Philissa Cramer
By Philissa Cramer
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Fast Forward Christopher Columbus was genetically Jewish, Spanish researchers say
New research uses DNA analysis to add to longtime speculation about the explorer’s identity
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Fast Forward Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA game; Jewish BYU quarterback suits up
'I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition,' Avdija said before the game
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Fast Forward Far-right party founded by former Nazis wins Austrian election
The leader of the Freedom Party has taken the mantle of “Volkskanzler,” formerly claimed by Adolf Hitler
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Fast Forward Son of leading Ukrainian rabbi is killed in battle against Russia
Rabbi Moshe Azman revealed his son was missing in August
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Politics What Kamala Harris said about Israel and the war in Gaza in her CNN interview with Tim Walz
“A deal is not only the right thing to do to end this war but will unlock so much of what must happen next,” Harris said.
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Fast Forward Man arrested in France synagogue arson, as ISIS claims German stabbing attack ‘to avenge Muslims in Palestine’
A man wearing a keffiyeh and a Palestinian flag tied around his waist was captured on video setting fire outside a synagogue
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Fast Forward Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro blames ‘international Zionism’ for protests after he is accused of stealing election
“All the communication power of Zionism, which controls all the social networks, the satellites and all the power is behind this coup d’état,” Maduro said
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, 10 months after Oct. 7: ‘I am sorry, deeply, that something like this happened’
Netanyahu made the comments in an hour-long interview with Time Magazine
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