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Fast Forward Roger Waters’s Anti-Israel Message Elicits Anger In Latin America
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) – Jewish institutions in Argentina have launched a campaign against British singer Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd frontman. Waters’ Us +Them tour has been traveling around Latin America for the last month. Waters participated in an event of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel in Buenos Aires on Friday,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Killed During Special Operation In Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli soldier was killed and another injured during the Israel Defense Forces special forces operation deep inside the Gaza Strip. The operation was exposed on Sunday night leading to clashes between Israeli soldiers and Hamas fighters in Gaza, and the firing of 17 rockets from Gaza on southern Israel. Three of…
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Fast Forward 6 Palestinians, Including Hamas Commander, Killed In Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least six Palestinians were killed during an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters in Gaza. One of the dead Palestinians was identified as Nur Barake, a deputy commander of an elite unit of Iz al-Din al-Qassam, the military wing of Hamas. A second Hamas commander was said killed…
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Fast Forward Men Shouting In Arabic About Killing Jews Disrupt London Kristallnacht Vigil
(JTA)— A vigil held by pro-Israel activists in London for Jews murdered in Arab countries was dispersed violently by men shouting about killing Jews in Arabic. The event Wednesday by the Israel Advocacy Movement was held on Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park, which is known for its culture of free speech and passionate street preachers…
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Fast Forward Eric Schneiderman Will Not Face Criminal Charges For Abusing Women
(JTA) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned hours after The New Yorker published a report detailing allegations against him by four women who said that he physically abused them, will not face criminal charges due to “legal impediments.” Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, the special prosecutor overseeing the investigation, told CNN on Thursday that…
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Fast Forward Federal Court Rules Against Trump’s Effort To End DACA Program
(JTA) — A federal court ruled that President Trump cannot end a program favored by multiple Jewish groups that protects undocumented immigrants brought to the USA as children. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Thursday concurred with a federal district judge’s decision from January that Trump lacked the…
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Fast Forward ‘Heil Hitler’ Written On Jewish Family’s Vegas Home
(JTA) — The home of a Jewish family in Las Vegas was tagged with anti-Semitic graffiti in what she said was an anti-Semitic incident. Sara Attia, a mother of three, said she called police after finding a swastika and the phrase “Heil Hitler” drawn on the door of her apartment Monday, the Las Vegas Review…
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Fast Forward White Supremacist Visited White House Grounds On Garden Tour
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A leading white supremacist who toured the White House grounds was part of a garden tour that is open to the public, the White House said. Patrick Casey, who leads Identity Evropa, posted photos on Twitter on Wednesday of him posing on the White House grounds. “Evropa has landed at the White…
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