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Fast Forward Netanyahu Holds Out Israeli Haven for French Jews
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coupled a show of solidarity with France on Sunday with a reminder to shaken French Jews that Israel is keen to welcome them as immigrants. Netanyahu and two far-right members of his cabinet flew to Paris on Sunday to join dozens of foreign leaders and hundreds of thousands of…
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Fast Forward Video Shows Paris Gunman Declaring Loyalty to Islamic State
One of three gunmen behind the worst militant attacks in France for decades appeared in a video released online on Sunday, declaring his allegiance to the Islamic State armed group and urging French Muslims to follow his example. In the seven-minute video apparently intended for release after the actions, Amedy Coulibaly, who staged the attack…
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Fast Forward French Jews on Edge After 4 Killed in Paris Kosher Supermarket Siege
(JTA) – The two hostage crises that transfixed France and much of the world on Friday epitomize the problem Islamic radicalism poses in the heart of Europe: They’re a danger to civilized society generally, but especially to Jews. Now it’s time for the authorities to wake up to the problem and confront it, French Jewish…
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The Schmooze I’m Still Drawing, Charlie
Lior Zaltzman As a cartoonist, I’ve often been scared to breach political topics in an overt way. My fear centers on the reactions I might get from family and friends, or from internet trolls — but never on any concern for my life. That reality has now changed. Can’t sleep tonight, thoughts with my French…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Calls on World To Act After Paris Terror Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a “global response” to the attack on a satirical magazine in Paris. Netanyahu issued his statement Thursday during a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende in Israel. “These extremists are part of a global movement and this necessitates a global response,” Netanyahu said of the slaying of…
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Opinion How Terror Attack Hits Raw Nerve for Paris Jews Like Me
People gather outside French embassy in Berlin to say #JeSuisCharlie / Twitter Paris, my city, is under attack. All of France is shocked and shattered. As of 11:00 this morning, French TV channels and radio stations have interrupted their regular programming to cover the story of the attack. On Twitter, the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie is now…
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Opinion Would Charlie Hebdo Have Angered So Many Online?
Getty Images I’ve had a swirl of emotions in response to the attack on France’s satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, which has left 12 dead, including many of this generation’s greatest cartoonists. I’m raging at the brutality of the act and find myself utterly incapable of getting anywhere near an understanding of a worldview so insecure…
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Fast Forward Fire Started at Paris Synagogue by Hate-Mongers
A fire was set iinside a synagogue near Paris and attackers drew a swastika on its wall. The fire was started at the synagogue of the suburb of Garges on Jan. 1, according to the National Bureau for Vigilance against anti-Semitism, or BNVCA. Police were looking into the case, the report said. Last month, a…
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