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Fast Forward Netanyahu: Sotloff Died Because He Symbolized Western Culture
In his condolences to the family of Steven Sotloff, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the American-Israeli journalist symbolized Western culture to the Islamists who murdered him. “I would like to send condolences to the family of Steven Sotloff who was murdered by ISIS in an act of appalling brutality,” Netanyahu said Thursday night at…
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Fast Forward Tunisian Man Who Attacked Police During Pro-Gaza Rally in Paris, Jailed
A Tunisian man who hurled a metal bar at police during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris was sentenced to two months in prison. The prosecution wanted a one year sentence for the 34-year-old Tunisian national, but the Paris Correctional Tribunal sentenced him to two months in jail and another two months suspended sentence, the news…
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Fast Forward Beit Shemesh Removes Partition Between Secular and Haredi Students
The city of Beit Shemesh ordered the removal of a wall that had been set up inside a local elementary school to separate its secular and Orthodox pupils. The corrugated galvanized iron wall was erected last week in the yard of the secular Safot VeTarbuyot school to separate its pupils from girls attending the Haredi…
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Fast Forward ADL Signs Letter Urging Broadcasters To Avoid Using The Name ‘Redskins’
The Anti-Defamation League signed a letter initiated by Native American groups to broadcasters urging them to avoid pronouncing the name of the Washington NFL franchise, “Redskins.” “Some might argue that objectivity requires broadcasters to continue promoting the racial slur as long as Washington team owner Dan Snyder keeps denigrating Native Americans by using the epithet…
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Fast Forward East Carolina University Students Arrested For Allegedly Spray-Painting Swastika
Two East Carolina University students were arrested for allegedly spray-painting a swastika on the door of a Jewish student’s apartment. The swastika was discovered Wednesday by the Jewish woman in a private complex, The Landing, which caters to college students on several campuses in the Greenville, N.C., area. The accused – Timothy Gill Jr., 21,…
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Fast Forward Swiss Jewish Leader Denies Leaking Pro-Gaza Mayor’s Nude Selfies
The president of a Swiss Jewish community denied accusations that he helped leak nude photos of a pro-Palestinian mayor who had sent them to a younger woman. Josef Bollag, who heads the Baden-Baden Jewish community, issued the denial last week in an op-ed that he wrote amid the unfolding of a scandal that forced Mayor…
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Fast Forward Sotloff Family Spokesman Challenges ISIS Leader to Koran Debate
The spokesman for the family of murdered Jewish-American journalist Steven Sotloff challenged the leader of the ISIS jihadist group to debate the peaceful teachings of the Koran. Barak Barfi, a friend of Sotloff’s, released a statement on behalf of the family late Wednesday that called the journalist a “gentle soul” and said the family will…
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Fast Forward New Arab Neighborhood in E. Jerusalem To Include 2,200 Housing Units
A Jerusalem committee has approved a plan to develop an Arab neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, including building 2,200 housing units. The Local Planning and Construction Committee of the Jerusalem Municipality on Wednesday approved the plan for the al-Sawahra neighborhood east of Jabel Mukaber. According to the plan, the neighborhood will be expanded with the housing…
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