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Fast Forward Why Have Autism Rates In Israel Tripled In 10 Years?
Autism diagnoses in Israel have tripled in the past 10 years, but the spike is likely due to better tracking of autism symptoms, according to a Welfare Ministry report released Sunday. The report, which was released on World Autism Day, showed that in 2016 there were 14,269 Israelis diagnosed with autism, up from 3,949 in…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Shot Dead After Stabbing 3 Israelis In Jerusalem’s Old City
Israeli paramilitary police officers shot dead a Palestinian on Saturday after he stabbed three Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City, a police spokesman said. The assailant wounded two ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in the street before fleeing into a nearby house where he was caught by border police officers who had given chase. He stabbed one of…
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Fast Forward Mom Of Teen Who Threatened JCC’s Blames Spree On Brain Tumor
The mother of the Israeli-American teen arrested for making false bomb threats against Jewish American institutions said that her son is autistic with a brain tumor and can’t be held responsible for his actions in an interview on Israeli Channel 2. The mother, who gave an interview with her face obscured and was identified only…
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Fast Forward Krav Maga Is Trending In Paris After Anti-Semitic Incident
PARIS (JTA) — In a dark alley in a poor suburb of this city, five men with violence on their minds closed in fast on 17-year-old Netanel Azoulay and his older brother, Yaakov. “Dirty Jews, you’re going to die!” one man yelled. The driving dispute quickly transformed into something physical, with one of the assailants…
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Fast Forward Yuck! Tic Tac Plans Hummus-Flavored Mints For Israel Independence Day
Disgusting, brilliant, or possibly both? Tic Tac announcedthat it will create limited edition hummus-flavored candies in honor of Israel Independence Day. The chick pea-tinged mints will be given out on the holiday during celebrations on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv starting May 1. They’ll be available in grocery stores through the end of May. Last…
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Fast Forward Diane Feinstein Rips Bibi Over Settlements
California Senator Dianne Feinstein laced into Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, after she said a decision by the Israeli cabinet to approve the creation of a new West Bank settlement proved the government was not serious about peace. The announcement, the Jewish Democrat wrote in a statement, “demonstrates once again Netanyahu’s not serious…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Supreme Court Upholds Woman’s Divorce From Comatose Husband
Israel’s high court on Thursday ruled unanimously against an effort from Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to retroactively cancel the divorce of a woman from her coma-stricken husband. “It is unacceptable that a divorce given by a rabbinical court, equivalent to a ruling in a civil court, can be retroactively annulled,” wrote the judges in their…
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Fast Forward White House Won’t Criticize First New Israeli Settlement In 20 Years
(JTA) — White House officials appeared to show understanding for the Israeli government’s decision to build a new settlement in the West Bank for the first time in 20 years, despite condemnations at the United Nations and by the Palestinians of the move. One official told the Times of Israel yesterday that “we would note…
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