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Fast Forward Israeli Hoops Coach David Blatt May Get New York Knicks Gig
David Blatt, the Israeli-American who was fired as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reportedly is under consideration to become the head coach of the New York Knicks. ESPN reported Monday evening that Blatt is in the running for the job currently being filled by interim coach Kurt Rambis, citing unnamed league sources. Blatt played…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Will Speak at J Street as Speculation on New Peace Push Grows
Vice President Joe Biden will address J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group. The April 18 event comes a month after Biden, the Obama administration senior figure closest to the pro-Israel community, addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a center-right group often at odds with J Street. It also comes as speculation…
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Fast Forward Legal Eagle Bruce Wenger Dies of Aneurysm on New York Commuter Train
Bruce Wenger, a prosecutor who went into private practice as a defense attorney, died suddenly at 49 while commuting to work on a train. Wenger, of West Hempstead, New York, is believed to have suffered an aneurysm last week while riding the Long Island Rail Road, the Daily News reported. His funeral was April 7…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Acknowledges Israeli Attacks on Arms Shipments to Hezbollah
Israel has attacked “dozens” of arms shipments on their way to the terrorist group Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged. Netanyahu made the statement Monday during a visit to an Israeli military exercise in the Golan Heights, according to Israeli news reports. “We act when we need to act, including here, across the border,…
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Fast Forward Terror Attacks Have Dropped in Recent Weeks, Shin Bet Says
There has been a “considerable decline” in the number of terror attacks committed by Palestinians in recent weeks, the Shin Bet security service told the Israeli Cabinet. The number of attacks described as “significant” also has seriously declined, according to the Shin Bet, which reported 20 in March, compared to 78 last October, and three…
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Fast Forward British Donor Says Anti-Semitic Scandals Keeps Cash Away From Labour Party
A major Jewish donor to Britain’s Labour Party said no big Jewish donor has given money to the party this year because they are “concerned about the direction the party is taking.” Michael Foster, whose family gave the party more than $570,000 during the 2015 general elections, wrote in an Op-Ed in the Daily Mail…
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Fast Forward Australia’s Oldest Holocaust Survivor Makes Poignant Plea for Filipina Caregiver
Australia’s oldest Holocaust survivor is at the center of a spat between his Filipina caregiver and the Australian government, which has made it clear that if she leaves the country she will not be permitted to return. Elenita Fernandez, 43, was in Australia on a tourist visa when she began caring for Helen Roberts. Following…
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Fast Forward Stanford Student Senator Ends Campaign Amid ‘Jews Control’ Everything Furor
A member of Stanford University’s student senate who argued it is “not anti-Semitism” to claim Jews control “the media, economy, government and other social institutions” said he will not run for reelection. In a statement published April 8 in the student newspaper the Stanford Daily, junior Gabriel Knight said that “my continued presence in the…
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