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Fast Forward 35% of Germans Equate Nazi and Israel Policies
A new study of German attitudes toward Israel showed an increase in Israel-related anti-Semitism among Germans. The survey found that while many Germans would prefer not to discuss the Holocaust, they are willing to compare Israeli policies toward Palestinians today with those of Nazi Germany. Called “Germany and Israel Today: Linked by the Past, Divided…
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Fast Forward Israel President Reuven Rivlin Meets Black Community in New York
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began his first visit to the United States as president with a speech to leaders of the African-American community. Speaking at the Christian Cultural Center in New York, Rivlin compared the establishment of Israel to the civil rights movement, and recalled the friendship of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham…
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Fast Forward Israel Envoy to U.S. Chided for Siding WIth Benjamin Netanyahu
Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, was reprimanded by an Israeli government commission for supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection bid. In December, Dermer gave an interview to American Fusion Television, a network aimed at Hispanic Americans, in which he was asked about the upcoming Israeli elections in March. In response, Dermer, a…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Support Dips Slightly in Greece Election
The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party maintained its strength in Greek national elections as the far-left party Syriza came to power. With almost all votes counted from Sunday’s election, Golden Dawn received 6.3 percent of the national vote, giving it 17 seats in the 300-member national parliament and leaving it the third-largest party in Greece. The…
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Fast Forward Israeli Foreign Minister Orders Party To Distribute Charlie Hebdo for Free
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman has told activists in his Yisrael Beiteinu party to buy up and distribute copies of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for free. The directive came after Stiematzky, a leading Israeli bookstore chain, canceled plans to sell the magazine’s latest issue in stores. Following threats of violence, the chain said…
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Fast Forward Druze Student Beaten ‘for Speaking Arabic’ in Jerusalem
A Druze student in Jerusalem was beaten with glass bottles by a gang. Tommy Hasson, 21, told Israeli news website Ynet that he was leaving his job at a hotel Thursday night when a group of people approached him and began mocking him for speaking Arabic. One man spat on him, and after Hasson hit…
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Fast Forward Think Tank Prepares Aliyah Plan for 120,000 French Jews
The Jewish People Policy Institute has composed a plan to facilitate immigration of 120,000 French Jews to Israel. The plan by the Jewish Agency-affiliated think tank would prepare for up to 120,000 French Jews to arrive in Israel during the coming four years. The plan cited a rise in jihadist terror attacks and a difficult…
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Fast Forward World’s Largest Ship, Named After Dutch SS Officer, Makes Waves Among Jews
European Jewish groups are protesting the name of the world’s largest ship, which was named after a Dutch officer in the Nazi Waffen-SS military force. The Pieter Schelte, which docked in Rotterdam in early January, is named after an SS officer convicted of war crimes in World War II, according to the Guardian. Schelte conscripted…
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