Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward TikTok’s pro-Israel investors face conundrum as platform is blamed for fueling antisemitism
If Arthur Dantchik and Jeff Yass have pushed for a greater effort to rein in antisemitic content, it’s not known. But it’s clear that they have both the potential to force a conversation about Jewish concerns within the Chinese company — and incentives not to
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Fast Forward Search this new list of Jewish family names from Cairo, Alexandria, Baghdad, Damascus, Aleppo and Beirut
Retired diplomat’s passion project yields searchable database of Jewish last names from the Arab world
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Fast Forward Major Judaica collection amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to the National Library of Israel
“It’s the largest Hebrew manuscript collection assembled since the early 20th century,” said one scholar
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Fast Forward Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes
An Instagram post using a SpongeBob SquarePants meme to promote Holocaust denial stayed up despite six complaints from users that generated four automated reviews and two human assessments
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News The New Jews of Show Low, Arizona: How a pastor parted with Jesus and led his congregation to Judaism
Twenty-one men, women and children from Richard Cortes’ formerly Messianic congregation became Jews on one day last month
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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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