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Fast Forward Moshael Straus Elected Yeshiva U. Board Chief
Yeshiva University’s board of trustees elected Moshael Straus as its chairman. Straus, the CEO of Ascend Capital Group International, will succeed Henry Kressel, whose six years at the helm of the university’s board coincided with a period of financial crisis at the school. Straus has been on the board since 1998 and currently serves as…
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Fast Forward FBI Helped Broker Failed Warren Weinstein Ransom Deal
The FBI helped arrange a ransom payment from the family of Warren Weinstein, the Jewish-American government contractor who had been held hostage by al-Qaida from 2011. News of the unsuccessful ransom attempt for Weinstein, who was accidentally killed in January by a U.S. drone strike, was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The family…
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Fast Forward Jewish Fraternity Members Mock Muslims in ‘Allah Akbar’ Video
A traditionally Jewish fraternity at the University of Kansas kicked out four members for their involvement in an anti-Muslim video. The Zeta Beta Tau fraternity announced the expulsions in a statement released to the student newspaper, the Daily Kansan, earlier this week. The 10-second video clip shows a man wrapped in a blanket that covers…
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Fast Forward Susan Rice Expects New Israeli Coalition To Recommit to 2-State Solution
The Obama administration expects a commitment to the two-state solution from the next Israeli government and from the Palestinian Authority, National Security Adviser Susan Rice said. “President Obama has made clear that we need to take a hard look at our approach to the conflict, and that resolving it is in the national security interest…
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Fast Forward Missing Israeli Hiker’s Father Jets to Nepal To Join Search
The father of the last missing Israeli in the Nepal earthquake arrived on the scene to help in the search as the Chabad rabbi of Nepal flew a helicopter to bring food and water to stranded hikers. Members of Or Asraf’s IDF combat unit also touched down Wednesday afternoon in Nepal to help in the…
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Fast Forward 100,000 Use Tel Aviv Free WiFi in First Year
More than 100,000 tourists visiting Tel Aviv used the city’s free Wi-Fi in its first year. The city launched the free Wi-Fi a year and a half ago, with 180 free hot spots covering the entire city. Nearly 300,000 unique visitors entered the network in 2014, with the most popular access points being the city’s…
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Fast Forward Jimmy Carter Cancels Visit to Gaza
Carter and a delegation from the Elders, an international group of elder statesmen who advance peace and reconciliation, had been scheduled to arrive in Gaza on Thursday. No reason was given for the cancellation, which was announced on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported. The former U.S. leader had been scheduled to meet with leaders of…
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Fast Forward University of Texas BDS Opponents Cheer Defeat of Measure
Opponents of a University of Texas student government divestment resolution that was handily defeated gave credit to a letter from area alumni. The divestment vote last week in the Student Government Assembly was 23 against and 11 in favor, with one abstention. The resolution, proposed by the UTDivest coalition organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee,…
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