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Fast Forward Facing Extradition, Israeli ‘Sex Rabbi’ Tells Dutch Daily He Survived Holocaust
A rabbi born in pre-state Israel fighting extradition from Holland over alleged sex crimes told a Dutch daily that he is a Holocaust survivor. Eliezer Berland, a charismatic rabbi from Jerusalem who fled Israel after several women and one minor complained he had sexually assaulted them, made the claim in an interview with the Dutch…
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News House Democrats Letter Urges Postponing Netanyahu speech
A letter urging Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to postpone a planned March 3 speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is circulating among Democrats. The letter, initiated by Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Keith Ellison(D-Minn.) notes that Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu was issued without…
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Fast Forward Israeli Conductor Dies During Switzerland Concert
Israeli conductor Israel Yinon collapsed and died as he was conducting a concert in the Swiss city of Lucerne. The 59-year-old was in the middle of leading “An Alpine Symphony” by German composer Richard Strauss Thursday night when he slumped, falling headlong to the ground, the AFP news agency reported. The cause of death was…
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Fast Forward Israeli Defence Forces Nabs Two Armed Palestinians on Gaza Border
Israeli troops arrested two armed men who allegedly attempted to cross the border from the Gaza Strip to carry out a terrorist attack. The suspects arrested Thursday night were on their way to carry out an attack on civilians or soldier in a town near the border, security officials told Army Radio, adding they may…
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Fast Forward Texas Lawmaker To Greet Muslims With Israel Flag
A Texas lawmaker instructed staff to greet Muslim visitors with an Israeli flag. Molly White, a Republican state representative, said in a Facebook posting that she would be out of the office on Thursday, Muslim Capitol Day, organized by the local Council on American-Islamic Relations chapter. “I did leave an Israeli flag on the reception…
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Fast Forward Alberto Nisman Buried in ‘Martyrs Section’ of Buenos Aires Cemetery
Alberto Nisman was buried in the same section of the main Jewish cemetery in Buenos Aires as the victims in the 1994 AMIA bombing that he was investigating before he was found shot dead. On Thursday morning, a police escort led the funeral procession to the Tablada Jewish Cemetery. Along the procession route, people waved…
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Fast Forward Hebrew Charter School Set To Open in Minneapolis
A new Hebrew charter school is scheduled to open in suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul in September. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Agamim Classical Academy in Hopkins, Minn., will be the first U.S. public school to offer a focus on both the Hebrew language and classical instruction, a pedagogical approach “that emphasizes grammar, rhetoric and logic.” It…
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Fast Forward Argentina Jews Call for Ouster of Hector Timerman From Umbrella Group
Two member parties of AMIA have requested that Argentina’s foreign minister, Hector Timerman, be expelled from the Buenos Aires community organization. On Tuesday, Plural Jai and AMIA Es De Todos sent AMIA President Leonardo Jmelnitzky formal requests to revoke Timerman’s membership for his role in brokering a pact with Iran in 2013 to jointly investigate…
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