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Fast Forward Spain Lifts War Criminal Designation From Bibi, 6 Other Top Israelis
Spanish judges responsible for international affairs canceled the registration of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a war crimes suspect, which they said was a jurisdictional error. The El Diario daily reported on the recent ruling by two judges of Spain’s National Court on Netanyahu and six other Israelis, whom a judge from the same…
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Fast Forward Statue Outside Washington State Shul Defaced With Swastika
Vandals spray-painted a swastika on a statue outside the 75-year-old Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia, Washington. In a blog post on the Reconstructionist congregation’s website, Rabbi Seth Goldstein wrote, “a swastika is not mere vandalism-it is a symbol of hatred with deep resonance with Jews, and shakes us to our core, especially in a community…
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Fast Forward Retired Jewish Businessman Saves Atlantic City Church at Christmas
A retired Jewish businessman from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has given away a parcel of land valued at up to a quarter of a million dollars to an Atlantic City church. James Horowitz, 82, was planning to sell the vacant parcel of land in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, when he was approached by Pastor…
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Fast Forward France is Israel’s Largest Source of Aliyah for Second Straight Year
For the second consecutive year, France is the largest provider of Jewish immigrants to Israel with a record total of 7,328 newcomers in 2015. The number of French citizens who immigrated to Israel under its law of return for Jews, or made aliyah, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 1 constituted a 10 percent increase over…
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Fast Forward Yair Lapid Urges Shin Bet to Take Strong Action Against Jewish Extremists
Knesset member Yair Lapid urged the Shin Bet security service to take stronger action to counter Jewish terrorism. In a letter to the head of the Shin Bet security service and Israel’s police chief, Lapid, who leads the Yesh Atid party, wrote “the circles of violence and incitement of Jewish terror can no longer be…
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Fast Forward Jewish Student Attacked at Brooklyn College, Told to ‘Leave School, You Jew’
In an incident being investigated as a hate crime, a 24-year-old Jewish student at a Brooklyn college was assaulted on campus. The student, who was wearing a kippah, was assaulted Wednesday evening at Medgar Evers College, JP Updates reported. The school is part of the City University of New York system and is located on…
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Fast Forward Knesset Passes Law Opponents Say Will Benefit Illegal West Bank Outposts
Israel’s Knesset passed a controversial law that requires greater transparency from the World Zionist Organization’s Settlement Division, but which opponents claim will funnel money to illegal settlements in the West Bank. The bill, sponsored by Jewish Home member Bezalel Smotrich, was approved by a vote of 53-48 and signed into law Thursday, the Times of…
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Fast Forward Pauline Dubkin-Yearwood, Longtime Jewish Journalist, Dies at 73
Pauline Dubkin-Yearwood, the longtime managing editor of the Chicago Jewish News and a leader in the American Jewish Press Association, has died at age 73. Dubkin-Yearwood died in her sleep, surrounded by family, Tuesday in New Paltz, New York, her daughter announced. She had battled pancreatic cancer for a year. Born in Chicago, Dubkin-Yearwood attended…
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