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Fast Forward Jewish Extremist Tied to Firebombing Denied Furlough for Son’s Circumcision
Meir Ettinger, the suspected head of a right-wing Jewish terrorist cell who is being held in administrative detention, will not be furloughed to attend his son’s circumcision. A panel of three judges of Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday morning upheld the decision of the Beersheba District Court on Sunday, which denied a petition to grant…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier’s Bullet to Head Killed Palestinian on Hebron Street: Autopsy
An Israeli soldier’s bullet to the head killed a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay prone on the ground, the autopsy determined, according to a Palestinian news agency. Israeli doctors conducted the autopsy, which was completed Sunday, at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, with a Palestinian pathologist present. They all agreed on…
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Fast Forward Soccer Star Lionel Messi Slammed as ‘Jewish’ by Egyptians for Donating Cleats
Soccer star Lionel Messi was slammed as “Jewish” and a “Zionist” by Egyptian officials after donating his soccer shoes to a charity in Egypt. Messi, who plays for the Barcelona Football Club, was interviewed last week on the Egyptian television program “Yes, I Am Famous” on the private network MBC Masr. “One of the things…
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Fast Forward United Nations Dumps Pro-Israel Exhibit — Envoy Hits Back
The United Nations has censored an exhibition about Israel set to go on display at the organization’s headquarters in New York. Three of the 13 panels in the exhibition “Israel Matters,” which is set to open Monday, will be deleted, the U.N. decided over the weekend. The censored panels deemed “inappropriate” are on the subjects…
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Fast Forward Canada’s Radio Shalom Silenced by Financial Woes After 15 Years on Air
Canada’s first and only all-Jewish radio station signed off for the last time after more than 15 years of struggling to stay financially afloat. The station’s last broadcast was on Friday. Radio Shalom, an AM and Internet-streamed station based in Montreal that broadcast 24 hours a day except on Shabbat, was forced to close, owner…
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Fast Forward Did Britain Yank Funds for Charity That Backed Palestinian Rights?
Britain reportedly has halted funding to a charity that sponsored anti-Israel events. The government’s Department for International Development pulled its funding of the human rights organization War On Want, The Telegraph reported over the weekend. The group helped to pay for last month’s Israeli Apartheid Week throughout the country, the newspaper wrote. Over the last…
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Fast Forward Germany Spied on Both U.S. and Israel: Report
Germany’s federal intelligence agency, the BND, has spied on friendly governments including Israel and the United States, the weekly magazine der Spiegel reported. Targets of “monitoring” based on picked-up keywords included the office of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the U.S. State Department, as well as offices of Austria’s Interior Ministry and the United…
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Fast Forward Paris Thugs Vandalize Signs for Israeli Show at Louvre
Vandals defaced and tore down signs announcing an exhibit about Israel at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The vandalism occurred Sunday morning on the French capital’s subway. The exhibit, called “Open a Door to Israel,” a joint project of Israel’s Strategic Affairs and Foreign Affairs ministries, features nine doors that open to interactive screens that…
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