Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward White House calls on Israel to investigate after American activist shot dead during West Bank protest
Palestinian and Turkish officials accused Israeli troops of fatally shooting the woman, who holds American and Turkish citizenships
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News A Jewish Floridian looks to South Dakota in bid to overturn Supreme Court ban on school prayer
A follower of the Chabad movement is proposing a ballot measure in South Dakota to require daily prayers in schools with an eye toward a showdown at the high court
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Fast Forward US sanctions Israeli nonprofit that supports West Bank settlers in latest round of penalties
The nonprofit, Hashomer Yosh, receives regular funding from Israeli government ministries
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Fast Forward El Al offers set prices to four destinations as Israelis face international flight cancellations
The announcement comes after public backlash against what many perceived as deliberate price increases by El Al
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Fast Forward With major airlines scrapping flights, getting to and from Israel has become a costly, often madcap endeavor
The threat of retaliation by Iran has caused weeks of cancelations, with no end in sight
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Fast Forward Canada revokes charitable status from two Jewish nonprofits that work in Israel
The Jewish National Fund has sued after Canada’s tax authority revoked its charitable status and that of the Ne’eman Foundation
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Politics JD Vance’s Jewish chief of staff, Jacob Reses, eyed for big role in Trump/Vance administration
Some say Reses' Jewish identity clashes with the Christian nationalism of many on the so-called New Right, with which his boss affiliates
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Fast Forward Israeli military vows to stop flow of donations to soldiers, even from their parents
At least one nonprofit pledged to cover the legal expenses of soldiers arrested for accepting donations
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