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Fast Forward Austria Anti-Semitic Incidents Jump by ‘Terrifying’ 80%
The number of anti-Semitic incidents reported in Austria increased more than 80 percent last year, with reported internet postings denouncing Jews more than doubling, an Austrian group said on Wednesday. Jews across Europe have warned of a rising tide of anti-Semitism, fueled by anger at Israeli policy in the Middle East, while far-right movements have…
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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff Faces Jailhouse Deposition in Ponzi Scheme Clawback Suit
A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that Bernard Madoff can be questioned by lawyers for some former customers who lost money when the imprisoned swindler’s firm collapsed in December 2008, a Monday court filing shows. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein in Manhattan authorized a deposition of Madoff at a March 23 hearing, and Monday’s filing…
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Fast Forward Israel Eases Curbs on Gaza Fishermen
Israel on Sunday extended the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea along certain parts of the coastline of the enclave, which is run by the Islamist group Hamas. The fishing zone was expanded from six nautical miles (11 km) to nine (16 km) along Gaza’s central and southern shores, a step…
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Fast Forward ‘Tell the Truth,’ Auschwitz Survivor Urges Accused in Nazi Trials
Berlin – A Holocaust survivor said on Tuesday that four suspects accused by German prosecutors of being accessory to murder at Auschwitz must have known of the mass killings taking place at the camp because of the “unbearable stench” of burning bodies. Germany is holding what are likely to be its last trials linked to…
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Fast Forward UN Blacklists Israeli Businesses Operating in West Bank
JERUSALEM – Israel on Thursday assailed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for adopting a measure that calls for the establishment of a database of businesses “involved in activities” in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s U.N. ambassador, Danny Danon, called the database a “blacklist” and said the UNHRC was behaving “obsessively” against Israel. The…
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Fast Forward Joe Biden Goes To Bat — Big Time — for Judge Merrick Garland
WASHINGTON – Joe Biden on Thursday ramped up White House efforts to get a Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court selection Merrick Garland, as the vice president offered the most vigorous defense yet of his 1992 comments that senators should not consider a nominee in a presidential election year. Senate Republicans have used Biden’s 1992…
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Fast Forward UCal Vote: Anti-Zionism Does Not Equal Religious Bigotry
SAN FRANCISCO – The University of California’s regents declared on Wednesday they would not tolerate anti-Semitism on campus but rejected a proposal to equate anti-Zionism with religious bigotry, as they tried to defuse tensions between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian students. The statement of principles, approved unanimously by the university’s governing board, stems from concerns among Jewish…
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Fast Forward Obama’s Lament: I Failed To Foster Mideast Peace Deal
BUENOS AIRES – President Barack Obama said he does not expect a breakthrough on Middle East peace before he leaves office and reiterated his support for a two-state solution in which Israelis and Palestinians could live peacefully side by side. Speaking to students and teachers in Argentina, Obama said he expected to continue working on…
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