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Fast Forward Hungary ‘Raging Anti-Semite’ Ambassador Quits
Hungary’s newly appointed ambassador to Italy, who has been described as a far-right activist and anti-Semite, withdrew from the position. Peter Szentmihalyi Szabo told Hungary’s foreign ministry Friday that he “does not wish to fill any ambassadorial position,” according to the Hungarian news agency MTI. The World Jewish Congress and the Anti-Defamation League had urged…
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Fast Forward 3 Firebombs Hurled at Toulouse Jewish Center
Police in Toulouse arrested a man who hurled three firebombs at a Jewish community center and the officers guarding it. The incident happened Saturday, one hour after the conclusion of a demonstration against Israel’s actions against Hamas in Gaza, the AFP news agency reported. The man, who was not named, threw two firebombs over the…
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Fast Forward Letter Threatens Mumbai Synagogues Over Gaza Conflict
Mumbai city police received a letter threatening to bomb Jewish sites in the city in retaliation for Israel’s operation in Gaza. The letter, reported by Indian news outlets on Sunday, reportedly had threatened to launch the attacks on Friday, the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The letter was signed by the…
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Fast Forward Brazil Jews Apologize for Israeli Spokesman’s Mockery
Brazil’s Jewish community apologized to the administration of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for statements by the spokesman of Israel’s foreign ministry after Brazil recalled its envoy over the Gaza conflict. Claudio Lottenberg, the president of the Brazilian Israelite Confederation or CONIB, an umbrella body, apologized to Aloízio Mercadante, the Rousseff administration’s chief of staff, for…
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Fast Forward Israel Insists It Didn’t Kill 15 at Gaza School Shelter
A mortar fired by Israeli troops in the direction of a United Nations school in Gaza did not cause casualties as was widely reported, Israel’s military said. The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday issued a report on an inquiry into the incident on Thursday, in which a school in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza affiliated…
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Fast Forward Kerry’s Rejected Proposal for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Leaked
Details of the week-long cease-fire proposal U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry offered and Israel rejected emerged in leaks to various media outlets. The proposal made Friday, according to the leaked documents, calls for Israel and the Palestinian factions in Gaza to halt hostilities and then convene within 48 hours to discuss other terms, “including…
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Fast Forward Suspect in Abu Khdeir Killing Claims To Be ‘The Messiah’
The trial began for the main suspect in the kidnap and revenge murder of Palestinian teen Muhammad Abu Khdeir. Yosef Haim Ben-David reportedly announced in Jerusalem District Court on Sunday that he is “the messiah.” Ben-David, 29, of the Adam settlement near Jerusalem is expected to plead insanity. He owns an eyewear store in Jerusalem….
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Fast Forward JetBlue Rant Victim Reveals She Is Jewish, Not Palestinian
The victim of a verbal attack by a Jewish doctor on a JetBlue flight from Palm Beach admitted that she is not a Palestinian, but is Jewish. The woman, who did not divulge her name, made the admission in a phone call to Queens gynecologist Dr. Lisa Rosenberg, who recorded the conversation, and in an…
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