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Fast Forward Israeli Chief Rabbi: Rebuild Jewish Temple but Keep Muslim Shrines Too
Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, David Lau, said the Jewish temple can be rebuilt on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount without moving any of the Muslim shrines there. Speaking on the Knesset Channel Tuesday, Lau appeared to approve the idea of rebuilding the temple at the hotly contested site and said that there is enough room there for “Jews,…
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Fast Forward At Graduation Party, Dutch Teens Sing About Burning Jews
AMSTERDAM — Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs called on authorities to identify and punish high school pupils who during their graduation ceremony sang about burning Jews. The incident happened last week during the graduation gala of the Elde College in the town of Schijndel, 70 miles southeast of Amsterdam, the Brabants Dagblad daily reported on…
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Fast Forward At Funeral, Tel Aviv Terror Victim’s Father Slams Government Response
The father of one of the victims of Wednesday’s terror attack at a Tel Aviv shopping center criticized the Israeli government for not doing enough to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the funeral Thursday for Ido Ben Ari, one of four people killed when two Palestinian terrorists opened fire at the Sarona Market in central…
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Fast Forward 4 Killed, 4 Badly Injured in Suspected Tel Aviv Terror Attack
Four people were killed and four were seriously injured in a shooting at an outdoor shopping center in Tel Aviv. Two gunmen carried out the apparent terror attack and were shot and disarmed, according to the police. “One is wounded, the other’s condition is unclear at the moment. All these details are preliminary,” said police spokeswoman Merav Lapidot….
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Fast Forward ‘Rare Cache’ of 2,000-Year-Old Silver Coins Uncovered in Israel
A trove of 16 silver coins dating back more than 2,000 years has been uncovered in an excavation in the Israeli municipality of Modiin-Maccabim-Reut. The Hasmonean-era coins, which were found in April, were hidden in a rock crevice against a wall of an agricultural estate also discovered during the excavation, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday….
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The Schmooze Helen Mirren Urges Senate to Pass Bill That Would Assist Recovery of Stolen Art
WASHINGTON — Helen Mirren testified to the U.S. Senate about the importance of restoring art stolen by Nazis to its rightful owners. Mirren, the Oscar-winning British actress, appeared Tuesday at a hearing on a bill that would grant claimants more time to reclaim stolen art works. Mirren said she became steeped in the issue while…
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The Schmooze Argentine-Israeli Soccer Star Powers Team to Title, League Promotion
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine-Israeli soccer star Eial Strahman led the Argentine team Talleres to the national B Division championship and a promotion to the premier A league. Strahman, 26, who formerly played for the Maccabi Haifa team in Israel, is now being called “Strahman the super hero” by media in the Cordoba province for…
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Fast Forward Mexico’s Foreign Minister Compares Anti-Mexican Sentiment in US to Anti-Semitism
Mexico’s foreign minister compared anti-Mexican “bigotry” in the United States to anti-Semitism in an address to the American Jewish Committee. Claudia Ruiz Massieu won sustained applause with her remarks Monday at the AJC’s Global Forum in Washington, D.C., the Washington Post . “Let me say loud and clear, fighting anti-Semitism, like standing up to anti-Mexican sentiment,…
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