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Fast Forward Rabbi Rick Jacobs Tells Reform Jews To Fight Israel’s ‘Misguided Policies’
The leader of American Reform Jewry said Diaspora Jews should not support the misguided policies of Israeli leaders and that Israel should look to North America for moral guidance. “Asking Jews around the world only to wave the flag of Israel and to support even the most misguided policies of its leaders drives a wedge…
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Fast Forward Despite Cash Pile, Donald Trump Sought Support From Sheldon Adelson
Donald Trump solicited financial backing from two major Republican donors known for their support of Israel, according to a report. Trump, who is among the front-runners in the Republican presidential primaries, has reached out over the past year to Sheldon Adelson and Paul Singer for their backing, Politico reported Thursday. The billionaire reality star, who…
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Fast Forward Lithuanian Woman’s Body Exhumed for Reburial in Chicago
The body of a Lithuanian Jewish woman who died in Germany 78 years ago was exhumed for reburial next to her husband in Chicago. Wednesday’s exhumation of the woman, whose family asked not to be named by the media, was a rare exception to Jewish religious laws that forbid disturbing graves under all but very…
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Fast Forward Ben Carson Defends ‘Joseph Built Pyramids’ Theory
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson defended a unique personal theory he shared years ago that the Egyptian pyramids were built by the biblical Joseph to store grain, not to serve as tombs for the pharaohs. At a book signing Thursday in Florida, a day after Buzzfeed News posted a 1998 video showing him espousing this…
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Fast Forward Cancer Doctor Testifies About Sheldon Silver Ties at Trial
A prominent New York oncologist testified that he referred patients afflicted with a cancer caused by asbestos to a law firm affiliated with former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Dr. Robert Taub said during Silver’s corruption trial in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday that he hoped that by referring the patients, his clinic at…
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Fast Forward After Cat Feud, Jewish Settlers Push To Deport Crocodiles
When an Israeli government minister shelved his controversial proposal to expel the country’s stray cats this week, it seemed local animals were safe. But an Israeli municipal head has now suggested transferring crocodiles from the West Bank to a foreign country. The Yafit settlement discovered a small croc on its grounds Wednesday, according to Haaretz….
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Fast Forward Canada Vows To Return to ‘Honest Broker’ Role on Israel
Canada’s just-elected Liberal government will stop making Israel a partisan issue, the country’s new foreign affairs minister said. Stephane Dion, a former leader of the Liberal Party, said Canada can help Israel more by returning to its role as an “honest broker” and improving relations with other Middle East nations than continuing the staunchly pro-Israel…
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Fast Forward Israel Rejects Claim It Harvests Organs From Slain Palestinians as ‘Anti-Semitic’ Lie
The Palestinian Authority’s representative to the United Nations accused Israel of harvesting the organs of Palestinians killed while attacking Israelis. Israel’s U.N. envoy responded by calling the PA’s accusation a “blood libel.” “A medical examination conducted on bodies of Palestinians returned after they were killed by the occupying power found that they were missing organs,”…
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