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Fast Forward Netanyahu and Abbas Shake Hands at Paris Climate Summit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shook hands at the United Nations climate change conference near Paris. The two leaders met and spoke after the group photo of the some 150 world leaders in attendance at the conference, which is being held at Le Bourget Airport just outside the French…
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Fast Forward Nahum Sirotsky, Brazilian Jewish Journalist, Dies at 89
Nahum Sirotsky, one of Brazil’s most veteran journalists, has died. Sirotsky died on Saturday in Tel Aviv at the age of 89. Sirotsky, who was Jewish, started his reputed career in the early 1940s and spent his last 20 years working as an international correspondent in Israel. He also served as a Brazilian diplomat in…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Incidents Decline in Australia
The number of anti-Semitic incidents within Australia has decreased by 39 percent in the last year according to the latest figures released by The Executive Council of Australian Jewry. The organization attributed this to a spike in incidents in the previous year caused by the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. In total, there…
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Fast Forward Far Right Wing Israeli Politician Quits Over Sex Charges
An Israeli lawmaker from the Jewish Home Party will resign from the Knesset over sexual assault allegations. Yinon Magal informed party leader Naftali Bennett on Monday that he will resign following the accusations by two women who worked with him when he was editor of the Hebrew language news website Walla, as well as others….
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Fast Forward South African Mohel Banned From Practicing For Life After Botched Bris
A Johannesburg mohel has been banned from practicing for life after a baby’s penis was partially amputated during a circumcision he performed. In addition to the life ban, all mohels in the country will have to be accredited and seek registration every two years, a commission of inquiry into the June 2014 incident said. The…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Shot Dead During Clash With Troops
A Palestinian teen was shot and killed during clashes with Israeli troops in eastern Jerusalem, the Palestinian news agency reported. Maan reported that the 17-year-old was shot in the Ras al-Amoud neighborhood of Silwan. The teen had spent 18 months in Israeli jails and another 10 months under house arrest, according to Maan. According to…
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Fast Forward Jews of Rio, Evangelicals, Rally on Copacabana Beach for Peace in Israel
Some 1,500 Jews and supporters of the Jewish community rallied along the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro for peace in Israel and against terrorism. At the sixth pro-Israel rally in Brazil this month, participants carrying blue-and-white Israeli flags and signs, and wearing Israel T-shirts covered three lanes of the elegant seaside avenue on Sunday….
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Fast Forward Israel Claims Russian Military Jet Violated Airspace
A Russian military jet violated Israeli airspace but was not shot down, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said. The jet breached Israeli airspace by a mile and turned back when Russia was informed of its mistake, Yaalon said Sunday during an interview on Israel Public Radio. The breach came recently while Russia was carrying out…
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