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Fast Forward New Mexico Students Vote for West Bank Divestment
The Graduate and Professional Student Association at the University of New Mexico passed a resolution calling for the university to divest from companies that operate in the West Bank. The resolution, which passed on Saturday, calls on the university to divest from companies that “directly profit from the ongoing violations of international law and human…
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Fast Forward Thousands March in Hungary To Mark Anniversary of Holocaust Deportations
Tens of thousands of Jews and Jewish supporters participated in the 12th March of the Living Hungary in Budapest. Sunday’s event, considered the largest civil anti-fascist event in Hungary, was held on the 70th anniversary of the mass deportation of Jews from Hungary by the Nazis. Holding posters saying “Never again” and “History cannot be…
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Fast Forward Jewish Leaders Condemn Donald Sterling’s Racist Rant
Jewish groups condemned racist remarks attributed to Donald Sterling, the Jewish owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. “The remarks attributed Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling are reprehensible,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director, in a statement. “If the National Basketball Association’s investigation reveals that Mr. Sterling in fact made these racist and intolerant…
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News Pro-Russia Jewish Mayor Critically Wounded in Ukraine Assaassination Try
The Jewish mayor of Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv in the restive eastern section of the country was shot in a suspected assassination attempt that left him in critical condition. “Today at around noon an attempt was made on the life of Kharkiv Mayor Gennady Kernes,” officials from the city – Ukraine’s second largest –…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Warns Israel Will Become ‘Apartheid State’ Without Peace
Secretary of State John Kerry warned a roomful of world leaders that Israel could become “an apartheid state” if peace talks fail, the Daily Beast reported. Kerry reportedly made the remarks Friday during a meeting of the Trilateral Commission, which included senior officials from the United States, Europe, Russia and Japan. The Daily Beast on…
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Fast Forward Baltic States Get ‘F’ From Nazi-Hunting Group
Germany has earned praise for its Nazi-hunting efforts in an annual report from the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Sweden, Norway and several other European countries continue to fail miserably, however, according to Efraim Zuroff, the organization’s chief Nazi hunter. According to the center’s 13th annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi War…
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Fast Forward Lifesaving Stem Cell Donor ‘Brother’ Gets Place of Honor at Australian’s Wedding
An American Jew whose stem cells saved the life of an Australian Jew diagnosed with life-threatening leukemia was guest of honor at his wedding in Sydney. Michael Striegold, 38, from Houston, Texas, was in the front row to witness Michael Faust marry Jackie Antico under the chuppah overlooking Sydney Harbor last week, the Sydney Morning…
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Fast Forward Peres: Israel Is ‘Only Possible Memorial Standing’ for Holocaust Victims
Israel is “the only possible memorial standing” for the victims of the Holocaust, Israeli President Shimon Peres said. “Israel is deterrence against any attempt at another Holocaust,” he said during a ceremony Sunday night at Yad Vashem at the start of Israel’s 24-hour observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hashoah. “A strong Israel is…
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