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Fast Forward Jews for Jesus Denounces Vatican for ‘No Converting Jews’ Policy
The Jews for Jesus organization has denounced the Vatican for saying that the Catholic Church must not try to convert Jews to Christianity. David Brickner, executive director of Jews for Jesus, said in a statement issued Friday that his organization finds the position “…egregious, especially coming from an institution which seeks to represent a significant…
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Fast Forward Obama at Haaretz Conference Pushes Peace, Justice for Palestinians
President Barack Obama, making a surprise address, told a Haaretz-sponsored conference in New York that Israelis and Palestinians must “exercise restraint.” “Inexcusable violence has taken too many lives — Israelis, Palestinians, Americans and others,” Obama said via teleconference on Sunday morning at HaaretzQ, the liberal Israeli newspaper’s event with the New Israel Fund. “I’ve been…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Slams Bibi for Criticizing His Muslim Plan
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said it was “inappropriate” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to condemn his plan to bar Muslims from entering the United States. “He modestly condemned them, and I thought it was sort of inappropriate that he condemned them, but that’s OK. He wanted to condemn them, that’s what he does….
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The Schmooze Holocaust Film, ‘Son of Saul,’ Nominated for Golden Globe
A searing Holocaust film, “Son of Saul,” is one of five foreign-language movies nominated for a Golden Globe trophy. The Hungarian movie, whoich won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, is also an early favorite in the foreign-language Oscar race, which includes entries from 81 countries. In “Son of Saul,” the character of…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘Friendly’ Dog Sent to Pound After Hanukkah Chomp
Veterinary authorities quarantined the family dog of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after she bit a lawmaker at a Hanukkah reception. The dog, Kaia, was placed in quarantine Thursday as per health ministry regulations after she bit Sharren Haskel, a Likud member of the Knesset, and another person the previous day at the Prime Minister’s…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Orthodox Enclave Yanks Menorah — Leaves Christmas Tree in Town Square
Government officials in the heavily Orthodox town of Lakewood, New Jersey removed a Hanukkah menorah from the town square while allowing a Christmas tree to remain. The decision to remove the menorah, which the township has displayed alongside a Christmas tree for decades, came after a resident threatened to sue, The Associated Press reported, citing…
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Fast Forward Chabad Menorah in Suburban Chicago Is Vandalized
A six-foot-tall Hanukkah menorah in Evanston, Illinois was vandalized. The damage to the electric menorah is being investigated as a possible hate crime, Chicago’s CBS Local reported Thursday. The menorah stands outside a facility run by the Chicago Mitzvah Campaign, a Chabad group that provides services to Jewish patients, visitors and staff members of nearby…
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Fast Forward Greece Lawmakers Poised To Recognize ‘Palestine’
Greece’s parliament is scheduled to vote in favor of recognizing Palestinian statehood. The vote, scheduled to take place on Dec. 22, will be on a non-binding resolution similar to the ones passed in recent months by France’s National Assembly, the European Parliament and Britain’s House of Commons. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority,…
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