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Fast Forward Jews Demand Strict Campus Anti-Semitism Rules at California Forum
The University of California system held a public forum to discuss modifying a proposed statement of “principles against intolerance.” The proposed statement condemns bias, violence, threats and hate speech based on race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, sex or sexual orientation, but makes no specific mention of anti-Semitism. About 90 people commented on the statement during a…
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Fast Forward Brother of Rabin Assassin Arrested for Facebook Threat
The brother of Yigal Amir, who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, was arrested for incitement after posting inflammatory content on Facebook. Hagai Amir, who served 16 years in prison for assisting his brother in the slaying of the Israeli prime minister, was detained for questioning on Tuesday, Ynet reported. Amir’s Facebook post said Israeli President…
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Fast Forward French Politician Blames Media for Attacks on Jews
A French Jewish politician from Marseille suggested that the recent assault against three Jews there was connected to hostile media coverage of Israel in France. Hagay Sobol, a regional alderman for the Socialist Party and vice president of Marseille’s Edmond Fleg Jewish Community Center, made the claim Sunday on Twitter in reference to the stabbing…
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The Schmooze Jenna Jameson Plans Reality Show on Conversion to Judaism
Former porn star Jenna Jameson will be the subject of a reality show documenting her conversion to Judaism and her upcoming marriage in Israel. Jameson’s Israeli fiance, diamond merchant Lior Bitton, told Israel’s Walla news that the show is in its early production stages, the Times of Israel reported Tuesday. It is unclear where the…
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Fast Forward Walmart Takes Heat Over IDF Soldier Costume for Halloween
Walmart is facing a backlash over an Israeli soldier costume on sale for Halloween. The costume, which resembles a uniform worn by Israeli soldiers in elite combat units, is available on the discount department store chain’s website for $27.44, reduced from $57.62. The Walmart Facebook page was flooded with criticism, including calls for a boycott…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Ally ‘Dreams’ of Israeli Flag on Temple Mount
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his government’s commitment to the status quo on the Temple Mount after a government minister said it was her dream to see an Israeli flag fly on the site. “I think it’s the center of Israeli sovereignty, the capital of Israel, the holiest place for the Jewish people,” Likud…
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Fast Forward White House Worried About Plan To Strip East Jerusalem Palestinians of Residency
The Obama administration voiced concern about news that the Israeli government might revoke residency of Palestinians living in east Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting Monday reportedly raised the possibility of pursuing such a move in response to the recent wave of violence that has rocked Jerusalem and the West Bank. Obama…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitism on Rise in Morocco, Wiesenthal Center Says
The Simon Wiesenthal Center expressed concern at what it describes as a proliferation of expressions of anti-Semitism in Morocco. Shimon Samuels, the center’s director of international affairs, conveyed this concern Monday, following the airing of videos from Sunday’s mass demonstration in Casablanca in support of Palestinians, which featured men dressed as haredi Orthodox Jews destroying…
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