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Fast Forward Canadian Doctor Cleared of ‘Sex’ Motive in Controversial Circumcision Rite
A Canadian review board cleared of “sexual motive” a doctor who practiced “metzitzah b’peh,” a controversial circumcision practice. The Ontario Health Professions Appeal and Review Board said in its conclusion published Tuesday that there was no evidence supporting the accusation of anti-circumcision activists that Aaron Jesin acted out of sexual motive in carrying out the…
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Fast Forward Kansas City Jewish Center Shooting Victim Joins in Anti-Gun Suit
A man who came under fire during the deadly assault on a suburban Kansas City JCC joined a lawsuit against a state law that makes it a felony for federal officials to enforce certain gun laws. Paul Temme joined the lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence fighting, KCTV 5 News…
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Fast Forward Baruch Lebovits, Brooklyn Rabbi Charged With Sex Abuse, Gets Plea Deal
Baruch Lebovits, a Brooklyn rabbi convicted of sex abuse in 2010 only to have the conviction overturned on appeal, was sentenced to two years in prison as part of a plea deal. The deal was approved Wednesday. Lebovits is expected to serve less than a year of additional jail time because he will receive credit…
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Fast Forward ZOA Condemns Revenge Killing of Palestinian — at Last
The Zionist Organization of America has issued a statement condemning the murder of Arab teenager Muhammad Abu Khdeir. While numerous Jewish organizations had issued statements condemning the murder, the ZOA’s national president, Morton Klein, told JTA earlier this week that his organization would not comment on the killing until an indictment made clear that the…
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Fast Forward American U.N. Rights Envoy Calls Fight Against Anti-Israel Bias a ‘Key Priority’
The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council said battling anti-Israel bias on the body was a “key priority.” Keith Harper, addressing a conference of pro-Israel groups meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, also advocated for continued U.S. engagement on the council. Of the council’s anti-Israel bias, Harper said, “It’s not…
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Fast Forward Need a Minyan? There’s App for That.
A new smartphone app aims to make corralling a minyan easier by alerting fellow Jews nearby looking to pray. The free application, called Minyan Now and available on both iPhone and Android, is a product of RustyBrick, Inc. of West Nyack, N.Y. The app notifies other users of the app when someone in the vicinity…
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Fast Forward Rabbis Lauded by Vladimir Putin for Fight Against Neo-Nazis
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked senior rabbis from Israel and Europe for what he called their help in Russia’s fight against the revival of Nazism. Putin made the statement on Wednesday during a meeting in the Russian capital with over one dozen prominent rabbis, including Berel Lazar, a chief rabbi of Moscow, and Yitzchak Yosef…
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Fast Forward Israeli Officer Who Beat American Teen Tariq Khdeir Is Suspended
An Israeli police officer shown in a video beating Palestinian-American teen Tariq Abu Khdeir was suspended and could be indicted. The officer, who has not been named, was suspended Wednesday for at least 15 days pending a hearing on whether charges will be brought, a statement from Israel’s Justice Ministry said. Following a probe of…
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