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Fast Forward ‘War Crimes’ Push Would End Peace Process, Benjamin Netanyahu Says
A Palestinian push to try Israeli officials for war crimes at a U.N. tribunal would end any chance of reaching a peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu spoke to Army Radio on Friday, a day after the Palestinian Authority’s envoy to the United Nations said his government would join the International Criminal…
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Fast Forward Philadelphia Transit Worker Fired for Refusing To Work on Rosh Hashanah
A janitorial worker for Philadelphia’s mass transit system is suing the agency for firing him after he refused to work on Rosh Hashanah and Shabbat. Romel McAlpin, who belongs to the Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ, which preserves some Jewish holidays, said he informed the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, of his…
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Fast Forward Israel Orders West Bank Closed for Yom Kippur
The West Bank was closed by the Israeli military ahead of Yom Kippur. Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon ordered the closure, which begins at 11:59 p.m. Thursday and will remain in effect until the same time on Saturday. Palestinians needing humanitarian assistance will be able to enter Israel with the permission of the Civil Administration. Ben…
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Fast Forward Petition Targets University of Georgia Homecoming Football Game on Yom Kippur
An online petition protesting the university of Georgia’s decision to hold its homecoming football game on Yom Kippur has acquired some 2,000 signatures. The petition decrying the scheduling conflict was addressed to the university president. Georgia is playing Vanderbilt in a Southeastern Conference game on Saturday that is scheduled to start at 4 p.m, several…
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Fast Forward Mayor Insists Jerusalem Settlements Will ‘Continue With Full Force’
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat rejected White House criticism of building housing in a Jewish neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem. “I say this firmly and clearly: Building in Jerusalem is not poisonous and harmful – rather, it is essential, important and will continue with full force,” Barkat said Thursday in a statement. “I will not freeze construction…
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Fast Forward Lancet Editor Sorry for Gaza ‘Massacre’ Letter
The editor of the British medical journal The Lancet, which ran an open letter accusing Israel of a “massacre” in Gaza, said on a visit to Israel that he “deeply regrets” the divisiveness the letter caused. Dr. Richard Horton in a statement Thursday at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa said that he “deeply, deeply…
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Fast Forward Mila Kunis Has Baby Girl
Jewish actress Mila Kunis has given birth to a baby girl. The baby, born Tuesday night at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, also is the daughter of Kunis’ fiancée, actor Ashton Kutcher. Kunis has said in interviews before her delivery that she plans to take a break from acting in order to be a full-time…
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Fast Forward Fire Rips Through 18th Century Romania Jewish Cemetery
One of Romania’s oldest Jewish cemeteries was hit by fire that consumed 20 hectares of its surface. The fire spread on Monday through the Jewish cemetery of Iasi, which opened in the 18th century and contains 80,000 graves, the local news website ziaruldeiasi.ro reported. It consumed dense vegetation that grew between headstones as a result…
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