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Fast Forward Israel’s Fax-Friendly Bureuaucrats Shift to Email at Last
(JTA) — Years of public complaints about the slow-moving Israeli bureaucracy seem to have finally reached someone in charge — maybe they were being sent to the wrong fax number. On Sunday, Israel’s Cabinet passed a measure that will require all government ministries to allow documents to be submitted by email. The proposal — designed to…
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Fast Forward Europe Backs Labeling of West Bank Products in Blow to Israel
The European Union reinforced on Monday its position that products made in Israeli settlements must be clearly labeled in Europe, despite growing tensions with Israel over the issue, but stressed that the bloc opposes any boycott of the Jewish state. EU foreign ministers said the guidelines on labels for farm and other products, which were…
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Fast Forward African Immigrant Left To Die for 18 Minutes After Being Mistaken for Terrorist
TEL AVIV — New closed-circuit television footage shows the deadly beating of an Eritrean migrant who was mistaken for a terrorist after an attack in Beersheba laying untreated on the floor for 18 minutes. The footage released Monday by Haaretz shows Haftom Zarhum, 29, lying on the floor of the Beersheba central bus station before…
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Opinion How Jews Are Reacting to New Era of Ties With Iran
Now that the United States and European Union have lifted economic sanctions on Iran, how are Jewish observers — from America to Israel, and across the political spectrum — reacting? And where do they believe we should go from here? We’ve gathered a few ideas, many excerpted from longer pieces (follow the links to read them…
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Opinion Liberal Jews Didn’t Betray Israel — Our Organizations Betrayed Us
As vital as Martin Luther King Day is on America’s calendar, it has a special meaning this year for American Jews. This year, 2016, we will mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the fracturing of the historic black-Jewish civil rights alliance. If you want to talk about American Jewish liberal betrayal, as and…
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Fast Forward Navy Grants Jewish Dentist Security Clearance After Israel Flap
The U.S. Navy reversed its decision to deny security clearance to a dentist because of his family in Israel. The Navy informed Gershon Pincus of its reversal on Jan. 7, the Albany Times Union reported. Pincus, 62, told the newspaper he was “overjoyed.” He commutes 400 miles one day a week from his New York…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians in Gaza Clash
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians in a stone-throwing clash near the Gaza border on Friday, a Palestinian medical official said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said dozens of Palestinians had been rioting in the area and some had tried to breach the border with Israel. She said soldiers fired warning shots in the air…
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Fast Forward Alan Rickman, ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Who Staged Pro-Palestinian Play, Dies at 69
Alan Rickman, a British actor who famously played the role of Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films and staged a play based on the life of slain pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie, has died aged 69, his agent said on Thursday. With his aquiline features and cultured – if often menacing – English accent, he…
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