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Fast Forward 152 Jewish Leaders Back John Kerry in Letter to Benjamin Netanyahu
A letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed by 152 Jewish Americans, including top centrist leaders, praised the peace efforts of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “As American advocates for a strong, Jewish and democratic Israel, we have been heartened by Secretary of State John Kerry’s extraordinary resolve to advance this process consistent…
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Fast Forward Pope Francis Pushes ‘Just World’ in American Jewish Committee Meeting
Pope Francis called on Jews and Christians to work together to construct a “more just and fraternal world,” and said he looked forward to his upcoming visit to Israel. Francis made his remarks during an audience at the Vatican on Thursday with a 50-member delegation of American Jewish Committee leaders. He called his visit to…
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Opinion Would Israel Reject Ancient Rabbis as Jews?
Tired from his voyage, Abba Arikha is pleased to finally find the Jewish community at his destination. “I’m from Israel; I’m a Jew,” he tells its members. They reply: “Prove it!” He has a scribbled letter from one of his teachers, but the locals don’t trust it. He turns around, dejected. It’s amusing to impose…
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Fast Forward Rolling Stones Pushed To Boycott Israel
A new Facebook page called on the Rolling Stones to boycott Israel. The “Rolling Stones: Boycott Israel” page established Wednesday had 144 likes by Thursday morning. Earlier this week, reports in the Israeli media said the Rolling Stones were near a deal to play in Israel for the first time, on June 10 at the…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Slave Labor Survivors Get Pension Hike
Israel has successfully negotiated with Germany’s Ministry for Employment and Social Affairs to improve pension payments to Jews who were forced to work in Nazi ghettos. A formal announcement is expected later this month, when German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Cabinet visit Israel for their annual joint meeting and talks, initiated in 2008. The…
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Music Israel Admits Patients After ‘Palestine’ Letterhead Feud
Israel on Thursday allowed the entry of some 35 Palestinian medical patients from the Gaza Strip after initially barring them because “State of Palestine” had appeared on the letterhead of their application. A Palestinian official said Israel relented and permitted their entry without any change to the logo. An Israeli official said the letterhead had…
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Opinion Why Are We Ignoring Palestinian Nonviolence?
Palestinian and Israeli activists at a joint protest in the occupied West Bank in 2014 / Getty Images The Jewish and Israeli press is quick to report any and all Palestinian violence against any Jew, anywhere. Which makes sense, of course. Israelis and Palestinians are at war, Jews everywhere have a dog in the fight,…
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Music Sheldon Adelson Website Hacked by Israel Foes
The website of a casino operator owned by Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson was hacked by unidentified vandals who criticized his support for Israel. The hackers on Tuesday took over the home page of websites run by the Las Vegas Sands Corp., the world’s largest casino operator, owned by Adelson. In addition to criticizing Adelson over…
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