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Fast Forward European Rabbis Seek Laws Against Anti-Semitic Hate Speech
European rabbis called on governments throughout the continent to pass laws that target specifically hate speech against Jews. The call was made in a resolution passed Thursday by the standing committee of the Conference European Rabbis, or CER, which convened this week met in Tbilisi, Georgia. “We call on additional countries to follow the example…
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Fast Forward Ireland’s Upper House Calls On Government to Recognize Palestine
The Upper House of Ireland’s parliament unanimously passed a nonbinding motion calling on the government to formally recognize the state of Palestine. The Seanad accepted the motion Wednesday without a vote. The motion was proposed by Sen. Averil Power, the head of the country’s main opposition party, the conservative Fianna Fail, the Irish Times reported….
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Fast Forward Moscow JCC Named for Ralph Goldman
One of Moscow’s largest Jewish community centers, the Nikitskaya, was renamed in honor of the late Jewish leader Ralph Goldman. The institution, which opened in 2001 with support from the JDC, was rededicated as the Ralph I. Goldman Nikitskaya Jewish Cultural Center in a ceremony Wednesday. Goldman, a former head of the American Jewish Joint…
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Fast Forward U.S. Government Personnel Restricted From Using Jerusalem Light Rail Stations
U.S. government personnel have been restricted from using Jerusalem Light Rail stations in parts of eastern Jerusalem for a month. The U.S. State Department announced the ban Thursday in a security message emailed to Americans in Israel the day after a terrorist attack on a light rail station left an infant dead and seven people…
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Fast Forward Israel Slams Latvian Show Celebrating Life of Alleged Nazi War Criminal
Israel’s Foreign Ministry slammed the production in Latvia of a show celebrating the life of alleged Nazi war criminal Herbert Cukurs. Titled “Cukurs, Herbert Cukurs,” the musical premiered earlier this month. The play is based on the life of the deputy commander of the Arajs Kommando force that participated in the near annihilation of Latvian…
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Fast Forward Canadian Jewish Institutions Ramp Up Security After Terror Attacks
Canadian Jewish institutions are stepping up security after the murder of two Canadian soldiers by homegrown pro-jihadist terrorists. While it is not clear whether the two attacks, which included a shooting at the Parliament in the nation’s capital, were related, they have shaken a country that has experienced few acts of terrorism and has often…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Vows ‘Sharp Reaction’ to Terror Attempts on Jerusalem Residents
Attempts to attack Jerusalem residents “will be met with a sharp reaction,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu held a security consultation Thursday afternoon at Israel Police headquarters in Jerusalem a day after a terror attack on the city’s light rail killed a 3-month-old girl and injured seven. “United Jerusalem was — and will…
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Fast Forward Jewish BDS Group Protests Israeli Dance Troupe in Buenos Aires
A Jewish group affiliated with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel demonstrated outside of a performance in Buenos Aires by an Israeli dance troupe. The Los Otros Judios, or “The Other Jews,” group demonstrated outside of an auditorium in downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening against the Mayumana dance troupe. Members of the…
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