Asaf Elia-Shalev
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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Fast Forward Bernie Marcus, Home Depot founder who gave to Republicans and Israel, dies at 95
A top donor to Donald Trump, he boosted the fortunes of downtown Atlanta and supported health care and democracy in Israel
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Politics Why Trump is being compared to the obscure biblical king Jehu on the Christian right
In the Bible, Jehu orders the killing of Jezebel as he takes over the Kingdom of Israel and eradicates the idol worshippers
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Fast Forward California law against special education funding for religious schools violates constitution, court rules
The lawsuit was brought by three Jewish families and two Orthodox day schools
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Fast Forward UCLA allowed antisemitism to fester amid pro-Palestinian protests, report says
In a survey of students, faculty and staff, 28 people said they were assaulted and 74 threatened because of their Jewish or Israeli identities, according to a report by UCLA’s antisemitism task force
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Politics Miriam Adelson donates $100M to Trump campaign, making good on reported promise
Adelson’s gift dwarfed the $75 million that Trump received from Elon Musk, until recently the world’s richest person
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Fast Forward Family recovers Monet pastel generations after Nazi looting
An unsuspecting New Orleans couple who bought the artwork in 2019 voluntarily relinquished it after learning of its history
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Fast Forward Brooklyn Judaica seller signs deal with feds to return Nazi-looted 16th-century Bible to Budapest seminary
Hungarian officials last year contacted American authorities about an online listing for a rare book with an asking price of $19,000 and a suspicious resemblance to book that had disappeared after the Nazi invasion of Budapest
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Fast Forward US announces sanctions on Israel’s Hilltop Youth movement over West Bank violence
The informal movement forms a core of extremist settler activity
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