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Fast Forward BDS Goes Down Under as Australia Party Seeks Ban on Israel Trips
A former national president of the Australian Labor Party has criticized its New South Wales branch following the publication of motions seeking to ban its members from participating in Jewish-sponsored trips to Israel. The motion will be raised at the NSW Labor conference to be held in Sydney on February 13 and February 14. Warren…
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Fast Forward Israel Court Springs Hunger-Striking Palestinian Journalist
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court has suspended the administrative detention of a Palestinian journalist who has been on a hunger strike for 72 days. The court said it was suspending the detention of Muhammad al-Qiq in reaction to Qiq’s poor health due to his hunger strike. Last week his attorney said he was unconscious, on…
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Fast Forward Israeli Player Speaks Up for Pope’s ‘Soccer for Peace’ Match
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Israeli soccer player recorded a message of support for Pope Francis’ second Soccer for Peace exhibition match. On Wednesday, the pope launched the second edition of Soccer for Peace featuring all-star players scheduled for May 29 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Eran Zahavi of Maccabi Tel Aviv was among…
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Fast Forward British Anti-Semitic Incidents Dip — Still Near Historic High Mark
The number of anti-Semitic incidents documented last year in Britain was lower by 22 percent than the record figure in 2014, the Jewish community’s security umbrella said. The Community Security Trust, or CST, counted 924 anti-Semitic incidents in 2015 compared to the 1,179 incidents recorded the previous year, the group wrote in its annual report…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teen Gets Life in Prison for Burning Palestinian Boy Alive
JERUSALEM — A Jewish teen was sentenced to life in prison and a second teen to 21 years in prison for kidnapping and murdering a Palestinian teen by burning him to death in the Jerusalem Forest. The sentences were handed down Thursday afternoon in Jerusalem District court, where they were found guilty in November. The…
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Fast Forward Hillary Gets Rabbi’s Question at Debate — Bernie Says He’s ‘Man of Faith’
At a New Hampshire town hall meeting, Bernie Sanders described himself as a man of faith and Hillary Rodham Clinton opened up to a rabbi about her insecurities. The town hall in Derry, broadcast live on Wednesday and moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, came six days before the New Hampshire presidential primary vote and just…
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News Globe Maker Excludes Israel, but Includes ‘Palestine’ on Map
An Australian stationery chain has recalled globes that omitted Israel, labeling its location Palestine. The globe, sold by the brand Typo, used a numbered key to label smaller countries in which a name could not fit. Israel is included in the number key, but Palestine is written over Israel’s location. Typo’s parent company, Cotton On,…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Opposition Leader Presents West Bank Pullout Plan to John Kerry
Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog presented U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with a plan for an Israeli pullout from the West Bank. “Israels are killed in the streets and the world advances surreal initiatives and boycotts,” Herzog said in a statement Wednesday. “Disengagement is the only path to advance a two-state solution.” Herzog, who…
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