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Fast Forward Did Wasserman Schultz Nix Democratic Vote on Backing Iran Deal
Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz reportedly prevented consideration of a resolution at the party’s summer meeting that praised President Barack Obama and offered backing for the Iran nuclear deal. The Washington Post report on Saturday, which cited unidentified “knowledgeable Democrats,” said the resolution was drafted last week with the intention of putting the…
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Fast Forward Iran Hasn’t Eased Stance on Israel, Supreme Leader’s Adviser Says
Iran has not softened its position on Israel, a top aide to Iran’s supreme leader said. “Iran will not recognize Israel. We still emphasize that Israel is a usurper and occupying regime and we will not come along with it,” Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser on international affairs to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, told a group…
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Fast Forward Illinois Man Arrested for Knocking Over Nine-Foot Menorah
An Illinois man was arrested for knocking over a nine-foot menorah at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Max W. Kristy, 20, of Champaign was arrested several days after the Aug. 21 incident on the front lawn of the Illini Chabad Jewish Center, the student newspaper, the Daily Illini, reported. Kristy was caught on a…
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Fast Forward 3 Arrested for Anti-Semitic Vandalism at Jewish Summer Camp
Three men were arrested and charged with vandalizing a Jewish summer camp in Michigan with painted swastikas. The men, Dakota Burnett, 20, Xavier Mulac, 18, and Cody Emelander, 18, all of South Haven, Michigan, where the camp is located, were arraigned on Friday in Van Buren County District Court. They are charged with malicious destruction…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Meets With PM of Italy, a ‘Natural Bridge for Europe’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Italian counterpart, Matteo Renzi, in Florence, and thanked him for his recent “historic” speech in Israel’s Knesset. The meeting Saturday night took place in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence’s City Hall, and focused on international concerns including Islamic terrorism and the Iran nuclear deal, and on bilateral agreements between Israel…
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Injured in West Bank Drive-by Shooting
An Israeli citizen was injured in a shooting attack in the northern West Bank. The man, a resident of an Israeli settlement, was injured after his car was fired upon on Sunday. The drive-by shooting occurred near the West Bank settlement of Kedumim. The driver received emergency treatment there for an injury to his hand…
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Fast Forward Neurologist and Author Oliver Sacks Dies at 82
Noted neurologist and bestselling author Oliver Sacks has died at age 82. Sacks died Sunday from cancer at his home in New York City, according to the New York Times. He gained fame from his work as a clinical neurologist, as well as from the books he wrote based on his patients’ cases. He is…
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Fast Forward Yazidis Question Jewish Businessman’s ISIS Sex-Slave Rescue Story
A group of Yazidi spiritual leaders, politicians, activists and aid workers have demanded that the Jewish Montreal businessman claiming to have rescued 128 Christian and Yazidi women and children from the Islamic State, or ISIS, provide evidence that he is saving lives. Steve Maman has been nicknamed the “Jewish Schindler” for founding the Liberation of…
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