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Fast Forward Irish TV Personality Calls Israel ‘Cancer’
A popular Irish broadcaster and columnist said he is not anti-Semitic, after calling Israel “the cancer in foreign affairs” during a broadcast. “Israel is the cancer in foreign affairs. It polarizes the Islamic community of the world against the rest of the world,” Vincent Browne said last week on his TV3 channel show, Tonight with…
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Fast Forward European Jews Worry About Ukraine Extremists
The head of the European Jewish Association has called on the Ukrainian government to ensure the safety of the country’s Jews in the wake of the election to parliament of an anti-Semitic party. “We are not presuming of course, to interfere in internal Ukraine affairs and its voters’ decisions, however we are very concerned about…
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News Jewish Enclave Devastated by Sandy’s Wrath
Video: Nate Lavey Hurricane-force winds and historic flooding from superstorm Sandy have devastated the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sea Gate, a gated community on the western tip of Coney Island that is home to several hundred Jewish families. Many homes facing the Atlantic Ocean were gutted by floodwaters. A few were absolutely flattened by the raging…
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Fast Forward Damage and Death Toll From Sandy Rises
Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy on Tuesday as New York City and a wide swathe of the eastern United States struggled with epic flooding and massive power outages. The death toll climbed to at least 30. Sandy, which crashed ashore with hurricane-force winds in New Jersey overnight…
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News Hasidic Brooklyn Shrugs Off Sandy
The heavily Hasidic Jewish neighborhood of Brooklyn escaped major damage from Sandy, suffering only minor flooding and downed trees from the superstorm that caused devastation elsewhere. Ultra-Orthodox schools opened as usual Tuesday and a few cafes and shops had their doors open as the neighborhood struggled to return to normalcy after the massive storm hit…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Dutch Fans Facing Punishment
The director of a soccer team from the Dutch city of Utrecht has vowed to punish fans who sang anti-Semitic chants during a recent match. “Racism will not be tolerated in the stadium,” Wilco van Schaik, general director of FC Utrecht, told the Dutch news agency ANP. The report did not specify what steps would…
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Fast Forward Northeast Paralyzed by Sandy’s Surge
Millions of people in the eastern United States awoke on Tuesday to flooded homes, fallen trees and widespread power outages caused by the giant storm Sandy, which swamped New York City’s subway system and submerged streets in Manhattan’s financial district. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy, one of…
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Fast Forward Jewish Institutions Stay Closed in Sandy’s Wake
Jewish institutions throughout the eastern United States remained closed following the onslaught of superstorm Sandy. Sandy, which was downgraded from a hurricane late Monday night, made landfall near Atlantic City Monday, with hurricane-force winds of up to 85 mph and heavy rains. At least 13 people in the United States and 68 outside of the…
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