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Fast Forward Joe Biden Plans Speeches to Jews Amid White House Buzz
Vice President Joe Biden will speak at a Jewish community center in south Florida and at an Atlanta synagogue this week. Biden will speak Thursday morning at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, in Broward County, Fla., on Thursday morning. Thursday evening, Biden will speak on the topic “Challenges Facing the U.S. and…
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Fast Forward Ahava Cosmetics Bought by Chinese Amid BDS Worries
Chinese business conglomerate has agreed to become the majority shareholder of the Israeli Ahava Dead Sea minerals cosmetics company for close to $76.5 million. The final number of shares China’s Fosun International will buy has yet to be determined, but the company, mainland China’s largest private-owned conglomerate, signed an agreement to become the majority owner,…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Insists Ready for Peace Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a meeting with peace activists that he is prepared to continue negotiations with the Palestinians. “I am ready now to go to Ramallah or any other place in order to meet and hold direct negotiations without preconditions,” Netanyahu told three representatives from Women Wage Peace at a meeting…
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Fast Forward Largest Luxembourg Supermarket Shuns West Bank Products
Cactus, the largest supermarket chain in Luxembourg, has stopped selling produce from Israel until its suppliers verify that it does not originate in the West Bank. A pro-Palestinian group has held demonstrations over the last months in front of Cactus stores, spurring the decision, Ynet reported. The little income generated from the Israeli goods was…
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Fast Forward Poles Downplay Nazi Treasure Train Expectations
The Polish governor of the province in which a fabled Nazi train loaded with stolen gold and riches reportedly has been located tried to lower expectations of the discovery. Tomasz Smolarz, provincial governor of Lower Silesia in south west Poland, also announced that the alleged location of the train car’s discovery has been sealed off…
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Fast Forward Dartmouth Orthodox Students Want Stricter Kosher Rules
Orthodox students at Dartmouth College are pressing the school to provide kosher food that adheres to a higher standard. More than 500 students at the Ivy League school in Hanover, New Hampshire, have signed a petition urging the college to use a more stringent supervising agency for its kosher cafeteria, according to Valley News, a…
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Fast Forward Steven Sotloff’s Parents Speak Out on Anniversary of Murder
The parents of slain Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff said they had held out hope for his survival because his grandparents are Holocaust survivors and he “comes from survivors’ blood.” In an interview with the Miami Herald on the eve of the anniversary of their son’s Sept. 2, 2014, beheading by ISIS, Sotloff’s parents announced plans…
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Fast Forward Gaza Soccer Players Get Green Light for West Bank Match
Israel will allow a soccer match in the West Bank between a Palestinian team and a squad from the United Arab Emirates. The Sept. 8 match at the Faisal al-Husseini Stadium in Al-Ram, northeast of Jerusalem, will test Israel’s stated willingness to relax its travel restrictions on Palestinian players. In response to the Palestinian Football…
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