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Fast Forward Father Of Polish Prime Minister: Jews Gladly Moved To Ghettos
(JTA) — A former Polish politician who is the father of the country’s prime minister said that Jews during the Holocaust moved to ghettos of their own accord to get away from non-Jewish Poles. Kornel Morawiecki, a former senator whose son, Mateusz, became prime minister last year, made the remark in an interview published Tuesday by the online magazine…
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Fast Forward Scottish Man Who Taught Dog To Do Nazi Salute Found Guilty Of Hate Crime
(JTA) — A Scottish man who taught his girlfriend’s dog to do the Nazi salute was found guilty of a hate crime. Mark Meechan, 29, was convicted on Tuesday in Airdrie Sheriff’s Court in Scotland and is out on bail until his sentencing next month, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported. He taught the pug, named…
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Fast Forward Israeli Tech Firm Orbotech Purchased For $3.4 Billion
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A California-based company is acquiring the tech firm Orbotech for $3.4 billion in what is reported to be one of the largest buyouts of an Israeli company. KLA-Tencor Corp., a manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, and Orbotech announced the deal on Monday. Orbotech, based in the central Israel city of Yavne, develops technologies…
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Fast Forward Activist Uses ‘Three Billboards’ To Shame U.K. Labour Party For Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Inspired by an Oscar-nominated American film, activists against anti-Semitism in Britain raised thousands of dollars for erecting three billboards outside the headquarters of the Labour Party. Days after setting up an appeal for donations on an online crowd-funding platform, the Community United against Labour Party Antisemitism, or Culpa, group raised $4,860 out of their…
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Fast Forward Ellison Says Accusations Of Farrakhan Ties Are Meant To Divide Blacks And Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Keith Ellison, the deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, said he has never had a relationship with Louis Farrakhan, the virulently anti-Semitic leader of the Nation of Islam. He accused critics who are pressing him to explain his relationship to Farrakhan of trying to divide Jews and blacks, but also only…
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Fast Forward U.S. Middle East Envoy: Abbas Must Choose Between ‘Hateful Rhetoric’ And Peace
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The top Trump administration Middle East peace negotiator said Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas must choose between “hateful rhetoric” and peace after Abbas described the U.S. ambassador to Israel as the “son of a dog.” “The time has come for President Abbas to choose between hateful rhetoric and concrete and practical efforts…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Helps Launch Global Peace Movement
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Bernie Sanders helped launch what purports to be a global peace movement on the anniversary of the Iraq War, which he said precipitated much of the chaos in the Middle East. Organizers of the Global Call for Peace said 11,000 callers from around the world, including Israel, participated in the Sunday…
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Fast Forward Israeli Mayor Cancels Speech In Poland After Being Censored Under Holocaust Law
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli mayor canceled his participation in a ceremony with the mayor of the Polish town of Radomsko after the speech he was to deliver to Israeli high school students was censored by local authorities. Eli Dukorsky, mayor of the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Bialik, refused to deliver the censored speech…
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