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Fast Forward Israel Officials Hit Back at U.S. Criticism of ‘Jewish State’ Law
Israeli officials hit back at U.S. criticism of their country’s proposed “Jewish state” law. “I say to the Americans, we will manage Israel’s affairs,” Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett of the right-wing Jewish Home party told Army Radio on Tuesday. “In the end it’s our problem, it’s a domestic problem and I don’t think anyone…
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Attacked in Berlin After Leaving Synagogue
An Israeli man visiting Berlin suffered a black eye and fractured fingers in a street attack. The Israeli, 22, said he was beaten and kicked Sunday evening after leaving synagogue by four men who spoke German with an Arabic accent, according to reports. “I have no doubt they attacked me because I looked Jewish or…
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Fast Forward Trove of Eichmann Trial Documents To be Auctioned Off
A trove of documents related to Israel’s 1961 trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann will be auctioned off in Jerusalem after their discovery in a trash bin. The collection will be up for sale on Dec. 2 at the Kedem Auction House. The sellers have estimated it could bring in more than $20,000. The…
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Fast Forward Reuven Rivlin Cancels Appearance by Israeli Singer After Anti-Arab Song
Israel’s president cancelled an appearance at his official residence of an Israeli singer after he released an anti-Arab song. The office of President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday announced that singer Amir Benayoun would not be allowed to perform at the event scheduled for Sunday at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem to mark the exile and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teacher Jailed for Sexually Abusing Boys Deported to U.S.
An Orthodox Jewish teacher was deported to the United States after serving a jail sentence for sexually abusing four boys at a Jewish school in Melbourne more than two decades ago. David Kramer, 54, was sentenced last year to a non-parole period of 18 months after pleading guilty to abusing the four minors at the…
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Fast Forward Antwerp Jewish Parents Demand Teacher’s Ouster Over Facebook Post
The parents association of a Jewish school in Antwerp demanded management fire a teacher who made an apparent anti-Semitic statement on Facebook. The parents made the demand in a letter they wrote earlier this week to Moshe Mund, principal of the Jesode Hatora – Beth Jacob school in Antwerp, the Belgian Jewish monthly and news…
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Fast Forward Recoginizing ‘Palestine’ Won’t Promote Peace, Dutch Foreign Minister Says
The Netherlands will not recognize Palestinian statehood right now because it would not help restart peace talks with Israel, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said. Koenders, who replaced fellow Labor politician Frans Timmermans last month, rejected the possibility of recognizing a Palestinian state in the near future during a debate in parliament. “We believe this…
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Fast Forward Moshe Yaalon and the Anti-Defamation League Praise Hagel As He Announces Resignation
Israel’s defense minister and the Anti-Defamation League lavished praise on U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on the day he announced his resignation. The tributes from Moshe Yaalon and the ADL on Monday were in sharp contrast with the intense scrutiny that Hagel received from pro-Israel groups when he was nominated for the post two years…
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