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Fast Forward Israel and Germany Mark 50 Years of Ties
A state visit to Germany by Israel’s president marking 50 years of diplomatic relations has highlighted both deep ties and political differences. After discussing issues such as the threat of a nuclear Iran and the current state of talks with Palestinian leaders with German President Joachim Gauck, his German counterpart, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said…
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Fast Forward Court OK’s Jerusalem Day March Through Arab Quarter
The annual Jerusalem Day march will still go through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City after the Supreme Court rejected a petition to change its route. The court ordered police to arrest any participants who shout racist slogans or engage in violence or vandalism during Sunday’s march. Arab residents of the Old City must…
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Fast Forward Oklahoma Lawmakers Push for Return of ‘Looted’ Art
Some two dozen Oklahoma state lawmakers are calling on the University of Oklahoma to research if it owns any paintings that were stolen by the Nazis. Twenty-six members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives introduced a resolution Monday that asks O.U. and its Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art to determine whether any of its…
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Fast Forward Swedish Boat Embarks on Trip To Break Gaza Embargo
A trawler left Sweden on its way to break Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip 5,000 nautical miles away. The Marianne of Gothenburg departed on Sunday evening and is the first ship in the Freedom Flotilla III to leave for Gaza, according to the website of the Ship to Gaza Sweden campaign. The boat,…
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Fast Forward Ex-Met Council Boss Gets 1 Year for Fraud
David Cohen, the former executive director of New York’s Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, was sentenced to one year in jail for his role in a $9 million embezzlement scheme against the Jewish nonprofit. The sentencing of Cohen, announced in a news release Monday by the state’s attorney general and comptroller, concludes the sentencing for…
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Fast Forward Swedish Official Compares Mediterranean Refugee Crisis With Auschwitz
Sweden’s deputy prime minister apologized for making an analogy between the migrant refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and Auschwitz. Asa Romson of the Green Party apologized on Monday for the remarks she made the previous evening during a televised debate in parliament. “It was wrong to make an analogy with Auschwitz. I sincerely apologize,” Romson…
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Fast Forward Ayelet Shaked Gets Protection Amid Threats
Newly appointed Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked of the Jewish Home Party has been assigned a bodyguards after threats were made on her life. Pictures showing Shaked wearing a Nazi uniform also have surfaced on social media. The security detail was assigned to Shaked on Monday by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, who expressed concern about…
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Fast Forward Sara Netanyahu Accuses Her Accuser in Ex-Caretaker’s Lawsuit
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the media and made new accusations against a former employee who is suing the Netanyahus. Sara Netanyahu testified Sunday in Jerusalem Labor Court in a suit by Meni Naftali, who served for nearly two years as the caretaker for the official Prime Minister’s Residence. In the…
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