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Life Meet Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto’s Gay, Right Wing Columnist
Photo by Michael Peake/Toronto Sun Sue-Ann Levy doesn’t sound like the devil, which a 2012 headline in a Toronto publication, The Grid, suggested she might be. In fact, the woman who picked up the phone to chat with the Forward’s Michael Kaminer has a sweet, chirpy voice and an endearingly cheery manner. But these qualities…
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Opinion Gaza War Diary: Silence, Then the Bombs Go Off
A Palestinian carries the remains of an Israeli shell in the Gaza Strip / Getty Images Editor’s Note: Walid Abuzaid’s diary will run in two parts. This is the first installment. Thursday, June 27 I was in Cyprus when it all started. When we heard about the kidnapped teens, we were thrilled by the possibility…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Incidents in Britain Double Since Start of Gaza War
Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain have risen since the start of Israel’s operation in Gaza. The Community Security Trust told the Jewish Chronicle that 70 anti-Semitic incidents had been reported in the period between the start of the operation on July 8 and Friday. The Daily Mail reported Sunday that more than 100 hate crimes have…
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Fast Forward Investigation Launched Into Beating of Palestinian Men in East Jerusalem
Israel Police have opened an investigation into the severe beating of two Palestinian young men in a Jewish neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem. The two Palestinian men, both 20-year-old residents of the Bet Hanina neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, told police they were beaten late Friday night near Neve Yaakov by a group of Jewish youths. The…
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Fast Forward 10,000 Rally at United Nations To Support Israel Battle in Gaza
Members of Congress and thousands of Israel supporters gathered for a solidarity rally near the United Nations. The Monday afternoon rally, organized by the UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, was intended to show support for Israel as it battles Hamas. The rally on 47th Street in Manhattan…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Grimly Tells Israelis To Expect Long War in Gaza
A grim-faced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of a protracted war in Gaza, dashing any hopes of a swift end to the three-week conflict as Palestinian fighters launched an audacious cross-border raid. The Israeli army said five of its soldiers died in two separate incidents, including four in a mortar strike. Local…
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Fast Forward Suspect in Abu Khdeir Killing Claims To Be ‘The Messiah’
The trial began for the main suspect in the kidnap and revenge murder of Palestinian teen Muhammad Abu Khdeir. Yosef Haim Ben-David reportedly announced in Jerusalem District Court on Sunday that he is “the messiah.” Ben-David, 29, of the Adam settlement near Jerusalem is expected to plead insanity. He owns an eyewear store in Jerusalem….
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Fast Forward JetBlue Rant Victim Reveals She Is Jewish, Not Palestinian
The victim of a verbal attack by a Jewish doctor on a JetBlue flight from Palm Beach admitted that she is not a Palestinian, but is Jewish. The woman, who did not divulge her name, made the admission in a phone call to Queens gynecologist Dr. Lisa Rosenberg, who recorded the conversation, and in an…
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