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Fast Forward British Imam Convicted in U.S. Court on Terrorism-Related Charges
A British imam was convicted in a U.S. court on terrorism-related charges linking him to al-Qaida and a fatal kidnapping plot. Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a former imam at London’s Finsbury Park mosque, was found guilty by a Manhattan jury on all 11 charges following a four-week trial. The jury found that Mustafa had been involved…
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Fast Forward U. of California Leaders Slam Move To Curb Student Leaders’ Israel Trips
The heads of UCLA and the University of California system criticized a student-led pledge that urged candidates for student government to refuse trips to Israel sponsored by certain pro-Israel groups. In a statement emailed Friday to students, staff and faculty, UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said the pledge was protected speech under the First Amendment, but…
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Fast Forward 74% of French Jews Consider Leaving Country
Nearly 75 percent of thousands of French Jews who participated in a recent survey said they are considering emigrating. The survey, whose results were released Monday by the Paris-based Siona organization of Sephardic French Jews, encompassed 3,833 respondents from the Jewish community of France, Siona said. Of the 74.2 percent of respondents who said they…
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Fast Forward Settler Runners Barred From West Bank ‘Peace Run’
A group of six Israeli runners reportedly was excluded from the West Bank portion of a regional long-distance run. Dubbed the Peace Run and led by Australian ultra-marathoner Paul Farmer, the course began in Lebanon and wound its way through Israel and the West Bank before ending Monday in Jerusalem. The group of Israeli runners,…
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Fast Forward Lebanon Synagogue Reopens After $1M Spruce Up
Beirut’s only synagogue is set to reopen following a five-year renovation. The Magen Avraham synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter of the city, was opened in 1926 but partially destroyed at the beginning of Lebanon’s 15-year civil war in 1975, according to the Times of Israel, via an Arabic report in London’s A-Sharq al-Awsat….
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Fast Forward Knesset Bill Would Allow Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
Two MKs from Likud and Labor have collaborated to propose a law that would allow Jews to pray on the Temple Mount. Written by Likud MK Miri Regev and Labor MK Hilik Bar, the law would reverse the current ban on Jewish prayer on the mount, considered Judaism’s holiest site. The current ban was instituted…
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Fast Forward Maccabi Tel Aviv Wins the Euroleague Basketball Championship
Maccabi Tel Aviv upset favored Real Madrid to win the Euroleague basketball championship. Maccabi defeated the Spanish squad, 98-86, in overtime on Sunday night in Milan in the title game. Tyrese Rice led the Israeli club with 26 points, including 14 in overtime. The game was tied at 73 following regulation. A huge contingent of…
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Fast Forward Ukraine Jews Celebrate Lag B’Omer in Odessa Under Tight Security
Hundreds of Odessa Jews celebrated Lag b’Omer under guard in the city’s first large Jewish gathering since deadly riots there two weeks ago. The participants gathered near the city’s Chabad Jewish school on Saturday evening for a bonfire accompanied by song and dances while a dozen guards secured the perimeter, according to Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein,…
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