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Fast Forward Israel Claims Video of Palestinian Teens Slain on Nakba Day Was Doctored
A senior Israeli military official said a video showing Israeli soldiers shooting at two unthreatening Palestinian teens was likely doctored. “Since I have a lot of experience with forgery, I won’t say anything unequivocal until we conclude the investigation,” the anonymous Israel Defense Forces official told Haaretz about the video released this week of the…
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Fast Forward Ex-Student Charged With Stealing $50K From Yeshiva of Staten Island
A Staten Island man was charged in the theft of blank checks from a yeshiva he reportedly attended and cashing them for more than $50,000. Yehuda Rubin, 31, who lives near the Yeshiva of Staten Island, allegedly cashed 16 checks stolen from the school office in 2011 over a five-month period, the Staten Island Advance…
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Fast Forward Michael Bloomberg Will Use $1M Genesis Prize for Fellowships
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will use his $1 million Genesis Prize to establish a new fellowship under the auspices of the Genesis Philanthropy Group, which will award him the prize. Bloomberg is the first laureate of the Genesis Prize, which was established last year by a group of Jewish philanthropists in collaboration with…
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Fast Forward Pamela Geller ‘Hitler’ Anti-Islam Ad Comes to Washington D.C.
A group purporting to counter an anti-Israel ad campaign posted ads on Washington, D.C., buses featuring a photograph of Adolf Hitler meeting with Palestinian leader Haj Amin al-Husseini. The American Freedom Defense Initiative, led by the Islam critic Pamela Geller, launched its effort this week on about 20 Metro buses. The ads are headlined “Islamic…
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Fast Forward 17th Century Turkish Synagogue Is Refurbished
The Turkish city of Izmir restored a 17th-century synagogue at risk of collapse. Reconstruction of the Beit Hillel Synagogue began about a year ago. At the time, only the facade was intact; the remainder largely had been destroyed by a pair of fires. Once the reconstruction is completed, the structure will be turned into a…
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Fast Forward American Jews Want More Pluralistic Israel: Poll
A survey found that United States Jews want Israel to remain a Jewish and democratic state, but that Israel’s Jewish character should also accommodate non-Orthodox Judaism. The survey, put out by the Jewish Agency’s jewish People Policy Institute and released Thursday, was conducted by holding discussions and seminars with Jewish groups across the U.S., as…
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Fast Forward Washington Students Nix Israel Divestment
The student senate at the University of Washington voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposed measure on divestment from Israel. The vote Tuesday night of 59 against, 8 in favor and 11 abstentions followed a 3 1/2-hour debate, according to StandWithUs, a pro-Israel campus group. The resolution was sponsored by UW students Peter Brannan and Amira…
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Fast Forward Turkish Paper Suggests Jews Caused Mine Disaster That Killed More Than 100
A pro-government Turkish newspaper ran a headline linking Jews to the coal mine disaster in Soma that killed over 100 people. The headline in Tuesday’s Yeni Akit criticized the owner of the Soma Coal Mine Company for having a Jewish son-in-law. According to the Hurriyet Daily News, some readers protested the inflammatory headline as hate…
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