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By David Ian Klein
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Fast Forward Loeffler campaign repudiates white supremacist after she poses for a photo with him
Sen. Kelly Loeffler has condemned a white supremacist with whom she posed for a photo, her campaign told the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Sunday. Loeffler is the Republican incumbent who is running against Rev. Raphael Warnock, in a runoff race for her Georgia senate seat, set for January 5. The pictured man was Chester Doles, a…
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Fast Forward Max Rose, Staten Island Democrat who lost House seat, exploring run for NYC mayor
Congressman Max Rose, the Staten Island Democrat who lost his bid for reelection last month, is considering a run for New York mayor. In November, Rose lost his seat as U.S. representative for New York’s 11th congressional district, which covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, to Republican Nicole Malliotakis. The race was closely watched…
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Fast Forward In Trump-brokered deal, Israel and Morocco announce full diplomatic relations
Israel and Morocco will establish full diplomatic relations, in what is the fourth normalization agreement between Israel and an Arab state in the last four months. The news was announced on Twitter by President Trump, whose administration helped broker the agreement. Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco…
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Fast Forward Neo Nazi who targeted Jewish journalists and activists sentenced to 16 months in prison.
A member of the Neo-Nazi group known as Atomwaffen who conspired with other white supremacists to threaten Jewish journalists was sentenced to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to interference with federally-protected activities because of religion, mailing threatening communications and cyberstalking. In January, Johnny Roman Garza, a resident…
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Fast Forward Jewish Voice for Peace sparks outrage after tweeting ‘L’chaim Intifada’
The Jewish pro-Palestinian group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) sparked controversy Tuesday after it tweeted out a poster with the phrase “L’chaim intifada” on it. The tweet, which was quickly deleted, was in honor of the 33rd anniversary of the First Intifada, a Palestinian uprising which was defined by a series of mass protests and…
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Fast Forward A San Diego Jewish Day School has it’s eye on sustainability, with a massive new solar project
The San Diego Jewish Academy’s (SDJA) roofs and much of its 56-acre campus will soon be lined with solar panels, Solar Builder Magazine reports. The project is part of the K-12 pluralistic Jewish day school’s sustainability initiative, which the school hopes will put it on a path to energy self-sufficiency. The solar project is set…
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Fast Forward Restitution fund for victims of Jeffrey Epstein faces over 100 claims
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate faces hundreds of restitution claims The Victims’ Compensation Program set up by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein has paid out more than $30 million in restitution after receiving over 100 claims since July, The New York Times reports. The American Jewish financier died by suicide in August 2019 in a Manhattan federal…
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Fast Forward De Blasio threatens to close Satmar Headquarters ‘once and for all’
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio threatened Tuesday that he may close the Satmar Hasidic sect’s flagship synagogue in Brooklyn “once and for all,” after the group flouted measures intended to minimize the spread of the coronavirus by hosting a large funeral. On Monday, hundreds showed up, largely without masks, to the funeral of Rabbi…
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