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Fast Forward Museum of Jewish Heritage Director Extends New Invitation to John Judis
New Republic senior editor John Judis has been reinvited to speak about his latest book at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, after having been disinvited last week due to the controversial nature of his book, which portrays an overbearing U.S. Zionist lobby during the state’s early years. The museum’s decision to rescind Judis’s invitation sparked…
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Fast Forward U.N. Report Cites Apartheid in Palestinian Territories
Israel’s policies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip appear to amount to apartheid due to its systematic oppression of the Palestinian people and de facto expropriation of their land, a United Nations investigator said in a report. Richard Falk, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, said that Palestinian rights are…
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Fast Forward Abbas Expected To Receive White House Invite
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas could be invited for a visit to the White House in the near future, the P.A.’s chief negotiator reportedly told a local radio station. Saeb Erekat told the Voice of Palestine radio, however, that a date has not been set for an Abbas visit, Israel Radio reported. Erekat was interviewed…
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Opinion British Jews: Showing Green Line Is Not ‘Insane’
Young British Jews who support the Sign on the Green Line Campaign. / YouTube Throughout our history, young Jewish voices have played a vital role in shaping the Jewish story. Young people lead and teach other young people and take on significant leadership roles. Youth empowerment is highly valued, and it was with this feeling…
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Fast Forward American-Israeli Prisoner Killed In Jail Battle With Guards
Samuel Sheinbein, an American jailed in Israel for a murder committed in Maryland, was shot and killed after shooting three prison guards. Sheinbein, 34, was killed Sunday afternoon by a response team at the Rimonim Prison, located north of Tel Aviv, after remaining holed up in a prison block for most of the day. He…
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Fast Forward Mossad Agent Ben Zyger Leaked Information on Israel’s Espionage on Iran
Ben Zygier, the Australian-born Mossad agent previously known as Prisoner X, leaked sensitive information about Israel’s espionage operations against Iran, according to a new book. In the book titled “Prisoner X,” the code name given to Zygier after he was taken and imprisoned by Shin Bet in early 2010, Australian journalist Rafael Epstein claims Zygier…
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Fast Forward Merkel To Lobby on Behalf of Kerry Peace Efforts During Israel Visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will lobby on behalf of Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry when she visits Israel on Monday. Kerry, who held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Thursday, is trying to nudge both sides at least to agree on a framework…
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Israel News Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Ordered NYPD Detective to Arrest Aide’s Rival: Lawsuit
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto ordered a New York City police officer to arrest his top aide’s business rival, according to allegations in a civil complaint filed in New York State Supreme Court on February 19. The officer, Detective Eric Patino, allegedly said he would release the rival, an Israeli businessman named Tomer Shohat, if Shohat…
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