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Fast Forward Rejection of Israeli Ambassador Backs BDS, Brazil Senator Says
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Senator Marcelo Crivella, who is also a prominent Evangelical leader of millions, declared that rejecting the appointed Israeli ambassador conveys a pro-boycott message. “Rejecting the ambassador can convey a message that Brazil supports BDS. Leaving Israel without an ambassador won’t help anyone,” he wrote in an article published earlier this…
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Fast Forward Hamas Terror Cell Planned To Kidnap, Murder Israelis
A Hamas terror cell whose members were from Jerusalem and Hebron planned to kidnap and murder Israelis, the Shin Bet security service said. The cell of six people was uncovered and arrested last month, the Shin Bet announced on Thursday. The Hamas operatives had planned to use the bodies of their kidnapped Israeli victims as…
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Fast Forward Hezbollah Supporter Sanctioned By US Treasury
WASHINGTON — For the first time since the passage of a law targeting money flowing to Hezbollah, a financier of the terrorist organization and his company have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. All U.S.-based assets of Ali Youssef Charara and Spectrum Investment Group Holding SAL, a telecommunications company Charara chairs, were frozen as…
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Fast Forward Far-Right Czech Leaders Trumpet 19th Century Blood Libel Case
PRAGUE — Two far-right Czech politicians have been charged with incitement to hatred and defamation over a note they wrote supporting a 19th century blood libel. The police launched criminal proceedings against the men on December 20, and the charges were confirmed to JTA on Tuesday. Adam Bartos, chairman of National Democracy, a far-right Czech…
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Fast Forward Greek Airline Apologizes for Booting Arabs From Flight
Greece’s Aegean Airlines apologized to Palestinian leaders for urging two Arab travelers to leave a plane after Jewish-Israeli passengers on an Athens-Tel Aviv flight staged a protest. In an open letter to Saeb Erekat, the PLO’s secretary general, dated Wednesday, Aegean CEO Dimitris Gerogiannis said he “[rejected] any possibility of discrimination,” which he said was…
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Fast Forward Jewish Tech Guru Slain While Sleeping in Car at Las Vegas Convention
A Jewish tech entrepreneur who lived out of rental cars was shot and killed in a Las Vegas parking lot. Neil Gandler, 42, was shot by two burglars on Dec. 29 while sleeping in a rented car in a gym lot during a failed robbery attempt, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. A man and woman…
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Fast Forward Israel Closing 5 Consulates, Including Philadelphia
In a budget-cutting move, Israel is closing five of its diplomatic offices around the world. The affected consulates are in Philadelphia, Belarus, El Salvador and Marseilles, France, along with a “roving ambassador” to the Caribbean, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the saved money will go toward existing…
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Fast Forward Hadassah Hospital Hid Illegal $370M Deficit From Public — Report
The Hadassah Medical Organization hid its illegal 2014 deficit from the public, government agencies and its creditors, an investigation has found. Separately, Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has been asked to look at irregularities dating back decades. On the deficit front, Army Radio in an investigative report put the shortfall at $370 million — an…
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