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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian Activist Calls Nazis ‘Small Fries’
The president of Chile’s Palestine Federation, Mauricio Abu Ghosh, told the radio station Cooperativa that “the Nazis were small fry compared to today’s Zionists, who make up the State of Israel.” He also said, “There were never warm relations between Chilean Jews and Palestinians living in Chile.” The Israel embassy stated its “concern” about the…
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Fast Forward Mitt Romney Blasts Obama on Israel and Iran
President Obama’s approach to Iran has made Americans “less secure,” Mitt Romney said in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination. “Every American was relieved the day President Obama gave the order, and Seal Team Six took out Osama bin Laden,” Romney said Thursday evening at the Republican National Convention. “On another front, every American…
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Opinion A Bitter End
In the peripatetic world of online publications, for two writers to stay in the same place for eleven years is unusual and laudatory. Yossi Alpher, an Israeli (and Forward contributing editor) and Ghassan Khatib, a Palestinian, started “bitterlemons” to provide a venue for real conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In time, their efforts grew to…
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Fast Forward Ancient Coffin Lids Heading Back to Egypt
Israel will return to Egypt the lids of two ancient sarcophagi that had held mummies. The coffin lids were confiscated in Jerusalem in April by the Israel Antiquities Authority, according to media reports. The ancient decorated wooden covers, determined to be authentic and thousands of years old, were stolen from Egypt and smuggled first to…
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Fast Forward Israel Finally Wins Medal — at Paralympics
Israeli Paralympic swimmer Inbal Pezaro finally brought Israel its first medal in London – at the Paralympic Games. Pezaro, 25, took a bronze in the 50-meter freestyle final in the S5 disability swimming class. She finished with 37.89 seconds, coming in respectively behind a Ukranian and a Spanish swimmer. The athlete, who has been swimming…
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Opinion Talkin’ Israel at the RNC
For a convention focused on the economy and taxes at a time when foreign policy is hardly considered an issue, any mention of Israel at the GOP gathering is worth noticing. It may not amount to 15 minutes of fame, but a 95-second video in a tight convention schedule is also something. The video, titled…
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Fast Forward Jimmy Carter Blasts Ruling on Rachel Corrie Death
Former President Jimmy Carter called “unacceptable” a court ruling that declared the State of Israel is not responsible for the death of an American activist. “The killing of an American peace activist is unacceptable. The court’s decision confirms a climate of impunity, which facilitates Israeli human rights violations against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Territory,”…
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Fast Forward Tzohar Candidates May Run for Chief Rabbis
Tzohar, the rabbinical organization that has recently launched a campaign to “strengthen the Chief Rabbinate” is considering running candidates in the upcoming elections for Ashkenazi and Sephardi chief rabbis. The candidate for Ashkenazi chief rabbi will probably be the organization’s chairman, Rabbi David Stav, though the move and the choice must still be approved by…
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