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Fast Forward Hillel President to Talk BDS with J Street Students
Hillel President Eric Fingerhut will address J Street students about combating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel on campuses. Fingerhut, who pulled out of addressing a J Street conference in March, reportedly under donor pressure, will address the summer leadership institute of J Street’s Campus affiliate, J Street U, on Aug. 17, a…
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Fast Forward Presidents Conference Head Reportedly Criticizes Netanyahu
Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, reportedly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for urging American Jews to fight the Iran deal. “I think that Israeli officials should make the case on the content and the substance of the Iran deal and we will do a good…
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Fast Forward Trial on Cover-Up of Buenos Aires Jewish Center Bombing Opens
Argentina’s former president is among 13 defendants who have gone on trial for bribery and hindering the investigation into the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires. Ex-President Carlos Menem did not appear in person on Thursday, the opening day of the trial in a Buenos Aires federal court, due to…
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Fast Forward A Gazan Sentenced to Death for Collaborating with Israel
A Gaza court sentenced a man to death for collaborating with Israel. On Thursday, a military court ordered the 30-year-old to be hanged for cooperating with “enemy entities,” the Palestinian Maan news agency reported. A year ago, 18 accused collaborators were killed by Hamas, the terrorist group that runs Gaza, for cooperating with Israel.
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Fast Forward Bat-Wielding Attacker Smashes Glass Doors of Florida Synagogue
A shirtless man using a baseball bat smashed the glass front doors of a South Florida synagogue. A surveillance video showed the man vandalizing Temple Beth Torah in Wellington. He also smashed a church, as well as 17 parked cars, according to reports. The attack occurred in the wee hours of Sunday. “That’s always a…
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Fast Forward Israeli Airport Employees Threatening Shabbat Strike
Employees at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport said they will hold a Shabbat strike. The 25-hour work stoppage from Friday evening until Saturday night would affect 200 departing flights and 30,000 passengers. Flights will arrive at the airport as scheduled, according to reports. The strike, which would come during the height of the Israeli travel…
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Fast Forward 3 Israelis Injured in Suspected West Bank Terror Attack
Three Israelis were injured, two seriously, in a suspected terror attack in the West Bank when a car intentionally rammed pedestrians. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon near the Shiloh settlement located north of Ramallah. The two seriously hurt pedestrians sustained head and chest injuries and were on respirators, according to reports. Israeli soldiers fired at…
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Fast Forward Reuven Rivlin Tells Netanyahu to Play Nice With Obama
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to repair the damaged relations with U.S. President Barack Obama. “I think they are very similar in nature, and are able to upset each other,” Rivlin told the Israeli daily Yediot Acharonot in an interview, one of several he gave this week to the Israeli media….
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