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Fast Forward UN Votes 119-8 To Allow Palestinian Flag To Fly
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution allowing what it officially recognizes as the “State of Palestine” and the Vatican to raise their flags outside the organization’s facilities. In a 119-8 vote on Thursday, with 45 abstentions, the General Assembly approved the move allowing the two entities, both nonmember observer states, to raise their…
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Fast Forward French Jews Plan Coordinated Push To Help Syrian Refugees
French Jewish groups, including Western Europe’s largest charity for Jews, signed a declaration of principles for coordinated efforts to provide relief for Syrian refugees. The declaration, initiated by French Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia and published Thursday, states each of the six co-signatory groups will “act to accompany the refugees, each according to its competences and…
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Fast Forward Russian Jews Open Large New Synagogue in Saratov
Rabbis from across the former Soviet Union and Israel gathered in the city of Saratov 450 miles southeast of Moscow to celebrate the opening of one of Russia’s largest synagogues. The opening ceremony on Sept. 6 of the new synagogue in Saratov came at the end of nine years of construction, according to the Russian…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Tells Rabbis He Plans to Meet with Netanyahu
President Barack Obama told rabbis in a pre-Rosh Hashanah phone call that security talks with Israel had resumed and he hoped to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by early next month. On Thursday, in his annual pre-High Holidays call to the rabbis, Obama said that he was ready to meet with Netanyahu during…
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Fast Forward Airbnb and Tel Aviv Municipality to Create Interactive City Guide
The city of Tel Aviv has partnered with Airbnb to create a guide to the city that includes layers of interactive content. Airbnb, which connects travelers with hosts in cities around the world, said in an announcement this week that it is the company’s first partnership with a municipality on a city guide. The company…
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Fast Forward Israeli Defense Chief Walks Back Comments on Knowing Identity of Duma Attackers
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon walked back comments he reportedly made saying that Israeli military authorities know who is responsible for the arson attack that killed a baby and his parents. Security forces have a “general idea” of who perpetrated the attack on a home in the West Bank village of Duma, he told reporters…
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Fast Forward Hillel Gets $16M Grant from Jim Joseph Foundation
Hillel International: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life has received a $16 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, the largest grant ever awarded by the foundation. The grant, which will be paid out over five years, will assist Hillel in implementing its Drive to Excellence strategic plan, which is designed to help campuses and…
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Fast Forward Moshe Yaalon: Israel Knows Who is Responsible for Duma Arson Attack
Israeli military authorities know who is responsible for the arson attack on a Palestinian home that left a baby and his parents dead, the country’s defense minister said. The perpetrators are not being indicted in order to protect the military’s intelligence sources, Moshe Yaalon told a closed meeting on Wednesday, . Reham Dawabsheh, 27, died…
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