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Fast Forward Israel ‘Saddened’ by Death of Saudi King Abdullah
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said he was saddened by the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, whom he credited with enhancing regional stability. Rivlin expressed his appreciation for the Saudi Monarch in a statement Friday, a day after Abdullah’s died at 90. “I was saddened to hear of the passing of King Abdullah. He…
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Fast Forward Saudi King Abdullah, Author of Peace Plan With Israel, Dies at 90
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah, the architect of a proposal that U.S. governments have suggested is the basis for a comprehensive Israeli-Arab peace, has died. Saudi media reported that Abdullah, 90, died late Thursday. He is succeeded by the Crown Prince, Salman, his brother, who is 79. Abdullah in 2002, when he was Saudi crown prince,…
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Fast Forward 11 European Jewish Groups Push Back Against ‘Arm-the-Jews’ Rabbi
Leaders of 11 Jewish communities in Europe lambasted the director of a Brussels-based lobby group who after the Paris attacks called for some Jews to carry guns. Thursday’s statement by European Jewish leaders was directed against Rabbi Menachem Margolin, who heads the European Jewish Association and the Rabbinical Centre of Europe. Among the statement’s cosignatories…
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Fast Forward Alberto Nisman’s AMIA Terror Report Released — Points Finger at President
Argentine judicial officials made public the 300-page criminal complaint that details evidence linking Argentina’s senior political echelon to a deal to hide Iran’s role in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires. The complaint prepared by Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman was to be presented this week to Argentina’s congress, but Nisman…
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Fast Forward Jewish Businessman Shot Dead in Ukraine
A Ukrainian Jewish businessman was shot dead in Lviv. The body of Felix Vrotslavsky, 56, was found Tuesday on Zelenoy Street, on the city’s southeastern edge. The murder was first reported by the news site zik.ua, citing an unnamed police source. A witness told police that Vrotslavsky’s body was thrown out of a car at…
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Fast Forward Mossad Urges U.S. Lawmakers To Oppose Iran Sanctions
The Israeli Mossad intelligence agency has reportedly urged United States senators to vote against placing additional sanctions on Iran. According to a report in Bloomberg View Thursday, Mossad officials oppose a U.S. Senate bill that would place additional sanctions on Iran, should U.S.-led talks on ending the Iranian nuclear program fail. The Mossad reportedly believes…
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Fast Forward German Far Right Leader Quits Over ‘Hitler’ Selfies
The head of a growing anti-immigrant, anti-Islam movement in Germany stepped down under pressure after photos of him dressed as Hitler appeared in the country’s most popular daily. Lutz Bachmann quit the Pegida organization after the Bild Zeitung splashed the 2-year-old images gleaned from Facebook on its front page Wednesday. Bachmann apologized to his followers…
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Fast Forward Boston Heart Surgeon Michael Davidson Killed by Patient’s Son in Hospital Rampage
A cardiovascular surgeon at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital was fatally shot by a former patient’s son, who later turned the gun on himself. Dr. Michael Davidson, 44, was shot twice on Tuesday morning in an exam room at the hospital, according to the Boston Globe, and died despite emergency surgery. The shooter, Stephen Pasceri,…
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