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Fast Forward Budapest Promenade Named For Late U.S. Rep. and Holocaut Survivor Tom Lantos
A promenade in Budapest has been named after the late U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to have served in the Congress. The Tom Lantos Promenade, which was inaugurated Monday, is located near the school the late congressman attended in the Hungarian capital during his teenage years. Lantos, who was part of a…
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Fast Forward Patriots Owner Robert Kraft To Receive Honorary Doctorate From Yeshiva University
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, a noted philanthropist, will receive an honorary doctorate from Yeshiva University. Kraft, a noted philanthropist, also will deliver the keynote address at the New York Jewish school’s 85th commencement ceremony at Madison Square Garden in May, the university announced Thursday. “Robert Kraft represents not only success in business, but…
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Fast Forward UN Boss To Speak At New York Orthodox Synagogue’s Shabbat Service
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will speak at a Shabbat service at an Orthodox synagogue in New York. The service this Saturday at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan is in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed around the world last week. Ban will be accompanied by Israel’s ambassador to the United…
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News Palestinians Open Embassy in Brazil, First in Western Hemisphere
RIO DE JANEIRO — A new building housing the first Palestinian Authority embassy in the Western Hemisphere was inaugurated in Brasilia. The PA’s envoy to Brazil, Ibrahim Alzeben, led Wednesday’s event, which was attended by left-wing Brazilian government officials, representatives of Arab countries and members of the local Arab community. A week earlier, Alzeben attended…
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Fast Forward Bibi Furious That Arab-Israeli Lawmakers Met With Palestinian Attackers’ Families
JERUSALEM — Three Arab-Israeli lawmakers who met with the families of Palestinians who killed or attempted to kill Israelis could be facing Knesset sanctions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Knesset officials what steps can be taken to punish the three Joint Arab List parliament members. Jamal Zahalka, Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas met…
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Fast Forward GOP Candidate John Kasich Defends Israel, Settlements
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich criticized the Obama administration’s relations with Israel and defended Israel’s stance on peace with the Palestinians and settlements at a campaign appearance in New Hampshire. Kasich, the governor of Ohio, at a Manchester business forum on Wednesday defended Israel’s handling of the peace process with the Palestinians, the JewishInsider reported….
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Israel News 2 Young Teen Israeli Arab Girls Stab Security Guard
JERUSALEM — Two Arab-Israeli teenage girls stabbed a security guard near the Ramle central bus station, police said. Initial news reports called the attack nationally motivated. The teens reportedly said during questioning that they carried out the attack as “revenge for the situation in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.” The girls, 13, reportedly pulled kitchen knives out…
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Fast Forward Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Group Banned In Jersey Is Operating in Israel
The Orthodox Jewish nonprofit JONAH, which purports to help gay men become heterosexual, is operating in Israel after it was ordered closed by a court in New Jersey. Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing has referred patients in Israel to some of the estimated 20 to 30 licensed psychologists and social workers and 50 non-licensed…
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