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Fast Forward Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza
Human Rights Watch accused Israel of committing war crimes by attacking three U.N.-run schools in the Gaza Strip in fighting in July and August, killing Palestinian civilians who had sheltered there. The New York-based group issued a report on Thursday that it described as the first in-depth documentation of the incidents, which took place during…
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Fast Forward Israeli Policeman Charged With Assault Over Violent Arrest of Tariq Abu Khdeir
An Israeli policeman was charged on Wednesday with assault causing bodily harm against a 15-year-old American of Palestinian descent during a protest over the revenge killing of the teenager’s cousin days before the eight week war with Gaza. The indictment submitted to a Jerusalem court charged the policeman with grabbing the youth and throwing him…
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Fast Forward Egypt To Host Gaza Reconstruction Conference in October
Egypt will host a donors conference on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on October 12 in Cairo following the recent conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Tuesday. The announcement carried on the state news agency came after Norway’s foreign minister held talks with Egyptian President…
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Fast Forward Greece Passes Bill Making Holocaust-Denial Illegal, Tougher Anti-Racism Laws
Greek lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill toughening anti-racism laws and making Holocaust denial a criminal act, as it cracks down on a wave of xenophobic attacks that have come amid the country’s worst-ever peace-time financial crisis. A gateway into the European Union for thousands of migrants from Asia and Africa, Greece is home to…
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Fast Forward Celebrities Remember Joan Rivers at Invitation-Only Service in Manhattan
Family and friends gathered on Sunday to remember Joan Rivers, the outspoken comedian who became famous around the world for her acerbic wit and brash style, at a private ceremony in Manhattan. Journalist Barbara Walters, comedian Whoopi Goldberg, tycoon Donald Trump, actress Sarah Jessica Parker were among the first to arrive for the invitation-only service…
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Fast Forward Sotloff Lauded at Florida Service as Journalist Committed to Truth
Nearly 1,000 people including relatives, friends and prominent Florida politicians attended a memorial service on Friday for Steven Sotloff, who was killed by Islamic State militants, recalling him as a journalist committed to revealing the truth. “I’m so proud of my son for living his dream,” Sotloff’s mother, Shirley, told those in attendance at the…
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Fast Forward Merkel Vows To Fight Anti-Semitism in Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would do everything she could to fight anti-Semitism in Germany, amid reports of attacks and a spike in anti-Israel sentiment since the Gaza conflict. In her weekly podcast, Merkel said she was alarmed that Jewish institutions in Germany still needed police protection and called for a big turnout…
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Fast Forward Jewish Couple Confirmed Dead In Plane Crash Near Jamaica
A small U.S. private plane with an unresponsive pilot crashed off the east coast of Jamaica on Friday after veering far off its course toward southwest Florida and triggering a U.S. security alert that prompted a fighter jet escort. A New York county official said that Larry Glazer, a Jewish real-estate executive from Rochester in…
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