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Fast Forward Extremist Jewish Settler Gets 3 Years for ‘Price Tag’ Arson Attack
A Jewish settler was sentenced to three years in prison for setting several Palestinian cars alight in a West Bank village. Binyamin Richter was sentenced Monday by the Lod District Court for the price tag attack in November 2013 in the Palestinian village of Farata. He also was sentenced to 12 months probation and ordered…
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Fast Forward Israel Destroys Gaza Terror Tunnel
The Israeli military completed the demolition of a Gaza terror tunnel discovered during the Israel Defense Forces’ operation last summer in Gaza. The tunnel stretched from Gaza City to the southern Israeli community of Nahal Oz. Israel has been in control of the tunnel since Operation Protective Edge. The tunnel was destroyed recently on Israeli…
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Fast Forward Teen Charged in Mugging of Rahm Emanuel’s Son
A juvenile was charged in the robbery and assault of the son of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The alleged attacker of Zach Emanuel was arrested Saturday, the Chicago Sun Times reported. His name is not being made public because he is under 18. He confessed to the crime and was charged as a juvenile with…
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Fast Forward Joan Rivers Wins Grammy After Death
Comedian Joan Rivers won a posthumous Grammy Award. It was the first Grammy for Rivers, in the category of Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of her 2014 memoir “Diary of a Mad Diva.” It was River’s 12th book. “It’s a difficult moment. It’s a little bittersweet,” Rivers’ daughter, Melissa, said on the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Compares Congress Speech With Trip to Paris After Terror
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make a controversial speech to Congress and compared the appearance to his journey to Paris after last month’s terror attacks against Jews. “I went to Paris not just as the prime minister of Israel but as a representative of the entire Jewish people,” Netanyahu said during a conference…
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Fast Forward Jill Stein May Run Again for President on Green Party Line
Dr. Jill Stein, a Boston-area Jewish physician, has launched an exploratory committee for the 2016 presidential race in what would be her second run. Stein, 64, of Lexington, Mass., announced the committee’s launch on Friday during a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, the Boston Globe reported. As the Green Party candidate in…
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Fast Forward David Stav Named Co-Chief of Ohr Torah Stone
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin reportedly has named a potential successor for his Modern Orthodox educational network Ohr Torah Stone. Riskin, 74, appointed Rabbi David Stav, founder of the Israel-based Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, as co-chancellor of the Ohr Torah Stone educational network, The New York Jewish Week reported. Ohr Torah Stone serves about 3,000 students at 19…
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Fast Forward Will Palestinian Posters Get UNESCO Honor?
A collection of Palestine posters reportedly is still under consideration for being included on a list of world heritage objects. The poster collection, which was initially accepted by an advisory board of UNESCO’s International Memory of the World Register, was not dropped as previously reported, but has been sent back to the nominator for revision,…
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