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Fast Forward Michigan Students Reject Israel Divestment 25-15
The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government rejected a divestment resolution. The measure was voted down Tuesday, with 25 opposed, 15 in favor and one abstention, the Michigan Daily student newspaper reported. The resolution called for the creation of an ad hoc committee to investigate the university’s investments in four companies accused of violating Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Israel Split Evenly on Bibi Arab ‘Droves’ Remark
Israel dismissed celebration of a nuclear framework deal between major powers and Iran on Thursday, calling it detached from reality, and vowed to continue lobbying to prevent a “bad” final agreement. Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said in a statement after the announcements in Switzerland: “The smiles in Lausanne are detached from wretched reality in…
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Fast Forward Syracuse Jewish Doctor Guilty in Wife’s Murder
Dr. Robert Neulander, a prominent physician and Jewish lay leader in Syracuse, N.Y., was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2012 death of his wife. An Onondaga County Court jury issued its verdict on Thursday morning following 18 hours of deliberation, Syracuse.com reported. Neulander also was convicted of tampering with evidence. Neulander will be…
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Fast Forward Guilford College Hillel Declares Itself ‘Open’
The Hillel chapter at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, said it will no longer abide by Hillel International’s restrictions on Israel-related issues. The announcement that the Guilford Hillel had joined the so-called Open Hillel movement came in a Facebook posting on Wednesday night. “At Guilford’s Hillel, we have a wide range of Jewish voices….
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Fast Forward Argentina Union Leader Calls Minister ‘Little Jew Boy’
An Argentine union leader who called a government minister “little Jew boy” defended himself by saying “Everybody calls him this.” In a radio interview Wednesday, Luis Barrionuevo, who heads the Blue and White CGT union, in discussing a national general strike initiated the previous day by his union, said the Minister of the Economy, Axel…
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Fast Forward Stephen Greenberg Will Be Chair of Presidents Conference
Stephen Greenberg, a New Jersey lawyer, was nominated to be the next chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. An attorney with an extensive resume of Jewish communal involvement, Greenberg was recommended by the Presidents Conference nominating committee to succeed Robert Sugarman effective June 1. His candidacy will be presented to…
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Fast Forward Italy Premier Meets Family of 1982 Rome Synagogue Terror Victim
Italian President Sergio Mattarella, met the family of a two- year-old Jewish boy killed in the 1982 attack by Palestinian terrorists on the Great Synagogue of Rome. The meeting took place Wednesday afternoon in Quirinal Palace, the official residence of the president. Mattarella warmly welcomed the parents of Stefano Gaj Tache, Joseph and Daniela; the…
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Fast Forward Dutch ‘ISIS Is Zionist’ Civil Servant Escapes Punishment
A Dutch civil servant who said ISIS was a ‘Zionist’ conspiracy may keep her job, the country’s justice minister determined. Minister Ard van der Steur made his decision public on Wednesday in a letter sent to parliament about the conduct of Yasmina Haifi, a former project leader at the ministry’s National Cyber Security Center. In…
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