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Fast Forward Canada’s Justin Trudeau Gets Congrats Call from Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Canada’s prime minister designate, Justin Trudeau, in a telephone call affirming the friendship between the two countries. The Canadian Press (CP) wire service reported that Rafael Barak, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, said the call from Netanyahu took place Oct. 23 and left his country assured that relations between Canada…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Condemns Attacks on Israel as Anti-Semitic
Pope Francis said that attacks both on Jews and the state of Israel are anti-Semitic. “To attack Jews is anti-Semitism, but an outright attack on the State of Israel is also anti-Semitism,” the pope said in a private meeting at the Vatican with Jewish leaders on Wednesday, according to a statement from the World Jewish…
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Fast Forward 68% of Israelis Dissatisfied With Foreign Policy
A new poll has found that the majority of Israelis are dissatisfied with their government’s handling of foreign policy and believe Israel’s global standing is not good. The 2015 Israeli Foreign Policy Index of the Mitvim Institute, published on Thursday, reported widespread concern about Israel’s foreign affairs. The index was based on a public opinion…
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Fast Forward 2 Palestinians Killed as Terror Attacks Continue
Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian men whom the soldiers said had tried to stab them. The incident at Tapuach Junction in the West Bank occurred Friday morning, Army Radio reported. The soldiers were not injured. On Thursday, five Israelis, including an 8-month old baby and a pregnant woman, were lightly wounded in attacks…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Embraces Muslim Student — Vows To Battle Racism as Jew
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders embraced a Muslim student and referenced his Jewish background in condemning all forms of racism. In the Q&A portion of a town hall meeting at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, Wednesday night, hijab-wearing senior Remaz Abdelgader identified herself as “an American Muslim student who aspires to change this world”…
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Fast Forward Ex-AOL Executive Named Hillel Chief Operations Officer
A former senior vice president at AOL has been named the new COO of Hillel International. Hillel, the global Jewish college campus organization, announced its appointment of business sector veteran Adam Lehman in a statement on Tuesday. In addition to working at AOL, Lehman was previously the COO of advertising firm GeniusRocket, the founder of…
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Fast Forward Unexploded World War II Bomb Found Near Berlin Jewish Museum
For the second time in a week, a U.S. World War II bomb is to be defused near Berlin’s Jewish Museum. The museum announced on its website that it will be closed on Friday while experts dispose of the bomb safely, the second time it has closed for bombs that fell during World War II…
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Fast Forward Theater Offers Refunds for Roger Waters Gig Over BDS Stand
A theater in Sag Harbor, New York has offered to refund tickets to a sold-out performance by Roger Waters over his support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement against Israel. Waters, the former frontman of rock band Pink Floyd, has been vocal in his criticism of artists who perform in Israel. He is scheduled…
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