Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward Meta’s Oversight Board urges improved distinction between hate speech and criticism of hate speech
The exhortation comes after Instagram took down a post condemning Ye’s antisemitism because it repeated his comments
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Fast Forward Buenos Aires to rename subway station after Jewish woman who famously stood up to sex traffickers
Raquel Liberman played a critical role in the dismantling of infamous Argentine sex-trafficking ring Zwi Migdal and in the move to outlaw prostitution in the country
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Fast Forward Meta’s handling of ‘SpongeBob’ Holocaust denial post is taken up by independent Oversight Board
Users had complained about the post both before and after Meta enacted a ban on Holocaust denial in October 2020, but the company rejected their criticism
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Fast Forward Israeli cops and firefighters barred by far-right minister from Wexner fellowships at Harvard University
Itamar Ben Gvir accused the Wexner Foundation, which funds the fellowship, of being ideologically comprised because of alleged ties to left-wing groups
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Fast Forward New York’s Jewish Museum taps former Israel Museum head James Snyder as its next director
Snyder could steer the museum into new territory by taking on current issues like antisemitism, a departure from its tradition as a center for art and culture
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Fast Forward Wall Street billionaire ends funding for think tank behind Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan
Arthur Dantchik cited danger to future of Israel democracy in announcing that he was cutting off funding for Kohelet Policy Forum
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News In Budapest, a ‘guerrilla-like’ group is mobilizing against the alleged takeover of a historic synagogue
Hungarian Jews are accusing the Chabad movement of usurping control of their community organization — and its funding and real estate — with the aid of the Hungarian government
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Fast Forward Miriam Adelson slashed her philanthropy as casinos closed due to Covid. Now, her business empire is recuperating
The family’s charitable trust, which funnels money into the Adelson Family Foundation, dropped from more than $200 million before the pandemic to $37 million in 2021
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