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Fast Forward Portugal’s Parliament Passes ‘Palestine’ Resolution
Portugal’s parliament passed a non-binding resolution calling on the government to recognize an independent Palestinian state. The resolution passed overwhelmingly Friday by the Assembly of the Republic calls on the government to “recognize, in coordination with the European Union, the State of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, in accordance with the principles of…
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Fast Forward Congressional Spending Bill OKs Israel Defense Aid
The massive spending bill passed by Congress includes defense assistance for Israel along with tightened oversight of Palestinian funding and Iran nuclear talks. Included in the $1.1 trillion omnibus bill passed in the Senate by a 56-40 vote on Saturday night was the $3.1 billion in annual defense spending for Israel under a 2007 memorandum…
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Fast Forward Slain Kansas City Teen’s Scout Troop Completes His Volunteer Project
The Eagle Scout troop of the teen shot to death last year at a suburban Kansas City JCC completed his project to collect food for needy mothers and children. On Saturday, the scouts in Troop 92 canvassed the neighborhood as part of Reat Underwood’s project to collect food and other staples for Operation Breakthrough, a…
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Fast Forward Israel Names Officer Accused of Killing Palestinian Teen With Live Fire
An Israeli Border Police officer indicted for the killing of a Palestinian teen during a Nakba Day protest in the West Bank has been named. The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday named Ben Deri, 21, as the officer who was indicted last month for manslaughter in the death of Nadeem Nawara during a violent demonstration…
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Music Revisions to Spain’s Sephardic Law Make It ‘Meaningless’
Spanish-speaking Israelis complained that Spain’s legislation for the naturalization of Sephardic Jews has been rendered symbolic because of changes to a bill that would formalize the procedure. The changes to the government-supported draft bill were introduced last month during deliberations at a congressional committee ahead of a vote by the Spanish Congress scheduled for Dec….
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Fast Forward Youth Who Terrorized Jewish Kids To Visit Jewish Museum as Punishment
One of the five youths arrested for terrorizing Jewish children on a school bus earlier this year agreed to visit the Sydney Jewish Museum as part of an agreed punishment. In the juvenile justice system in Sydney, the offender – who cannot be named because he is a minor – also agreed to participate in…
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Fast Forward Will Michael Oren Run in Upcoming Israeli Elections?
Former Israeli envoy to the United States Michael Oren has not decided whether he will become a candidate on any political party’s list in Israel’s upcoming elections. Israeli media reported over the weekend that Oren would join the new Kulanu party of former Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon. Kahlon left the Likud Party and politics in…
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Fast Forward Gadi Eisenkot Approved as Next IDF Chief of Staff
Maj.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot was approved as the Israel Defense Forces’ next chief of staff. Israel’s Cabinet approved Eisenkot’s appointment on Sunday during its regular meeting. “Gadi Eisenkot is the right man in the right place at the right time,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting. “Gadi has been a soldier…
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