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Fast Forward Italian Soccer Fans Taunt Rivals With ‘Anne Frank’ Chants
(JTA) — Fans of the Italian soccer team Lazio taunted a Rome rival with anti-Semitic chants about Anne Frank. “Anne Frank is from Roma,” the Lazio fans chanted Sunday at the Roma squad, which often is associated with being left wing and Jewish. The incident in the fierce rivalry came days after Holocaust Remembrance Day…
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Fast Forward Durham, North Carolina, First To Ban Police Exchanges With Israel
(JTA) — The City Council in Durham, North Carolina, has voted unanimously to bar the city’s police department from international exchanges in which the officers receive “military-style training” in a slap at such programs held with the Israeli army and police. The resolution, which states that the council “opposes international exchanges with any country in…
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Fast Forward Cambridge Analytica Executive: Hitler And Trump Used Similar Strategy
(JTA) — The CEO of the parent company of Cambridge Analytica said Adolf Hitler demonized Jews to rile political support though he “didn’t have a problem” with them, and President Donald Trump uses similar tactics as the German leader. Nigel Oakes of the SCL Group made his remarks during interviews with British academic Emma Briant…
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Fast Forward American Orthodox Groups Condemn Israeli Extremist Violence
(JTA) — Orthodox Jewish organizations in America are condemning attacks by religious extremists on Israeli soldiers and police officers. In recent months there has been an increase in violent attacks against religious Jews in Israel who join the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Police. The leaders of the Orthodox Union, Rabbinical Council of America…
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Fast Forward George Washington Scraps Student Vote On Israel Boycott Resolution
(JTA) — Leaders of the student government at George Washington University cancelled a vote on a resolution calling for the school to divest from companies that do business with Israel, citing security concerns. The vote in the Student Association Senate on the pro-Palestinian resolution was cancelled about ten minutes before the meeting’s scheduled start on…
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Fast Forward $50 Million Donation To Technion Will Support New Center
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has received a $50 million contribution. The donation from the Helen Diller Family Foundation will support the university’s new quantam center which will be named the Helen Diller Center for Quantum Science, Matter and Engineering. The foundation is based in the San Francisco Bay area. The foundation’s…
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Fast Forward Birthright Founder Flips Bird At Protesters Outside Gala
(JTA) — Michael Steinhardt, the co-founder and major funder of Birthright Israel, flashed his middle finger at protesters outside a gala dinner in honor of the 18th anniversary of the free trip to Israel for young Jewish men and women. More than 150 students from colleges in the New York and New England areas protested…
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Fast Forward NYU: Student Pledge To Boycott Pro-Israel Groups ‘Is At Odds With Our Values’
NEW YORK (JTA) — New York University said it opposes boycotts of student groups after 51 campus organizations pledged to boycott pro-Israel groups. “The University opposes any kind of boycott or official refusal by some student groups to interact with other student groups because of differing points of view. It is at odds with our…
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