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The Schmooze Bar Refaeli’s New Tattoo
World, brace yourself, Bar Refaeli got a tattoo. The Israeli model and pride of the Jewish people posted announced new ink on Instagram with the caption: “I finally did it. My first (and last) tattoo.” Those complaining about her ruining her body (and there are many, check out the comments) can relax: the tiny butterfly,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Fraternity Becomes Full Member of Conference of Presidents
The Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi has become a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. AEPi is the first college student organization to be a full member of the conference, an umbrella organization for more than 50 U.S. Jewish groups that focuses primarily on promoting pro-Israel positions. Hillel: The Foundation…
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Fast Forward Chile’s ‘Palestine’ Soccer Club Ignites Controversy With Map Uniform
A soccer team in Chile’s top league has ignited controversy with its uniforms showing the entire map of Israel as Palestine. The uniforms of the Palestine Football Club, which was founded in 1920 by Palestinian immigrants to Chile, has the map on the back of the jerseys replacing the numeral 1. Local and global Jewish…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Clash With Jewish Settlers on West Bank
Palestinian villagers on Tuesday detained and beat up a group of Israeli settlers before freeing them, accusing the group of having thrown rocks at farmers tending their fields in the occupied West Bank. The incident added to simmering tensions between Israeli settlers and Palestinian villagers in the West Bank with the United States struggling to…
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Fast Forward Israel Wants Extension of Peace Talks Deadline
Israel’s defence minister said on Tuesday wide gaps remain in peace talks with the Palestinians after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s latest visit and he cast doubt over the chances of reaching a final accord by an April target. Negotiations on Palestinian statehood resumed in July after a three-year halt, with a nine-month target…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Arrested Over Stabbing of 9-Year-Old Girl
A Palestinian man was arrested and confessed to stabbing a 9-year-old girl in a West Bank settlement. Abdullah Abu Kabita, 21, was arrested last week for the October attack on Noam Glick in Psagot. A gag order on the arrest was lifted Monday. Noam was attacked while standing on the porch of her home. She…
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Fast Forward Israel Plans New Settler Homes As John Kerry Wraps Up Visit
Israel published plans on Monday to build 272 homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry wrapped up his 10th visit in a year trying to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Palestinians fear Israeli settlements, built on occupied land and deemed illegal by the United Nations, will…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Firm Is First in Line To Buy Natural Gas From Israel’s Leviathan
A Palestinian electric company was the first to sign an agreement to buy gas from Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field. The Palestine Power Generation Company signed a 20-year deal to purchase $1.2 billion worth of gas, some 4.75 billion cubic meters, from the Leviathan group, according to reports. The Leviathan partners informed the Tel Aviv…
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