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Fast Forward Vladimir Putin Accuses Pussy Riot of Anti-Semitism
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused a member of the punk protest band Pussy Riot of having committed an anti-Semitic act. During a televised discussion on Nov. 15 with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow, Putin said that one of the members of the band had “hanged a dummy of a Jew and said that…
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Fast Forward Four Kids Dead as Israel Strike Hits Gaza Apartment
At least 11 Palestinian civilians, including four children, were killed on Sunday in what Hamas said was an Israeli air strike on a Gaza apartment building, the highest death toll in a single incident in five days of fighting. Israel gave off signs of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-run enclave as the next…
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News Rise of Latino Voters Is Wake-Up Call for Jews
America’s new political demography, as exposed by the 2012 presidential election results, has delivered a wake-up call to Jewish communal leaders. The rise in power of Latino voters, coupled with the continued increase in African-American participation and the greater attention paid to women voters, is compelling some Jewish leaders and analysts to reexamine communal coalition…
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Fast Forward Rupert Murdoch Slams ‘Jewish Owned’ Media Bias
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch slammed ‘Jewish owned’ media outlets for being too critical of Israel in its confrontation with Gaza. The News Corp. chief Tweeted his feelings Saturday, but did not explain which outlets he was referring to, Politico reported. “Why Is Jewish owned press so consistently anti- Israel in every crisis?” he asked on…
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Fast Forward Gaza Death Toll Rises as Ground Attack Looms
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza militants for a fifth straight day on Sunday and its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw “some indications” of a truce ahead. Forty-seven Palestinians, about half of them civilians, including 12 children, have been killed in Israel’s raids, Palestinian officials said. More than 500 rockets fired from…
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Fast Forward Wounded Gabby Giffords Aide Wins Seat in Squeaker
Democratic U.S. Representative Ron Barber, a former aide to Gabrielle Giffords who was wounded alongside her in a deadly 2011 shooting, claimed victory on Saturday after edging Republican Martha McSally to win a full term in Congress. Barber, 67, who won a special election in June to finish out Giffords’ term, was running to represent…
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Fast Forward Narrow Miss for Tel Aviv as Rocket Nailed in Air
Israel rushed a fifth Iron Dome air defence battery into service in the Tel Aviv area on Saturday, using it within hours to shoot down a rocket fired at the coastal metropolis from the Gaza Strip. But the successful interception, witnessed by a Reuters correspondent, appeared to stretch the capabilities of the unit meant to…
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Israel News Many Red Lines Crossed on Road to Gaza War
Gaza’s Hamas movement wanted a showdown with Israel because its leaders are high on something called the Arab Spring and competing to become martyrs to the Palestinian cause. Or, from another perspective, cynical Israeli politicians think a Gaza offensive will be a walkover that will assure re-election in January and at the same time provide…
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