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Fast Forward Did Louvre Museum Try To Bar Israeli Students?
The famed Louvre Museum is one of two major cultural sites in Paris being accused of discrimination after rejecting requests to visit by Israeli art history students. The governor of the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris and its suburbs, has asked the Paris prosecutor’s office to investigate the rejections, the French daily Liberation reported Monday….
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Fast Forward Madrid Councilman Quits Over Holocaust ‘Ashtray’ Jibe
The Madrid alderman for culture under fire for posting a joke about the Holocaust on Twitter four years ago has resigned. Guillermo Zapata resigned Monday after opposition parties and the umbrella group for Jewish communities in Spain demanded he step down, the Spanish daily El Pais reported. Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena, who took office on…
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Fast Forward Dutch Muslims Hold More Negative Views of Jews
The Dutch government postponed indefinitely the release of a survey suggesting that anti-Semitism is more prevalent among Muslim youths than Christian ones. The Verwey Jonker Institute submitted the synopsis for its government-commissioned report on anti-Semitism among youths last month for publication to the Dutch Social Affairs ministry, which has kept is under wraps past the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Actor Calls Right-Wing Voters ‘Cud-Chewing Cattle’
An Israeli actor has walked back his description of right-wing voters as “cud-chewing cattle” during a meeting of leaders of the arts community to protest what it views as censorship by Culture Minister Miri Regev. “Imagine your world silent, Ms. Regev, without books, music, poems,” Oded Kotler said Sunday evening. “A world where there is…
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Fast Forward George Galloway Will Run for London Mayor
Controversial British politician George Galloway announced a bid to become the next mayor of London. Galloway made the announcement Sunday night, saying he would run in the election in May of next year to “build a city that benefits everyone, not just those dripping in gold.” He also said, the London-based The Guardian reported following…
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Fast Forward Israeli Girl Injured in West Bank Attack Celebrates Bat Mitzvah
An Israeli girl who was seriously injured in a West Bank firebomb attack celebrated her bat mitzvah. Ayala Shapira, 12, celebrated with her family and classmates on Thursday in the West Bank settlement of Maale Shomron, where her family lives in its El Matan outpost. Ayala remains hospitalized as she undergoes additional surgeries and rehabilitation…
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Fast Forward Norwegian Insurance Giant Dumps 2 Firms Over West Bank Dealings
A $35 billion Norwegian insurance firm has excluded two cement companies from its investment portfolio over their business in the West Bank. KLP Kapitalforvaltning made the announcement that it would exclude Germany’s Heidelberg Cement and Mexico’s Cemex in a statement issued Thursday. Both firms have Israeli holdings. The exclusions, KLP said, is “on the grounds…
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Fast Forward Police Officer Who Beat Ethiopian-Israeli Soldier Will Not Be Charged
The Israeli police officer who was caught on camera beating an Ethiopian-Israeli soldier will not be charged. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced on Sunday that he was closing the case, which led to violent protests by Ethiopian-Israelis throughout Israel. Israel Police reportedly will still discipline the officer, who was suspended shortly after the April incident….
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