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Fast Forward Kapparot Gets Green Light as New York Judge Quashes Suit
The Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot can proceed in New York, a state Supreme Court judge ruled. Justice Debra James ruled Monday in Manhattan that there was not enough evidence to prove that the ritual is a public nuisance, the New York Post reported. The decision was in response to a lawsuit filed in July…
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Fast Forward Malcolm Turnbull, Mogul With Jewish Roots, Is New Australia Premier
Malcolm Turnbull, a multimillionaire who reportedly has Jewish roots, was sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister. Turnbull became the country’s new leader on Tuesday, defeating Tony Abbott in a Labor Party leadership ballot on Monday. The pro-Israel Abbott resigned after the vote. Turnbull spoke about his Jewish roots in a 2013 interview with the…
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Fast Forward Israel Declares War on Stone-Throwers as Temple Mount Seethes
Israel will “use all necessary measures to fight against those who throw stones, firebombs, pipe bombs and fireworks in order to attack civilians and police,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu held a meeting Tuesday night to discuss the security situation in and around Jerusalem, in particular a wave of attacks by Palestinians on Jewish…
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Fast Forward Austria Rejects Pleas for Jewish Historian in Holocaust Restitution Case
Austria’s president denied a request by the Anti-Defamation League to pardon a Jewish historian facing jail time for the omission of his aunt from his family’s application for Holocaust restitution. The denial came in a Sept. 8 letter sent by an employee of Austrian President Heinz Fischer’s office to Andrew Srulevitch, ADL’s assistant director for…
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Fast Forward Onetime ‘Catskills of the West’ Resort Destroyed by California Wildfire
A resort that in its heyday garnered a reputation as the “Catskills of the West” was severely damaged in a wildfire that recently devastated Northern California. Hoberg’s Resort, which at its peak in the 1950s hosted more than 1,000 guests a night, including many celebrities, was destroyed on the afternoon of Sept. 12, with only…
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Fast Forward Russia Accuses Jewish Group of Being ‘Foreign Agent’
Russia’s Justice Ministry placed a Jewish cultural association with ties to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee on its list of nongovernmental organizations defined as “foreign agents.” The Hesed-Tshuva group, which is based in the city of Ryazan located 120 miles south of Moscow, was placed on the list on Sept. 11, according to a…
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Fast Forward New York Times Editor Slams ‘Jewish’ Iran Graphic
The New York Times’ public editor called a graphic about the Iran nuclear deal that singled out Jewish lawmakers “insensitive and inappropriate.” Margret Sullivan addressed the issue Friday in her column a day after the graphic titled “Lawmakers against the Iran deal” was posted online and published in the newspaper. The chart originally included a…
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Fast Forward Jeremy Corbyn, Pro-Palestinian Leftist, Wins Control of British Labour Party
Jeremy Corbyn, a left-wing British politician who reportedly holds anti-Israel views and is a vocal supporter of the Palestinian cause, was elected the new leader of Britain’s Labor Party. Corbyn won in the first round of voting with 59.5 percent of the vote. Britain’s last Labor leader was Ed Miliband, who is Jewish. He stepped…
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