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Fast Forward Jerusalem Grand Mufti Condemns Western Wall Agreement
JERUSALEM — The grand mufti of Jerusalem has condemned the agreement approved by Israel’s Cabinet to establish an egalitarian prayer area at the Western Wall. The area next to the Western Wall is “the property of the Islamic Waqf that was taken by the Israeli occupation in 1967,” Sheik Muhammad Hussien said in a statement…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teen With Brain Cancer Is A Laker for a Day
The Los Angeles Lakers signed a Jewish teenager with brain cancer to a one-day contract. Yitzi Teichman of Baltimore signed the one-day contract on Sunday for the team’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was given a jersey with the number 18, which in Hebrew is chai, or life, for…
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Fast Forward 2 Vehicles Torched in Tennessee Jewish Center Parking Lot
Two vehicles used to transport the elderly and bring meals to senior citizens were set ablaze in the parking lot of a Jewish institution in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The badly burned vehicles were discovered Sunday morning at the city’s Jewish Cultural Center. Both belonged to the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga. Arson investigators with the Chattanooga…
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Fast Forward Chelsea Clinton’s Interfaith Marriage Bad for the Jews — Israel Official
JERUSALEM — Israel’s tourism minister said Chelsea Clinton’s wedding to a Jewish man, in which a rabbi officiated with a priest, shows how assimilated Reform Jews are in the United States. Yariv Levin of the Likud party made the comment Sunday during a discussion of the agreement approved by the Cabinet creating a dedicated space…
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Fast Forward Israel Imposes Partial Closure on Ramallah After 3 Soldiers Shot
JERUSALEM — Israel’s military has imposed a partial closure on Ramallah, the West Bank city that is the seat of government for the Palestinian Authority. The closure, which was imposed late Sunday night, is the first for a Palestinian city since the start of the current wave of Palestinian terror against Jewish-Israelis in October. It…
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The Schmooze J.Lo. Will Perform In Israel This Summer for the First Time
JERUSALEM — Jennifer Lopez reportedly will perform in Israel for the first time. Lopez agreed to hold a concert this summer in Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, the Ynet news website reported Monday. She is among several high-profile artists and bands who are scheduled to perform in Israel this summer. They include Elton John, Deep…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson in Talks To Build Stadium for ‘Vegas Raiders’
Sheldon Adelson met with the owner of the Oakland Raiders team owner to discuss the casino mogul’s plan to build a billion-dollar stadium for the NFL team and move them from Oakland, Calif. to Sin City. On Friday, the same day of the meeting, Mark Davis also toured the site of Adelson’s proposed 65,000-seat stadium…
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Fast Forward Brazil President Snubs Holocaust Remembrance for Third Year
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was absent for the third year in a row at a Holocaust event that was even attended by the Palestinians. The ambassador of the Palestinian Authority in Brazil joined several Jewish and non-Jewish officials to commemorate the Holocaust at a ceremony in Brazil’s capital. “I could not…
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