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Fast Forward Christian Jerusalem Stabber Wanted ‘Revenge’ on Jews
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The attacker who stabbed two Jewish teenagers as they walked to the Western Wall on Shavuot night was a Christian-Israeli. John Kakis, 19, of the Old City of Jerusalem, was arrested in connection with the May 23 stabbing attack that left the teens with moderate injuries, the Shin Bet security service said…
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Fast Forward ISIS Fighters Close in on Ancient Jewish Site
The Iraqi site believed to be the burial place of the biblical prophet Nahum is in danger of being destroyed by the Islamic State, or ISIS. Nahum’s Tomb in Al Ooosh, an annual pilgrimage spot for generations of Iraqi Jews, is 10 miles from territory controlled by ISIS, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. Until the…
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Fast Forward Polish Jews Win Medals of Honor
Three Jewish leaders were awarded Bene Merito medals in recognition of their actions in promoting Poland abroad. The medals were conferred upon Polish Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich; Helise Lieberman, director of the Taube Center for the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland; and Jonathan Ornstein; director of the Jewish Community Center in Krakow, The national…
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Fast Forward Tony Blair To Lead Anti-Hate Group
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has been appointed chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (ECTR), a Brussels-based organization dedicated to tackling racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism in Europe. Last week it was announced that Blair would be standing down from his role as Middle East envoy next month, after eight years struggling…
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Fast Forward French Phone Company Vows To Join Boycott of Israel
The CEO of a major French telecommunications company said he would cut ties with an Israeli partner “tomorrow” if it could do so without incurring financial penalties. Stephane Richard of Orange SA, a mobile phone firm in which the French government is a 25 percent shareholder, said at a news conference in Cairo Wednesday that…
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Fast Forward Sobibor Memorial Plans Suspended Amid Controversy
Polish authorities suspended the planned construction of a controversial memorial monument at the former Sobibor Nazi death camp, activists against the plan said. The suspension of the plan followed talks last month between the Polish ministry of culture and Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem, over concerns that the proposed construction would…
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Fast Forward Trial Begins in Orthodox ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy Case
The fraud trial for an Orthodox Jewish group that promotes so-called conversion therapy for homosexuals opened in New Jersey. In opening statements Wednesday in state Superior Court in Jersey City, an attorney for four former patients accused Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing, or JONAH, of offering “junk science” and lies, The Associated Press reported….
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Fast Forward Police Probe R-Rated Pics at Jewish Cemetery
Polish police launched an investigation into the actions of two young women who struck what observers said were provocative poses while standing next to headstones in a Jewish cemetery. The investigation, which was opened this week, follows a complaint by the international commemoration group From the Depths to the Polish state prosecutor regarding photos of…
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