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The Schmooze Israel’s New Soccer Star on Rise
A new Israeli soccer star is on the rise. Tomer Hemed turned Israel’s recent World Cup qualifying games against Luxembourg into his own personal coming out party. The 25-year-old striker scored a hat trick in Israel’s 6-0 win in Luxembourg City last Friday, and then followed it up with two more goals in a 3-0…
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Fast Forward Israel Counted Calories in Gaza Blockade Study
Israel calculated the number of calories Palestinians would need to avoid malnutrition under its blockade of the Gaza Strip, according to a study which the Supreme Court forced the government to release. “It was part of a research paper that came up in two discussions and that we never made use of,” Defence Ministry official…
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Fast Forward Romney Stumbles on Libya Attack in Debate
President Barack Obama scored a hit on Mitt Romney when the challenger stumbled over the attack in Benghazi, Libya in the second presidential debate, while the GOP candidate tried to use the topic to raise the issue of relations with Israel. Responding to Obama’s pledge to investigate the circumstances of an attack that killed four…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Want Anti-Islam Ad Profits for Charity
Some national Jewish organizations joined a coalition of religious groups calling on the Washington Metro system to donate profits from an anti-Islam ad to charity. “The placing of offensive, anti-Muslim ads in the D.C. Metro system is an important opportunity to affirm our commitment both to free speech and to a society that deplores hate…
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Fast Forward David Cameron Says Not Time to Strike Iran
British Prime Minister David Cameron told members of London’s Jewish community that Israel should give sanctions more time to work. “I have said to Prime Minister Netanyahu that now is not the time for Israel to resort to military action,” Cameron said Monday night at the United Jewish Israel Appeal annual fundraising dinner in London….
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Fast Forward Jordan Holds Vote on Day After Israel
Jordan’s electoral commission set Jan. 23 as the date for early parliamentary elections on Tuesday after King Abdullah dissolved parliament halfway through its term, reacting to pressure to accelerate political reforms. But Jordan’s only effective political opposition, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), which is the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, have already said they…
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Fast Forward Sweden Complains Over ‘False’ Iran Sanctions Report
Sweden has complained to Israel over a newspaper report which said the Nordic state had tried to block EU sanctions against Iran to protect powerhouse telecoms equipment maker Ericsson, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The report on Sunday, in daily Haaretz, quoted an Israeli Foreign Ministry official as saying Sweden wanted to prevent a…
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Fast Forward Moshe Dayan’s Grave Hit by Vandals
The grave of former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan was vandalized on the anniversary of his death. Graffiti reading “The minister of failure, on behalf of the fallen” was painted in red on Dayan’s gravestone early Tuesday morning, exactly 31 years since his death. A memorial service was held at the site in the military…
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