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Fast Forward Hundreds March To Support Israel in Warsaw
WARSAW, Poland — Several hundred people participated in a march of support for Israel in Warsaw. Sunday’s march was organized by Christian organizations operating in Poland. It was also attended by Polish Jews. The marchers carried Israeli and Polish national flags, and sang and danced as they marched, the Jewish.pl website reported. “I’ve never seen…
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Fast Forward Vandals Strike Catholic Cemetery Near Jerusalem
Vandals destroyed dozens of crosses at a cemetery in a Catholic monastery near Jerusalem. The Latin Patriarchate announced the damage on Saturday when it filed a police report, though the vandalism at the monastery in Beit Jamal reportedly occurred in December, according to reports. The cemetery near the city of Beit Shemesh, located west of…
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Fast Forward ‘Son of Saul’ Wins at Golden Globes
The Hungarian Holocaust movie “Son of Saul” won the Golden Globe Award for best foreign language film. The Golden Globes were awarded Sunday evening by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, in a televised ceremony that included the presenting of an award by actor Mel Gibson, who during a widely publicized DUI arrest in 2006 made…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump, Chelsea Clinton Declare Election 2016 Truce
Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton have long been friends and are working to keep it that way. Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump reportedly have decided not to let the 2016 presidential election ruin their friendship. However, they have agreed not to see each other until after the November vote, the New York Daily News’ Confidenti@l…
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Fast Forward Ex-Con Shas Party Boss Returns as Israel’s Interior Chief
JERUSALEM — Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri was approved to serve as Israel’s interior minister more than two decades after resigning from the same position over corruption charges. On Sunday, the Cabinet unanimously backed Deri’s appointment to succeed Silvan Shalom, who resigned from the post and the Knesset last month in the wake of sexual…
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Fast Forward Math Genius Grandson of Vilna Rabbis Gets Major Science Award
LOS ANGELES – Solomon Wolf Golomb is the son and grandson of Vilna rabbis but is earning honors for his work on the leading edges of science and engineering. The University of Southern California professor is being awarded the Franklin Medal, whose lists of previous recipients are viewed as tip sheets for future Nobel Prize…
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Fast Forward American Historical Association Rejects Anti-Israel Resolution
The American Historical Association rejected a resolution condemning what it calls Israel’s restriction of Palestinians right to education in the West Bank and Gaza. The resolution, submitted by the independent group Historians Against the War, was voted down 111-51 on Saturday during the association’s annual convention in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the resolution, Israel placed…
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Fast Forward Nazi Gestures Get Southampton Soccer Fans Banned
Two fans of the Southampton soccer club have been banned from attending English Premier League games for three years for making “fascist salutes” and “racist gestures” at Jewish fans during a recent match. Thomas Flynn, 22, and Michael Haydon, 23, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive and insulting behavior in a religiously-aggravated public order offense,…
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