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Fast Forward Artist Anish Kapoor Scoops $1M Genesis Prize — Vows To Aid Refugees
(JTA) — Artist Anish Kapoor was named the winner of the 2017 Genesis Prize. Kapoor was named the winner on Sunday of the annual $1 million prize that has been dubbed the “Jewish Nobel.” He joins Itzhak Perlman, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and actor-director Michael Douglas as recipients. Known as ‘the Jewish…
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Fast Forward Why Are Left-Wing Israelis Joining Benjamin Netanyahu’s Right-Wing Party?
Left-leaning Israeli voters are joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right wing Likud party by the thousands with the hopes of influencing it from within. According to a report in Haaretz, about 6,000 center and left-of-center voters have joined Likud through an organization called the New Likudniks. The group is taking a page from the playbook…
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Fast Forward Did Hezbollah Target Israeli Diplomats in Brazil?
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – The terrorist group Hezbollah sent operatives to Brazil in order to commit attacks on diplomatic representatives of Israel, according to previously classified documents. Latin America’s largest nation was targeted by the Lebanese terrorist group at least twice, most recently in 1989, reported the Correio Braziliense newspaper on Saturday. Hezbollah operatives planned to kidnap…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Hopes Meeting With Theresa May Will Cement Ties With Britain — and U.S.
LONDON (JTA) — En route to London, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would use his meeting with British counterpart Theresa May to tighten the trilateral alliance with Britain and Washington. Netanyahu made the statement Sunday, one day ahead of his first meeting with May, a right-wing leader who replaced David Cameron last year following…
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Fast Forward Lord Balfour’s Great-Grandson Praises Declaration That Paved Way to Israel’s Founding
The great-grandson of the British diplomat who expressed support for a Jewish homeland in the historic Balfour Declaration has spoken out for the first time about the pride his family feels to have played a role in the founding of Israel. A century after then-Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour penned the famed declaration supporting the tenets…
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Fast Forward Israeli Security Brass Hold Secret Meeting With Trump’s Team
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli security officials reportedly met in secret with senior security advisers to President Donald Trump to coordinate policy between Israel and the Trump administration. The meeting took place two weeks ago, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Sunday, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official in Jerusalem. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to Haaretz…
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Fast Forward Tzohar Helps Secular Israelis With Do’s and Don’ts of Halachic Burial
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization has launched an initiative to offer support for bereaved families and help them navigate the bureaucracy of a halachic burial. Volunteer rabbis will staff the program, and accompany the family through the process. A state-funded funeral and burial are provided to all Jews who die in Israel. The…
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Fast Forward Israel Gives First Green Light to Medical Marijuana for Export
An Israeli government committee gave an initial nod on Sunday for the export of medical marijuana in what could be a windfall for companies in Israel, widely regarded as a leader in research in the field. A government statement announcing the vote said it could take months for the legislation to make its way through…
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