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Fast Forward Violent Anti-Semitic Attacks Are Less Frequent But More Brutal: Report
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Violent anti-Semitic attacks worldwide directed against Jewish communities, Jewish people and their property decreased by about 9 percent in 2017, according to an annual report. There were 327 cases in 2017 compared to 361 in 2016, according to the annual “Antisemitism Worldwide” report by the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary…
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Fast Forward Israel Made Teen Ethiopian Bible Quiz Whiz Pay Thousands Of Dollars To Compete
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Jewish teen from Ethiopia reportedly has deposited thousands of dollars in order to participate in the final stages of the International Bible Quiz in Israel. The deposit is to insure that Sintayehu Shafrao, 18, returns to Gondar after the competition ends next week on Israel’s Independence Day. Shafrao will represent Ethiopians…
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Fast Forward After Town Votes To Keep ‘Swastika Trail’ Street Name, Residents Go To Court
(JTA) — Residents of a town in Canada have launched an application for judicial review of the local council’s decision not to rename a street called Swastika Trail. In January, the Puslinch Township Council in Ontario voted 4-1 against changing the name of the privately owned road. Two months earlier, the neighborhood association voted to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Ask Senate To Stop Bill Weakening Americans With Disabilities Act
(JTA) — Fifty-five national Jewish organizations have called on the U.S. Senate to oppose legislation that would weaken the Americans with Disabilities Act. The organizations sent a letter, organized by the Jewish Federations of North America, to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., opposing the Americans with Disabilities Act Education…
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Fast Forward Guatemala To Move Embassy To Jerusalem Two Days After U.S.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Guatemala will move its embassy to Jerusalem on May 16, two days after the United States moves its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The announcement of the date for the planned move came on Wednesday morning, in a post on Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s Facebook page. Barkat posted a photo of…
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Fast Forward Israel Launches Fraud Investigation Of Apple
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli government ministry has opened an investigation of Apple over its failure to disclose that software updates could slow the performance of some iPhones. The Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Authority, which is part of the Economic Ministry, announced Tuesday that it had launched the investigation on suspicion of consumer deception…
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Fast Forward Alan Dershowitz Says Meeting With Trump Was About Middle East
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Alan Dershowitz, the famed constitutional lawyer, met with President Trump, who may soon be mired in a constitutional crisis, and they talked about Israel. “This was a pre-scheduled meeting to talk to the White House staff members about ongoing efforts to come to an agreement on the Middle East,” Dershowitz, who dined…
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Fast Forward Mueller Probes $150K Payment To Trump From Ukrainian Jewish Billionaire
(JTA) — Robert Mueller is reportedly investigating a payment to President Donald Trump’s foundation from a Ukrainian steel magnate who, among other things, has supported the resurgence of the country’s Jewish community. Mueller, the special counsel leading the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, is looking into a $150,000 donation made by Viktor…
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