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Fast Forward Bill DeBlasio Responds to Jeb Bush’s Gun Tweet — With a Carnegie Deli Sandwich
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio responded to Jeb Bush’s controversial gun tweet by posting an image of a Jewish deli sandwich captioned “America.” America. pic.twitter.com/211oQK5qeU — Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) February 17, 2016 The image in Bush’s tweet, posted Tuesday, was of a handgun engraved with the words “Gov. Jeb Bush,” also with…
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Fast Forward Special Needs Couple Requests Permission to Wed at the Knesset
A Knesset worker and his fiancee, both with special needs, have petitioned Speaker Yuli Edelstein for permission to be married there. Nadav Halperin and Hodaya Lowenstein made their request to help promote tolerance for people with special needs, Israel’s Channel 2 reported Thursday. The couple met under the auspices of the Alei Siach organization, which…
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Fast Forward Los Angeles-Area Jewish Institutions Hit in $80K Robbery
Some $80,000 in equipment and valuables were stolen from two Los Angeles-area Jewish institutions. The sound and audio equipment and other valuables were stolen from Hollywood Temple Beth El and the Iranian American Jewish Federation, which share a building in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles Jewish Journal reported on its website Wednesday, citing local police….
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Fast Forward Is Toronto’s York U. Too Anti-Israel for Jewish Students?
Jewish students are being urged to think twice before applying to York University in Toronto following accusations that its faculty association was endorsing a “censorship campaign against Israel and the Jewish people.” Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies said in a statement issued Tuesday that it was “concerned for the safety and…
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Fast Forward Elderly Israeli Man Bludgeons Wife in Spat Over Tennis on TV
A 76-year-old Israeli man is accused of murdering his wife after she disturbed him while he was watching a tennis match on television. Moisei Beiniashvilli of Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, was charged with murder Thursday in Tel Aviv District Court. Prosecutors said his wife, Malka, disturbed him during a critical moment of the Australian…
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Fast Forward Miami Jews Unnerved by Muslim Women at Synagogue
Miami-area Jews are reported to be on edge after Muslim women wearing hijabs entered a local synagogue two times asking questions about the congregation. The women visited Congregation Beth Israel twice, the first time on Feb. 12 right before the start of Shabbat, according to local reports, citing police. They reportedly asked about times of…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu and Opposition Describe Stance With Palestinians
Speaking to a delegation of American Jewish leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Opposition Leader Isaac Herzog struck divergent tones on the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations. Netanyahu suggested that a resolution to the conflict may come only after improved relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Herzog reviewed his newly conceived plan for…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Says Won’t Take Sides Between Israel and Palestinians in ‘Toughest’ Conflict
Donald Trump said he would remain neutral when it comes to Israel and the Palestinians, but cited Palestinian incitement as a factor in making the conflict intractable. Trump, a front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nod, appeared at a town hall meeting in Charleston, South Carolina hosted by MSNBC ahead of Saturday’s Republican…
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