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Fast Forward Fake Bomb Targets Sweden Chabad House
Swedish police discovered what they described as a well-made fake bomb at the Chabad House in the southern city of Gothenburg. The mock bomb was found last week on Saturday, according to a report posted that day on the police’s website. Police came to inspect the premises following a report of a suspicious-looking man who…
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The Schmooze What to Expect From Mayim Bialik’s New Blog, GrokNation
Don’t expect to find style advice or beauty trends. Do expect musings on grief, the confusion of the Iran deal and neuroendocrinology in an approachable, thoughtful voice. Though technically a “celebrity blog” because, well, it’s a blog and its author is a celebrity, GrokNation is interested not in hawking products but rather in sharing ideas….
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Fast Forward Canadian Church Votes To Back Israel Boycott
The general council of a large Canadian church network voted in favor of promoting a boycott against institutions complicit in what it called the illegal occupation of Palestinian land. On its 42nd annual gathering this week, the council of the United Church of Canada voted in favor of the text on Israel on Aug. 11,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Paper Calls Out Left-Wing British Leader
A British-Jewish newspaper called on Jeremy Corbyn, the frontrunner to head Britain’s Labour Party, to address allegations that he is tied to anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers. An editorial published Wednesday on the online edition of the The Jewish Chronicle of London said: “We are certain that we speak for the vast majority of British Jews…
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Fast Forward Chief Rabbi Declares War on Orthodox Conversion Rebels
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi accused the founders of a private conversion court of “fighting against the Torah.” David Lau made the allegation Thursday night at the inaugural event of B’Noam, a lobby group devoted to defending the policies of Israel’s chief rabbinate and its religious establishment, in reference to the announcement last week of several…
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Fast Forward Far Right-Winger Named as Israel’s New UN Envoy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Danny Danon, a hardliner from Netanyahu’s Likkud party, as ambassador to the United Nations. Danon’s appointment, which was announced Friday, is meant to allow him to fight for the truth, Netanyahu said in a statement. “The U.N. is an important forum right now and I am convinced that Danny…
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Fast Forward Detroit JCC Camp Counselor Charged With Filming Boys in Shower
A counselor at a JCC day camp in suburban Detroit was charged with producing child pornography after allegedly filming prepubescent boys in the JCC locker room and sharing the photos online. Matthew David Kuppe, 21, of West Bloomfield, Michigan, was arraigned in federal court Thursday and charged with production, distribution, receipt and possession of child…
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Fast Forward 100 Top Hollywood Jews Back Iran Deal
Nearly 100 prominent Los Angeles Jews, many with close ties to the Hollywood entertainment industry, have affirmed their strong support for the Iran nuclear deal. In a full-page ad in the Aug. 14 edition of the weekly Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 98 signatories, identifying themselves as “American Jewish supporters of Israel,” declared, “We…
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