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Fast Forward Hasidic Pilgrim Missing in Ukraine
An Israeli man went missing in Uman during the annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to a Hasidic movement founder’s grave in the Ukraine city. Amir Ohana, 28, has not been seen since Tuesday, when he went into the forest to meditate, according to reports. Ohana, the father of three, reportedly has a serious medical condition. Because…
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Fast Forward Australia Hasidic School Must Pay $1M for Same-Sex Abuse of Girl
A woman alleged to have been sexually abused by the principal of a Haredi Orthodox Jewish day school in Melbourne has been awarded $1 million in damages. Justice Jack Rush said in Melbourne’s Supreme Court on Wednesday that the actions taken by the Adass Israel School in helping former principal Malka Leifer flee Australia in…
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News Ann Coulter Drops F-Bomb in Debate Diatribe About Jews
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter used an epithet to describe Jews in expressing frustration with pledges to support Israel during the most recent Republican debate. “How many f—ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?” Coulter said on Twitter during the final minutes of the three-hour debate Wednesday evening, when four of…
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Fast Forward Cablevision Bought by Israeli Mogul for $17B
European telecom company Altice, owned by Patrick Drahi, a French billionaire with Israeli citizenship, will take over U.S. cable television operator Cablevision. Altice’s purchase price for the company, which will become the fourth largest cable operator in the United States, is $17.7 billion, Altice announced Thursday. Cablevision is the leading operator in the New York…
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Fast Forward Republican Candidates Spar Over Iran in Mudslinging Debate
Republican presidentian candidates sparred over whether to honor the recent Iran nuclear deal in a fiercely competitive debate. The question of whether or not to abandon the deal that has been described as President Barack Obama signature foreign policy achievement drew unusually sharp divisions in the CNN debate on Wednesday evening. The debate took place…
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Fast Forward Family Sues Over Yom Kippur Car Crash That Killed Mom
The family of a Florida woman who was killed after a car hit her on her way to Yom Kippur evening services two years ago filed two lawsuits against the driver and his company. Orly Ohayon, whose mother, Esther Ohayon, was struck on Sept. 13, 2013, while crossing a street in a Jacksonville suburb, filed…
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Fast Forward Iceland Capital City Will Boycott Israeli Goods
In a move described as symbolic, the municipal government of Iceland’s capital city announced a boycott of all Israeli products. The Reykjavik City Council passed a resolution Tuesday saying that the municipality would not purchase any Israeli goods “as long as the occupation of Palestinian territories continues,” Iceland Magazine reported. In an explanatory memo, the…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Detainee Restarts Hunger Striker After Arrest
Israel rearrested a Palestinian security prisoner who recovered from a 65-day hunger strike. Mohammed Allaan, 33, was taken in Wednesday after being released from the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, in southern Israel. He was sent to a prison in central Israel. Allaan reportedly decided to restart his hunger strike once he was returned to…
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