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Fast Forward Prague Jews Elect David Peter as Chief Rabbi
The Jewish community of Prague elected Rabbi David Peter, a native of the Czech capital, as its new chief rabbi. The community announced the choice of Peter, 38, the rabbi at the Jerusalem Synagogue in Prague, in a news release issued Tuesday. Peter has been working as the rabbi at the Jerusalem Synagogue since returning…
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Fast Forward TV Crews Expose Hamas Rockets in Residential Areas of Gaza
French and Indian TV stations broadcast footage showing Hamas rocket launching facilities in a civilian area. The French TV station, France 24, showed a rocket launching pad located about 100 yards from a United Nations building flying the blue U.N. flag. A hotel housing journalists covering the Gaza conflict was located about 50 yards from…
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News Ringleader in 3 Teens’ Kidnapping Is Nabbed
A West Bank man said to be the leader of the terrorist cell that kidnapped and killed three Israeli teenagers in June was arrested. A gag order on reporting the arrest, which took place more than three weeks ago, was lifted Tuesday evening, according to Israeli media. Hussam Kawasme of Hebron was apprehended while attempting…
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News Israel Claims Arrest of Ringleader of Kidnapping of 3 Teens
A West Bank man said to be the leader of the terrorist cell that kidnapped and killed three Israeli teenagers in June was arrested. A gag order on reporting the arrest, which took place more than three weeks ago, was lifted Tuesday evening, according to Israeli media. Hussam Kawasme of Hebron was apprehended while attempting…
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Fast Forward 3,000 Back Israel at San Francisco Rally
Some 3,000 Israel supporters turned out in downtown San Francisco for a pro-Israel, pro-peace rally. The Bay Stands With Israel solidarity rally began across the street from San Francisco City Hall, with speakers from Jewish organizations, synagogues, and state and city government. Police estimated the crowd at 3,000; afterward, some 1,200 demonstrators marched along Market…
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The Schmooze Who Would Pay $26K for Lampshade Made of Holocaust Victim’s Skin?
A Romanian watchdog on anti-Semitism complained to police about the sale online of an item advertised as a lampshade made of the skin of a Holocaust victim. The lampshade was advertised online by an unidentified individual from Targu Jiu, located 145 miles northwest of Bucharest, who priced the lapshade at $26,800, the Antena 1 news…
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Fast Forward Is Alan Gross Near Death in Cuba Prison?
Alan Gross’ family says the State Department contractor jailed in Cuba has made his goodbyes. “During a recent visit with his wife, Judy, and his daughter, Nina, Gross said he could not take life in prison much longer and said his goodbyes,” Emily Black, a spokeswoman for the family said in a statement sent Monday…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Attacked by Thugs at Australia Mall
A visiting rabbi from Jerusalem was threatened and verbally abused by a gang of youths in a shopping mall in Western Australia. Rabbi Avraham Shalom Halberstam, known as the Stropkover Rebbe, is visiting Australia on a lecture tour. On Monday he and his assistant were set upon by up to six pro-Palestinian youths at a…
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