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Life 28 Women Elected to Knesset in Record
Ayelet Shaked of the Jewish Home Party is one of 28 women elected to the Knesset./Flash90 In an election with the highest voter turnout since 1999, a record 28 women were chosen for the 20th Knesset. The percentage of eligible voters who came out Tuesday was 71.8; the turnout 14 years ago was 78.7 percent….
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Backs Bibi While Tel Aviv Votes for Left
The Likud and haredi Orthodox parties dominated in Jerusalem, while the Zionist Union took the most votes in Tel Aviv in Israel’s national elections. Nationally, the right-wing Likud Party garnered 23.3 percent of the vote and the center-left Zionist Union coalition garnered 18.7 percent of the vote, followed by the United Arab List with nearly…
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Fast Forward Jews Slam Idaho Lawmaker for Hindu ‘False Faith’ Claim
An Idaho state senator’s description of Hinduism as “a false faith with false Gods” drew calls from Jewish clergy for an apology. Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll joined two other Republican senators in refusing to attend the daily invocation on March 3 because a Hindu chaplain, Rajan Zed, led it. Nuxoll was quoted by The Associated Press…
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Fast Forward Buddy Elias, Anne Frank Cousin, Dies at 89
Buddy Elias, a former president of the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel and a cousin of the teenage diarist from Amsterdam, has died. Elias, an actor who headed the charity named after his cousin, died Monday shortly before his 90th birthday at his home in Basel, according to Tachles, the Swiss Jewish newspaper. “For decades,…
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Fast Forward Herzog Calls Netanyahu To Concede Defeat in Israel’s Elections
Zionist Union head Isaac Herzog called Benjamin Netanyahu and conceded defeat in Israel’s national elections. On Wednesday morning Herzog told reporters outside of his home that he spoke by phone with the prime minister and “congratulated him on his achievement and wished him good luck.” “The nation has had its say, and we have to…
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Fast Forward Election Results Mean Palestinians Will Press at ICC, Chief Negotiator Says
The chief Palestinian negotiator expects Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next Israeli government and has declared that the Palestinians in turn will push forward with legal efforts at the International Criminal Court. “It is clear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next government, and for that, we say clearly that we…
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Fast Forward Debbie Wasserman Schultz Opts Against Senate Run
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz opted out of running for one of Florida’s U.S. Senate seats. “I plan to run and will be running for reelection to my House seat in the House of Representatives,” Wasserman Schultz told CNN on Tuesday. Wasserman Schultz, who is among the most senior Jewish Democrats, had been touted for a…
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The Schmooze Ari Shavit’s ‘My Promised Land’ Will Be HBO Doc
Sharon Bareket “My Promised Land,” a best-selling book about Israel [by journalist Ari Shavit][1], is being made into a documentary for HBO. Shavit and HBO Chairman Richard Plepler announced the project on Monday at a conference in Jerusalem by the Israeli media company Keshet. The project does not yet have an air date. “The great…
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