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Fast Forward Ottawa Won’t Shut Down Palestinian Art Show in Canada Capital City Hall
The City of Ottawa will not close an art exhibit denounced as a glorification of terror by Israel’s embassy and the local Jewish community. “Invisible,” the creation of Toronto-based Palestinian artist Rehab Nazzal, focuses on “Palestine … and its military occupation by Israel,” according to a gallery brochure. The exhibit, which is scheduled to end…
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Fast Forward Audi Admits Using 3,700 Concentration Camp Workers
A new report by German car company Audi shows that 3,700 concentration camp inmates were forced to work in its factories during World War II. Audi had previously acknowledged its role in exploiting forced labor, paying millions of dollars into a fund set up by the German government to compensate victims, according to the Daily…
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Fast Forward Israel Moves Ahead With ‘No Occupation’ Report’s Suggestions on West Bank
Israel is adopting certain recommendations of a report that claims Israel is not occupying the West Bank. The government-commissioned Report on the Legal Status of Building in Judea and Samaria, authored by former Israeli Supreme Court Judge Edmond Levy in July 2012 and often referred to as the Levy Report, says that Israel is not…
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Fast Forward 2,000 Gather To Mourn Brussels Museum Victims
A crowd of approximately 2,000 gathered for a silent vigil in front of the Jewish museum in Brussels where an unidentified shooter killed four people. The gathering on Sunday came 24 hours after the shooting at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in the center of the country’s capital. Prime Minister Elio di Rupo was among…
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Fast Forward Spanish Village Votes 29-19 To Change ‘Jew Killer’ Name
The federation of Spanish Jewish communities welcomed the decision to remove the words “kill Jews” from the name of a small village in northern Spain. The residents voted 29-to-19 to make the switch. The statement Monday by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain, or FCJE, came after a majority a day earlier at a…
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Fast Forward 6 Candidates Vie for Israel Presidency
At least six candidates will run in Israel’s presidential election, setting a new record. In another first, at least two of the six candidates are women. To be nominated for the election, which will be held among Israel’s 120 Knesset members on June 10, candidates must acquire signatures of at least 10 Knesset members. The…
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Fast Forward Israel Top Court Outlaws Stipends to Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Students
The Israeli Supreme Court ordered the state to stop providing monthly living stipends to haredi Orthodox yeshiva students. The stipends of approximately $1,100, distributed over a period of four years and intended to encourage integration into Israel’s workforce, were not having the desired effect, the court ruled Sunday in a unanimous opinion. Instead, the court…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Arrives in Israel After West Bank Visit
Pope Francis has landed in Israel for a two-day visit. The pope arrived Sunday afternoon at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport via a helicopter ride from Bethlehem, where he spent the morning. Francis will depart Israel on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres greeted the pope upon arrival, accompanied by a band…
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