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Fast Forward 2 Foreigners Found Dead in Nepal Trekking Area — Unknown If They Are Israeli
Two foreign nationals were found dead after an avalanche hit a village in a popular trekking destination north of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, but aid workers were able to locate hundreds of others reported missing. Up to 250 trekkers were feared missing after an avalanche on Tuesday hit a…
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Fast Forward Earlham College Student Senate Passes Divestment Resolution
(JTA) — The Student Senate at Earlham College, a liberal arts school in Indiana, passed an Israel divestment resolution. The resolution, which passed last week by consensus, calls for divestment from three companies that operate in the West Bank: Motorola Solutions, Hewlett Packard and Caterpillar. The Student Senate “agreed that passing the resolution was in…
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The Schmooze Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge
(JTA) — During a ceremony announcing the winners of the Genesis Generation Challenge, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wanted to set aside any confusion: “No, the [Genesis Prize] award will not go only to a ruggedly handsome international heartthrob named Michael,” he jested. Bloomberg last year won the inaugural $1 million prize, bestowed by…
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Fast Forward Jewish Communities to Remember 3 Kidnapped Israeli Teens With Unity Day
Jewish communities will mark the first anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens by Palestinian terrorists with a Unity Day. The commemoration, set for June 3, was developed by the parents of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shear and Eyal Yifrach in conjunction with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and the Gesher organization. Organizations representing…
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Fast Forward Israel Coalition Deal May Kill Haredi Draft Law
(JTA) — So, the Israel Defense Forces won’t be drafting haredi Orthodox Israelis, after all. That’s the upshot of a coalition deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly sign with United Torah Judaism, Israel’s Ashkenazi haredi Orthodox party. The agreement, which Likud and UTJ could ink as soon as Wednesday, would repeal a spate…
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Fast Forward South African Jews Blast Israel for Blocking Minister’s Trip to West Bank
Two South African Jewish organizations criticized Israel for refusing an entry visa to South Africa’s minister of higher education to visit the West Bank. In a news release Tuesday, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the South African Zionist Federation said Israel’s decision last week to deny Blade Nzimande a visa was “most…
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Opinion Can You Love Ted Cruz for His Israel Views — Even If You Hate His Social Politics?
Can a gay activist support Ted Cruz? Apparently not, judging by the angry firestorm and calls to boycott after two gay businessmen, Ira Reisner and Mati Weiderpass, hosted an event for the Republican presidential hopeful in their NYC apartment last week. Reisner, who is Jewish, that although he doesn’t agree with Cruz’s social politics, the…
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The Schmooze World’s Tiniest Bible Goes on Display in Israel
(JTA) — You’ve never seen the Bible like this before. That is, if you can actually see this version. For the 50th anniversary of the Shrine of the Book wing of the Israel Museum, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the museum has launched an exhibition on the “nano bible,” or the world’s smallest Bible,…
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