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Fast Forward Untold Story of Munich Massacre
For 40 years these documents lay in the Israel State Archives in Jerusalem, many of them hidden, kept out of the reach of researchers and the general public. Now, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the murder of 11 Israeli athletes in the 1972 Munich Olympics, which is coming up next week, the State…
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Fast Forward Republican Jews Happy With Plank on Israel
The Republican Jewish Coalition praised the Republican Party platform, focusing particularly on its Israel planks and noting the document’s endorsement of two states for Israelis and Palestinians. “The 2012 Republican platform is a forward-looking document that celebrates American exceptionalism and focuses on the most pressing issues facing our nation: rebuilding our economic strength, providing for…
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Opinion GOP Platform Changes Little on Israel
When it comes to Israel, the Republican Party platform is noteworthy for being more of the same. The key changes are in style and emphasis as the GOP (along with the Democrats) seek to woo pro-Israel voters. For example, the 2008 platform asserted Israel to be “a vigorous democracy, unique in the Middle East.” But…
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Fast Forward France Opens Murder Probe Into Arafat’s Death
French prosecutors have launched a formal murder investigation into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 2004, AFP news agency reported Tuesday. AFP reported that the prosecutor’s office in the town of Nanterre west of Paris had ordered a murder investigation following a formal complaint by Arafat’s widow, Suha Arafat. The probe will be…
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News Rachel Corrie Case Hinged on Driver
The verdict by an Israeli court in the case of Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed in Gaza by an Israeli military bulldozer in 2003, may have captured international attention and touched on a range of ethical issues at the center of Israel’s military operations. But at its core, Tuesday’s ruling on whether Israel was…
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News Open-ing Salvo of Tennis Showcase
The 2012 U.S. Open marks 60 years since Vic Seixas began the greatest run ever by a Jewish tennis player, winning the men’s doubles tournament with Mervyn Rose at the 1952 U.S. National (the tournament that eventually became the U.S. Open). The Philadelphia-born World War II veteran would go on to win the men’s singles…
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Israel News Celebrating 25 Years of Koran in Yiddish
Members of a Muslim sect that translated parts of the Koran into Yiddish are marking 25 years since that translation was published. The president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Israel, Muhammad Sharif Odeh, said the group translated select parts of the Koran into Yiddish in order to present a different face of Islam. In…
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Fast Forward Corrie Family: Ruling ‘Bad Day’ for Humanity
The family of American pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie expressed disappointment at an Israeli court decision that cleared the state of responsibility, calling it a “bad day” for humanity. “We are of course deeply saddened and deeply troubled by what we heard today from Judge Oded Gershon,” Cindy Corrie told reporters following the verdict. “This was…
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