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Fast Forward British Lawmaker Will Not Be Prosecuted For Declaring ‘Israel-Free Zone’
British lawmaker George Galloway will not be prosecuted for calling for his constituency to be “declared an Israel-free zone. The Crown Prosecution Service said last week that there was not enough evidence to file any charges against Galloway, despite numerous complaints made to the West Yorkshire Police that he was inciting racial hatred. Police categorized…
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Opinion Tale of Two Sermons on Israel
After a brutal, confusing summer of fighting between Israel and Hamas, many American rabbis were supposedly skittish about talking about Israel from the pulpit. Why, even The New York Times reported on this rabbinic reluctance: “Debate among Jews about Israel is nothing new, but some say the friction is now fire,” Laurie Goodstein wrote on…
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Fast Forward Yaalon Heads to D.C. as Israeli Ministers Rip Kerry Remarks
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon left for a five-day U.S. trip amid criticism by Israeli ministers of remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry. Yaalon headed to the United States on Saturday night, two days after Kerry linked the rise of ISIS terrorism to the lack of progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a…
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Fast Forward Rivlin: Violence Is an Epidemic in Israeli Society
The epidemic of violence permeates every sector of Israel, the country’s president, Reuven Rivlin, said in an address. “It is time to honestly admit that Israeli society is ill – and it is our duty to treat this disease,” Rivlin told the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities on Sunday at a conference titled “From…
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Fast Forward Daughter of Hamas Leader Treated at Israeli Hospital
A daughter of Gazan Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was treated this month at a Tel Aviv hospital, according to reports. Haniyeh’s daughter received emergency treatment at Ichilov Hospital, the hospital confirmed, according to Haaretz. She remained hospitalized in Israel for about a week. The hospital did not name the daughter — Haniyeh has 13 children…
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Fast Forward Argentine Far-Left Leader Gets Prison Term for Threatening Jewish Rally
The leader of the Argentine far-left group Quebracho was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for threatening a Jewish community demonstration. Fernando Esteche was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty that day to charges of intimidation and violence against the 2006 protest in front of the Iranian Embassy in Buenos Aires. Local Jewish groups said…
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Fast Forward Spain’s Anti-Semitic Graffiti Due to Gaza War Coverage, Watchdog Group Says
A Spanish pro-Israel group said the recent spraying of anti-Semitic graffiti in Toledo was the result of media coverage of the latest Gaza war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Madrid-based Action and Communication on the Middle East lobby group, or ACOM, made the assertion over the weekend in connection with the Oct. 4 spray-painting of…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Girl Dies After Being Hit by Settler Driver
A Palestinian girl died after being hit by a car driven by a Jewish West Bank settler who fled the scene. Einas Khalil, 5, died hours after being struck near the central West Bank town of Sinjil, located northeast of Ramallah. Another 5-year-old Palestinian girl also was injured. Residents of the Palestinian town accused the…
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