Gabe Friedman
By Gabe Friedman
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Fast Forward Israel will have new election in March after Parliament officially dissolves
(JTA) — Israel’s Knesset, or parliament, dissolved Tuesday night after failing to pass the 2020 budget, triggering an election that will take place on March 23. The exact date could change through a government vote. The election will be Israel’s fourth in two years. A coalition formed earlier this year by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Fast Forward As key deadline approaches, Israel on verge of 4th elections in 2 years
(JTA) — Barring an unexpected last-minute deal, Israel’s government will likely dissolve this week after a bill to delay a crucial budget deadline was scrapped late Monday night. The lack of a deal, or a delayed deadline, means the country appears to be headed toward its fourth election in two years. The new election would…
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Fast Forward Palestinians urge Biden and Israel to return to the negotiating table
(JTA) — In a stark contrast from the last few years of the Trump administration, the Palestinian foreign minister said Saturday that the Palestinian Authority is ready to restart the process of negotiating a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Israel and the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden. “We are ready for cooperation…
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Fast Forward 2 men spray swastika onto Brooklyn yeshiva
(JTA) — Two men spray painted a swastika onto a Brooklyn yeshiva last weekend in an apparent hate crime, authorities said Saturday as they released surveillance video of the incident. The anti-Semitic image, along with the men’s tags, or graffiti signatures, were found on the side of Mesilas Bias Yaakov in the South Slope neighborhood…
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Fast Forward While Ossoff, Warnock and Perdue respond to Atlanta Jewish paper’s prompt, Loeffler publishes separate statement
(JTA) — Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and David Perdue all responded to the Atlanta Jewish Times’ call for them to publish letters in the publication aimed directly at Georgia’s Jewish community ahead of their closely watched runoff elections for U.S. Senate seats. Kelly Loeffler followed suit but decided not to publish hers in the Times,…
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Fast Forward Jewish senator says Trump’s immigration policy re-created ‘paper wall’ that kept Jews out of US in 1930s
(JTA) — Sen. Ron Wyden, a son of Jewish parents who escaped Nazi Germany for the United States, compared President Donald Trump’s immigration policy to that of the restrictive U.S. policy in the 1930s. During that era, many Jewish immigrants trying to flee Germany were blocked from coming to America. “The president has rebuilt the…
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Fast Forward Israel looks headed for more elections as Benny Gantz backs bill to dissolve Parliament
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that his party will back a bill crafted by the opposition in parliament to dissolve the government, likely sending Israel to its fourth election in two years. The votes from Gantz’s Blue and White would provide the needed votes for the measure to pass in the Knesset. Gantz…
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Fast Forward Jared Bernstein is ‘verklempt’ to join Biden’s council of economic advisers
(JTA) — Economist Jared Bernstein found a Yiddish way to celebrate his appointment to President-elect Joe Biden’s council of economic advisers. “Thanks for all the support, econ twitter! I’m verklempt! As a CEA member, I’m soooo excited to get to work with my awesome new colleagues in fast pursuit of full employment and a recovery…
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