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Fast Forward Israeli Court Upholds Administrative Detention for Meir Kahane’s Grandson
An Israeli court upheld the administrative detention order for a suspected Jewish extremist. The Lod District Court on Sunday said the order issued on Aug. 15 by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon against Meir Ettinger, the grandson of the slain far-right activist Meir Kahane, will continue for six months. Israeli authorities believe Ettinger oversees a Jewish…
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Fast Forward Tiger Who Killed New Zealand Zookeeper Was Born in Israel
The Sumatran tiger who attacked and killed a New Zealand zookeeper was born in Israel. The tiger, named Oz — in Hebrew it means strength or might — attacked veteran zookeeper Samantha Kudeweh, 43, at the Hamilton Zoo on Sunday morning, the Times of Israel reported. Kudeweh, the zoo’s curator, had 20 years of experience….
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Fast Forward Brazil Signals Discomfort as Ex-Settler Leader Scores Israeli Envoy Post
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has expressed discomfort with the appointment of a former settler leader as Israel’s ambassador to her country. Rousseff sent a backchannel message to Israel with her concerns that accepting Dani Dayan will signal “support for the settlement enterprise,” the Hebrew-language news website Ynet reported Sunday. An official Brazilian refusal to accept…
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Fast Forward Pope’s White House Visit Will Coincide with Yom Kippur
Pope Francis’ visit to the White House will coincide with Yom Kippur, meaning that no rabbis likely will be in attendance at the arrival ceremony. More than 10,000 guests are expected at the ceremony, the Washington Post reported, adding that D.C.-area Jews on their way to synagogue will face traffic jams. “The Holy Father has…
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Fast Forward Jackie Collins, Bestselling Author of Steamy Novels, Dies at 77
Jackie Collins, whose steamy novels sold more than 500 million copies, has died following a six-year battle with breast cancer that she never divulged to the public. Collins, the daughter of a Jewish father and an Anglican mother, died Saturday in Los Angeles. She was 77. Her best-selling novels, mostly depicting the lives of women…
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Fast Forward Jewish Publication May Drop Coulter Over ‘F-ing Jews’ Tweet
A conservative Jewish publication may drop conservative political pundit Ann Coulter’s column in the wake of her tweet slamming Republican candidates for pandering to “f—ing Jews.” The founder of the online Jewish World Review, Binyamin Jolkovsky, told the Daily Beast that he has reached out to Coulter but that she had not responded as of…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Wants Harsher Punishment for Rock Throwers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for harsher minimum sentences for rock throwers at the weekly Cabinet meeting. Netanyahu also asserted that Israel is committed to maintaining the status quo on the Temple Mount, but added that bringing explosives and pipe bombs onto the Temple Mount “is changing the status quo.” Police in Jerusalem over…
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Fast Forward Rockets Fired from Gaza Land in Southern Israel
Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip targeted southern Israeli communities. One rocket fired Friday evening landed in Sderot in southern Israel, reportedly damaging a bus and a private home. Later Friday night a rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Ashkelon. Code red alarms sounded in southern Israel in advance of…
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