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Fast Forward Prosecutor Asks Acquittal in Dominique Strauss-Kahn Hooker Case
A French prosecutor asked a criminal court on Tuesday to acquit former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a pimping charge for his role in what investigating magistrates argued was an organized sex ring using prostitutes. Strauss-Kahn was tipped to become French president before being accused of sexual assault by a New York hotel chambermaid in…
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Fast Forward Denmark Jews Say No to Israel — Plan To Stay
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for Jews to move to Israel after attacks in Paris and Copenhagen may strike a chord with thousands of French Jews but will likely fall on deaf ears in Denmark. While French Jews are moving to Israel at an unprecedented rate, Danish Jews embrace their country. Denmark has a generous…
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Fast Forward Hookers Yank Damages Claims Against Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Bunga Bunga Party Case
Lawyers for the four prostitutes who participated in sex parties organized for Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Monday they were giving up their claim of damages, saying it would be too hard to prove the pimping charge against the former IMF head. Strauss-Kahn, 65, is accused of instigating parties he knew involved prostitutes between 2008-2011 in…
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Fast Forward French Premier Slammed for ‘Jewish Influence’ by Aging Ex-Foreign Minister
France’s ruling Socialists rushed to condemn an aging former minister from among their ranks on Monday after he suggested Prime Minister Manuel Valls was probably acting under Jewish “influence.” Valls has been vocal in his defense of Jews in France, both before and after the January Islamist attacks that killed 17 people, including four Jews….
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Fast Forward French Prime Minister Appeals for Jews To Stay
France’s prime minister appealed to the Jews of France to remain in the country in the wake of a call by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu for Jews to move to Israel. “My message to French Jews is the following: France is wounded with you and France does not want you to leave,” French Prime…
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Jewish Tombs Desecrated in France
Several hundred Jewish tombs have been damaged in a cemetery near the northeastern French city of Strasbourg, the French interior minister said on Sunday. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve condemned the incident, which took place at the Jewish cemetery of Sarre-Union near the German border, and said in a statement that police had opened an inquiry….
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Fast Forward Muslim Teen Arrested for Emailing Death Threats to French Jewish Leaders
French police have arrested a Muslim teen for emailing death threats to two Jewish leaders in France. The teen, 19, identified only as Amin, according to reports, e-mailed videos of the decapitation of Islamic State hostages to Israel’s consul-general in Marseille Barnea Hasid, and Meir Habib, a Jewish member of France’s parliament. In the e-mail,…
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Fast Forward French Leader Says Blaming Jews for Israel Like Hating Muslims for ISIS
A senior member of France’s Socialist party defended his assertion that Jews who are targeted because of Israel are like Muslims who are targeted over ISIS. Jean-Christophe Cambadelis, first secretary of the republic’s ruling party, said on Twitter that he “did not compare Israel to ISIS” when, during a radio interview Sunday, he said: “I…
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