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Fast Forward Three Stabbing Attempts Thwarted in West Bank
Three attempted stabbing attacks by Palestinian teenagers were thwarted in the West Bank. The three halted attacks took place on Sunday morning. No Israeli soldiers or civilians were hurt in the incidents. The first attempted attack occurred at about 8:30 a.m. at the Tapuach Junction in the northern West Bank, near the major settlement city…
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Fast Forward JNF Canada Withdraws Event Funding Over Singer Noa’s Alleged BDS Ties
The Jewish National Fund of Canada has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Jewish Federation of Vancouver’s Yom Ha’atzmaut event over the federation’s decision to feature controversial Israeli pop singer Achinoam Nini, known as Noa. “Due to the views of the entertainment booked for this year’s celebration, we will be taking a one-year hiatus from sponsoring…
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Fast Forward France Appoints Jewish Woman as New Culture Minister
France has named a Jewish woman as its new culture minister. Audrey Azoulay was named last week during a Cabinet reshuffle. She is the daughter of Andre Azoulay, an adviser to Moroccan King Mohammed VI, and writer Katia Brami. She is a native of Morocco. In 2014, Azoulay, 43, was named culture and communications adviser…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Join Push for Quick Action on Antonin Scalia Replacement
An array of Jewish groups joined a call on Senate leaders to consider whomever President Barack Obama nominates to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Thirteen of the 31 groups signing the letter sent Friday to Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee were…
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Fast Forward German Bank Closes Account of Pro-BDS Group
Germany’s branch of the BDS movement may have been forced to give up its bank account used for fundraising, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post. Jurgen Eikenbusch, spokesman for DAB Bank Munich, told JTA Thursday that he could not confirm that a decision had been made about the account of the BDS-Kampagne named…
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Fast Forward Husband Who Won’t Give Divorce Is Shamed by Religious Court
In an unusual move, an Israeli rabbinical court excommunicated a scientist who refused to divorce his wife and ordered the publication of his name, photo and personal details. The Jerusalem-based rabbinical appeals court issued this week a herem – a writ of banishment — against Oded Guez, a physicist at Tel Aviv University, because he…
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Fast Forward Columbine Shooter Had Jewish Roots — Dreaded Passover Seder
Columbine school shooter Dylan Klebold revealed he was Jewish when he mentioned dreading a family Passover seder — creating a tense moment with his fellow shooter, his mother said. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris had openly admired Adolf Hitler. They opened fire on students and teachers at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, on the…
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Fast Forward El Al Plane Damaged in Minor Crash on Runway in Amsterdam
An El Al passenger plane was badly damaged when its wing accidentally grazed a perimeter fence on a runway at Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands’ main hub for international traffic. The accident Friday morning at Schiphol, in which no one was injured, ruptured the tip of the wing of the El Al Boeing 737 airplane as…
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