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Fast Forward Israeli Woman Finds Rare Roman-Era Gold Coin in Galilee
An Israeli woman discovered a rare, more than 2,000-year-old Roman gold coin while hiking at an archaeological site in northern Israel. Laurie Rimon, who lives on Kibbutz Kfar Blum in the Galilee, spotted the coin in the grass while visiting an eastern Galilee site, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced in a statement on its website…
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Fast Forward Reform Movement Slams Trump for ‘Hate Speech’ but Backs AIPAC Invite
WASHINGTON — The Reform movement harshly criticized Donald Trump for “hate speech,” but backed AIPAC’s invitation of the Republican front-runner to speak at its annual conference. Reacting to Trump’s acceptance of the invitation on Friday, the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis on Monday called his campaign bigoted. “His campaign…
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The Schmooze Beauty Queen Says ‘Saul’ Won Oscar Because Jews Run Hollywood
A Colombian actress suggested that “Son of Saul” won the Academy Award for best foreign language film because “a large part of the industry and especially those who vote for the Oscar awards” are Jewish. Paola Turbay, a former Miss Colombia and runner-up in the 1992 Miss Universe pageant, was miffed that “Embrace of the…
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News Surprise: Putin Says Russia To Withdraw Troops From Syria
In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a military withdrawal from Syria. Saying its intervention, launched in 2015, has mostly achieved its goals, Putin said Monday the pullout of most of Russia’s forces will begin Tuesday, according to Reuters. Russia will keep its Hmeimim airbase and its longtime Tartus naval base in…
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Fast Forward Abe Foxman To Head Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, Hatred
Former Anti-Defamation League director Abraham Foxman will head a new center for the study of “anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. “Unfortunately, anti-Semitism has never gone away and other forms of hatred including prejudice, bigotry, and bullying continue to persist,” museum chairman Bruce Ratner…
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Fast Forward Ex-Miss Colombia Says ‘Son of Saul’ Won Oscar Because the Jews Run Hollywood
A Colombian actress suggested that “Son of Saul” won the Academy Award for best foreign language film because “a large part of the industry and especially those who vote for the Oscar awards” are Jewish. Paola Turbay, a former Miss Colombia and runner-up in the 1992 Miss Universe pageant, was miffed that “Embrace of the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Tourist Dies in Peru Zip Line Tragedy
An Israeli backpacker has died in an extreme adventure accident in the Peruvian city of Cusco. Orel Guetta, 24, of Kfar Saba, fell to his death after a cable malfunctioned on the Tarzan pendulum attraction, which swings riders along a canyon from a harness more than 300 feet in the air. His body was taken…
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Fast Forward Western Wall Rabbi Now Opposes Egalitarian Prayer Plan
The Western Wall rabbi withdrew his support for a deal establishing a separate egalitarian prayer section at the holy site. Shmuel Rabinowitz in a letter Monday urged ultra-Orthodox party leaders to introduce legislation to cancel the Jan. 31 deal and a 2013 district court ruling allowing the Women of the Wall group to pray in…
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