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Fast Forward 26 Jewish Extremists Busted at Jerusalem Last Supper SIte in Protest of Pope Francis
Police said they arrested 26 people at a protest by Jewish nationalists on Sunday at the Cenacle in Jerusalem, the traditional site of Jesus’s Last Supper, where Pope Francis is due to hold a Mass on Monday. Some Jews believe the Tomb of King David is in a lower room in the same building. Jewish…
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Fast Forward Embattled Donald Sterling Hands Over Clippers to Wife Shelly Sterling
* Donald Sterling, banned for life from the NBA for taped racist comments, has handed over control of the Los Angeles Clippers to his wife, according to media reports on Friday. Celebrity website TMZ, citing unnamed sources, reported that Sterling transferred control of the team to his estranged wife, Shelly, and she is negotiating with…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Sorry for Trayvon Martin ‘Hoodie’ Remark
Mark Cuban, the outspoken Jewish owner of the Dallas Mavericks, apologized to the family of slain teen Trayvon Martin after discussing fears “a black kid in a hoodie” during a controversial discussion about race Cuban made the apology Thursday afternoon and elaborated on his thoughts expressed during an interview Wednesday with Inc. magazine in a…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban In Hot Water Over Racially Charged ‘Hoodie’ Remarks
Outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban fended off social media criticism on Thursday for his “bigoted” response when asked at a business conference to address the controversy over banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Overcoming bigotry requires acknowledging internal prejudices, Cuban said in a video-recorded interview shown on Wednesday at the GrowCo convention hosted…
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Fast Forward Prince Charles Tells Holocaust Survivor That Vladimir Putin ‘Same’ as Hitler
Russia criticized Britain’s Prince Charles on Thursday over reports that he likened President Vladimir Putin to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler for annexing part of Ukraine. “If these words were truly spoken, then without doubt, they do not reflect well on the future British monarch,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman told a news conference. “We view the…
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Fast Forward Israel Aims To Rein In Jewish Radicals for Pope’s Visit
Israel issued restraining orders against several Jewish right-wing activists on Wednesday, restricting their movements over concern that they could try to disrupt a May 24-26 visit to the Holy Land by Pope Francis. Francis will visit Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and Israel during the trip, his first as pope to the region. An Israeli police…
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Fast Forward Jewish Boy Scout Leader and Rabbi Nabbed in Child Porn Round-Up
A Jewish Boy Scout leader from Long Island, a Brooklyn rabbi and a police officer were among some 71 people arrested in the New York City-area, in one of the largest roundups of those who share child pornography online, a federal official said Wednesday. Jonathan Silber, a Boy Scout den leader and Little League baseball…
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Fast Forward Adam Silver Softens Stand on Forcing Donald Sterling Sale of L.A. Clippers
National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver said on Tuesday he would prefer to let Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling sell his team “on a reasonable timetable” rather than proceed with trying to forcibly terminate his ownership. The comments from Silver, signaling a willingness to strike a deal to avoid a showdown in his efforts…
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