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News German Kosher Butcher Sells Treyf for Years
A kosher butcher in Frankfurt, Germany, admitted in court that he sold doctored tons of non-kosher meat for years as glatt kosher. A verdict is expected next month in Frankfurt District Court in the case against the owners of the now-bankrupt Aviv kosher butcher store. Leslie W., 48, and his partner Akiwa H., 56, are…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker Will Not Be Prosecuted For Declaring ‘Israel-Free Zone’
British lawmaker George Galloway will not be prosecuted for calling for his constituency to be “declared an Israel-free zone. The Crown Prosecution Service said last week that there was not enough evidence to file any charges against Galloway, despite numerous complaints made to the West Yorkshire Police that he was inciting racial hatred. Police categorized…
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Fast Forward 9 Jewish Families Move Into E. Jerusalem Neighborhood
Nine Jewish families moved into the eastern Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Silwan. The families moved into nine apartments in two buildings late on Sunday night, according to reports. The move brings to 17 the number of families living in the neighborhood. Ynet reported that the houses were purchased for the Yemeni Community Committee, in deals…
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Fast Forward Did Belgian Minister Condone Nazi Collaborators?
A representative of Flemish Jews asked a deputy prime minister of Belgium to clarify statements in which he appeared to condone the actions of Nazi collaborators. Jan Jambon, who is also Belgium’s interior minister, made the statements during an interview which was published last week in the La Libre Belgique newspaper. During the interview, Jambon,…
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Fast Forward Dutch Boycott ‘Room No. 4’ Exhibit on Jailed Palestinian Children
A group of Dutch Christians vowed to boycott Utrecht’s Domkerk Church for the duration of an exhibition on jailed Palestinian children, which they said encourages anti-Semitism. The group made its decision known earlier this month in connection with the exhibition “Room No. 4,” which was brought to the Domkerk — one of the Netherlands’ best…
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Fast Forward Yaalon Heads to D.C. as Israeli Ministers Rip Kerry Remarks
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon left for a five-day U.S. trip amid criticism by Israeli ministers of remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry. Yaalon headed to the United States on Saturday night, two days after Kerry linked the rise of ISIS terrorism to the lack of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a…
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Fast Forward Rivlin: Violence Is an Epidemic in Israeli Society
The epidemic of violence permeates every sector of Israel, the country’s president, Reuven Rivlin, said in an address. “It is time to honestly admit that Israeli society is ill – and it is our duty to treat this disease,” Rivlin told the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities on Sunday at a conference titled “From…
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Fast Forward Daughter of Hamas Leader Treated at Israeli Hospital
A daughter of Gazan Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was treated this month at a Tel Aviv hospital, according to reports. Haniyeh’s daughter received emergency treatment at Ichilov Hospital, the hospital confirmed, according to Haaretz. She remained hospitalized in Israel for about a week. The hospital did not name the daughter — Haniyeh has 13 children…
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