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Fast Forward Chabad Building First West Africa Mikvah in Nigeria
An Israeli firm and a Chabad rabbi working in Nigeria are preparing to open the first known Jewish ritual bath, or mikvah, in West Africa. Yisroel Ozen, a prominent Chabad emissary based in Nigeria, is supervising the construction of a mikvah for women in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on land purchased for him by…
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Fast Forward Muslim Labour Candidate Leads in London Mayor Vote, Despite Party Anti-Semitism
LONDON — With half of the votes counted in London’s local election, Sadiq Khan of Labour maintained a strong lead over the Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith. The son of a British Jewish father, Goldsmith, who does not identify himself as a member of the Jewish community, was seen as having conducted a lethargic campaign but was…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Refuses To Condemn Anti-Semitic Abuse of Reporter Who Profiled Melania
Donald Trump said he had no message for supporters who deluged a reporter with anti-Semitic comments after she wrote a critical profile of his wife. “You’ll have to talk to them about it,” the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said Wednesday on CNN when told of the abusive phone calls, emaisl and social media posts received…
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Fast Forward Violence Against Jews Dips by 46% in 2015: Report
There was a substantial decrease in violent attacks against Jews in 2015, but an increase in “institutional anti-Semitism” and “slander against the Jewish People as a whole,” according to a new report. Anti-Semitic incidents worldwide decreased to 410 in 2015 from 766 the previous year, a 46 percent decrease, the Kantor Center for the Study…
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Fast Forward Michelin Criticized for Not Publishing Israel Dining Guide
The president of the World Jewish Congress is taking the Michelin travel company to task for not including Israel in its repertoire of prestigious travel and dining guides. In a letter to the French company, whose restaurant-ranking system influences foodies worldwide, Ronald Lauder said it is a “concerning omission” that Michelin has no guide to…
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Fast Forward Would-be Miami Synagogue Bomber Is Muslim, Wanted to Inspire Other Attacks
The South Florida man arrested for planning to bomb a Miami synagogue is a convert to Islam who hoped to inspire further attacks, according to court documents. James Gonzalo Medina, 40, of Hollywood, was charged Monday with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center during Friday night…
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Fast Forward Man Moderately Wounded in Jerusalem Stabbing Attack
Israeli police are hunting for the attacker who stabbed a man in Jerusalem’s Old City, moderately injuring him. The victim, believed to be in his 60s, was stabbed in the back near the Austrian Hospice in the Muslim Quarter, the Times of Israel. He reportedly was conscious and in stable condition at a nearby hospital….
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Fast Forward 3 British City Councilmen Suspended in Labour Anti-Semitism Purge
A third British city councilman was suspended by the Labour Party on Monday for tweeting anti-Semitic comments. Shah Hussain, a member of the Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, was suspended hours after two other lawmakers who had made anti-Israel statements on social media were suspended. An investigation will be launched into tweets Hussain sent to…
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