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Fast Forward French Lawmakers Wear Kippahs to Parliament After Wave of Attacks
A French-Jewish lawmaker and his non-Jewish colleague wore kippahs in parliament to signal their rejection of anti-Semitism. Meyer Habib and Claude Goasguen were filmed wearing the Jewish head cover briefly in the corridors of the National Assembly Wednesday, after a Jewish community leader from Marseille called on Jews to remove their kippahs as a security…
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Fast Forward The Nation Endorses Bernie Sanders — Makes No Mention of Israel
The Nation endorsed Bernie Sanders for president — its third endorsement in 150 years. The storied left-wing magazine on Thursday cited the Vermont Independent senator’s record in opposing “inequality, both economic and political.” It had offered previous endorsements of the Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1988 and Barack Obama in 2008. “America’s middle class has melted…
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Fast Forward Hadassah Hospital Treatment Takes Aim at Lou Gehrig’s Disease
A new treatment tested at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem and developed by an American-Israeli biotech company appears to significantly slow the progression of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. According to the findings of initial clinical trials published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA Neurology, the treatment, which uses a stem cell infusion…
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Fast Forward 1,100 Kids Break Record for Challah Baking
In a record-breaking event, more than 1,100 children participated in the Kids Mega Challah Bake, according to Chabad.org. At the event in Manhattan on Tuesday, children aged 5 to 13 learned to mix, knead and braid their own challah dough, which they then took home to bake. More than 1,000 eggs, 1,000 pounds of flour…
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Fast Forward Failing London Ultra-Orthodox School Ordered To Close
Britain’s Department for Education has ordered a haredi Orthodox school in north London to close by next month. The Charedi Talmud Torah Tashbar school has operated illegally for 40 years, does not teach children English and, according to inspectors, was failing to meet “minimum” standards, the Independent reported Thursday. The school, which has more than…
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Fast Forward Dad of Palestinian Teen Burned Alive Wants Homes of Jewish Killers Bulldozed
JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors called for life sentences for two Jewish men convicted of burning a Palestinian teen alive, while the teen’s father called for their homes to be destroyed. The father of Mohammed Abu Khdeir reportedly asked during a closed sentencing hearing in Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday that the court destroy their homes…
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Fast Forward Argentina Eyes Trial In Absentia for 1994 Jewish Center Bombers
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A trial in absentia could revitalize the AMIA case, the new head of the investigative unit looking into the 1994 bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish center said. Mario Cimadevilla, a lawyer and former senator, has been tasked with reactivating the investigation into the bombing of the AMIA community centet and…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Named Likud Leader Absent a Primary Challenger
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was declared the leader of Likud after the party canceled its primary due to the lack of a challenger. The Feb. 23 vote was canceled Wednesday in response to a request by the party’s comptroller citing cost. Likud will save about $1 million by canceling the vote. Though Netanyahu…
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