with President Park Guen-hye, officials announced plans to provide “administrative and technical support” to help kosher and halal food and…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Makes Groundbreaking Visit to Ethiopia
Benjamin Netanyahu became the first Israeli prime minister to visit Ethiopia. Netanyahu met Thursday morning at the national palace with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. The prime ministers and their delegations discussed ways to increase bilateral cooperation on a series of issues including water, agriculture, communications, tourism and education. Agreements were signed in science, technology and…
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