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Fast Forward Congress Condemns Academic Boycott of Israel
The U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution condemning academic boycotts against Israeli scholars and institutions on American campuses. The resolution, introduced Tuesday by Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.), condemns any restrictions on interaction between American and Israeli academic institutions as part of the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions movement. “Efforts to uniquely isolate Israeli institutions and…
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News Israel’s Druze Call for Rescue of Embattled Syrian Brethren
Days after Jihadi insurgents in Syria slaughtered at least 20 Druze citizens not far from Israel’s border in mid-June, residents of Hurfeish, a village in Northern Israel, streamed to their town square on foot, horseback and bicycle, waving the bright rainbow flag of their religious sect, pledging to save their brethren. Fearing a looming genocide,…
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Fast Forward Israel Cuts Funds From Critical Palestinian Theater
Israel froze state funding on Tuesday for an Arab theater whose play about jailed Palestinians angered the right, fueling accusations that the government aims to suppress productions it deems pro-Palestinian. Culture Minister Miri Regev, who has threatened to divert money from institutions seeking to “hurt the state,” said that irregularities discovered in al-Midan theater’s finances…
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Fast Forward Stephen Curry’s Mother Says Israel Trip Transformed Her
The mother of Stephen Curry, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, said a trip to Israel five years ago transformed her and sparked her interest in learning Hebrew. Sonya Curry told Israel’s Sport 5 channel in an interview after Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Oakland, California, on Sunday night that her son’s basketball success…
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Fast Forward White House Denies Inviting Bibi for Talks After Iran Deadline
An Israeli newspaper said President Barack Obama has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks in Washington next month after a deadline for reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran. But the White House denied the report. A spokesman for Netanyahu’s office had no immediate official comment on the report. Officials speaking on condition of…
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News Is Bernie Sanders a Lefty on Everything Except for Israel?
The scene at the town hall in the village of Cabot, Vermont last summer was chaotic: First came a question about Israel’s ongoing bombings in Gaza; then an interruption from audience members angry at Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Another interruption followed. And then, onstage, Senator Bernie Sanders, sleeves rolled to his elbows, shouted at…
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Opinion How Birthright Is Failing the Pro-Israel Cause
“So you’re going to support racist nationalism to get a free trip?” That’s the question a college housemate asked me when I returned from Birthright. She had seen the freshly uploaded photos that decorated my Facebook profile that week: my friends and I slathered in clay at the Dead Sea, riding camels in the Negev,…
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Fast Forward Police Officer Who Beat Ethiopian-Israeli Soldier Will Not Be Charged
The Israeli police officer who was caught on camera beating an Ethiopian-Israeli soldier will not be charged. Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein announced on Sunday that he was closing the case, which led to violent protests by Ethiopian-Israelis throughout Israel. Israel Police reportedly will still discipline the officer, who was suspended shortly after the April incident….
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