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Fast Forward Abbas Won’t Seek To Redivide Jerusalem or Flood Israel With Refugees
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli students visiting him in Ramallah that he does not seek to redivide Jerusalem. Abbas said Sunday that the capital of a Palestinian state could be located in eastern Jerusalem, and west Jerusalem would be controlled by Israel, and a higher council could control movement between the two sides,…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Vows To Stop Gang and Mob Violence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to put a halt to organized crime in Israel, a day after a mid-day hit on the crowded Tel Aviv boardwalk. “We have recently witnessed several severe actions by organized crime. We are determined to uproot this severe phenomenon and we give full backing to the Israel Police to…
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Fast Forward Portugal To Offer Passports To Sephardic Jews
Following Spain’s lead, Portugal announced this weekend that it will grant citizenship to descendants of Portuguese Jews who were expelled during the Inquisition. The drafted legislation is identical to Spain’s, according to Haaretz. While the principles of the bill are set, the specific wording and criteria still need to be finalized. Spain’s bill provides a…
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Fast Forward Google Buys Israeli Start-Up SlickLogin
Google has acquired the Israeli internet security start-up SlickLogin. The Israeli company made the announcement Sunday on the homepage of its website. “Today we’re announcing that the SlickLogin team is joining Google, a company that shares our core beliefs that logging in should be easy instead of frustrating, and authentication should be effective without getting…
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Fast Forward Nurses at Hadassah Hospital Launch Strike Over Unpaid Wages
Nurses and non-medical staff walked off the job at Hadassah Medical Center to protest receiving only half of their January salaries. The strike Sunday morning lasted for three hours, after which the workers returned, but said they would only work a reduced Sabbath and holiday schedule. Doctors and administrators switched to a reduced schedule last…
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Opinion How Spain’s Sephardic Law Makes Israel Look Bad
A night-time scene in the historic district of Córdoba, Spain. / Josh Nathan-Kazis It’s only been a week since Spain’s cabinet approved a law offering citizenship to Sephardic Jews, but Israelis are already tripping over each other in their race to apply. Between 700 and 800 have sent email inquiries to Maya Weiss-Tamir, an Israeli…
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Fast Forward Is Rolling Stones ‘Boycott Israel’ Facebook Page a Hoax?
A Facebook page claiming victory in getting the Rolling Stones to boycott Israel is an apparent hoax. The “Rolling Stones: Boycott Israel” page, established Wednesday, on Thursday reported that the group had cancelled a planned June 10 concert. It cited “sources with the Rolling Stones,” but there has been no such announcement. The page also…
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Fast Forward Presbyterians Seek To Disavow Anti-Israel Report
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) reiterated its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in response to controversy over the publication of a Presbyterian study guide that rejects Zionism. “Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) policy calls for a negotiated settlement between Israel and Palestine and the right for each to exist within secure and recognized borders,”…
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