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Fast Forward Al-Qaida Commander Who Called To Attack Jews Put On U.S. Terror List
(JTA) — A senior al-Qaida leader was placed on the U.S. State Department’s list of global terrorists a day after he called on Muslims to “attack the Jews and the Americans everywhere” in response to the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. According to the State Department announcement Tuesday regarding Khalid Batarfi,…
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Fast Forward Man Arrested For Threatening To Kill CNN Employees; Mentioned Jews In His Calls
(JTA) — A Michigan man arrested after allegedly calling CNN 22 times and threatening to kill its employees also made disparaging statements about Jewish people and African-Americans. Brandon Griesemer of Novi is accused of making the calls to CNN headquarters in Atlanta on Jan. 9-10. Four of them were recorded. He was tracked down through…
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Fast Forward Neil Diamond Gives Up Touring After Parkinson’s Diagnosis
(JTA) — Jewish singer-songwriter Neil Diamond announced he is giving up touring after recently being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The Australia and New Zealand leg of his 50th Anniversary tour scheduled for March have been cancelled, according to the announcement. “It is with great reluctance and disappointment that I announce my retirement from concert touring. I…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teens Shot In Legs During Attempted Stabbing Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Palestinian teens were wounded in their legs after they attempted to stab Israeli security forces at a West Bank junction. Border Police at an observation point near the Tapuach junction on Tuesday saw the teens approaching a bus shelter at the traffic circle. They called on the teens to stop and…
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Fast Forward Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Says He Won’t Resign Amid Blackmail Allegations
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said he will not resign over allegations that he threatened to blackmail a one-time lover despite calls by state lawmakers of both parties. “I’m staying,” Greitens said this weekend in an interview with The Associated Press, his first since the allegations emerged earlier this month. “The mistake that I…
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Fast Forward Community Leaders Want London Coroner Removed Over Delayed Jewish Burials
(JTA) — Jewish leaders called for the removal of a London coroner over delayed Jewish burials, following a private meeting with her. The Board of Deputies of British Jews met with Mary Hassell, the senior coroner at the St. Pancras coroner’s office in central London, after she told Jewish leaders in a letter that “no death will be…
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Fast Forward Israeli Defense Minister Bans Army’s Chief Rabbi From Military Ceremonies
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A meeting between Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi and the Israeli army’s chief rabbi was canceled after the defense minister banned the chief rabbi from military ceremonies. On Saturday, Avigdor Liberman banned Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and two other rabbis from the military events after they criticized the Israel Defense Forces’ mixed-gender units. The…
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Fast Forward British Labour Party Failing To Deal With Anti-Semitism: Jewish Leader
(JTA) — The head of the Jewish Labour Movement in Britain accused the Labour Party leadership of failing to deal with “a vast backlog” of complaints about anti-Semitism in the party ranks. Jeremy Newmark, the national chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, on Saturday night also accused the party of letting a second investigation into…
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