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Fast Forward Historic Synagogue In Tunisia Firebombed, Police Arrest Five Suspects
(JTA) — Five men were arrested in connection with a firebomb attack on a historic synagogue in Tunisia. Four of the men, ages 19 and 20, were arrested on Friday and a fifth, age 21, believed to be the main culprit in the Jan. 9 attack, was arrested on Saturday, the Kapitalis news website reported….
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Fast Forward Lebanon Bans ‘The Post’ Over Steven Spielberg’s Israel Ties
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Lebanese movie theaters have been banned from screening the newspaper drama “The Post” due to director Steven Spielberg’s ties to Israel. Lebanon’s censorship board made the decision based on a “boycott Israel” list, which Spielberg appears on since he shot some scenes from the 1993 film “Schindler’s List” in Jerusalem, the Hollywood…
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Fast Forward Midwest Jewish Group Recognized By FBI For Help Responding To Bomb Threats
(JTA) — The FBI has recognized a Jewish community organization for its extraordinary community service. The FBI announced Thursday that the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas would receive its 2017 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award, the Associated Press reported. The annual award recognizes people or groups that show “extraordinary community service”…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Divests From Denmark’s Largest Bank To Comply With Anti-BDS Law
(JTA) — New Jersey divested from Denmark’s largest bank in order to comply with a state law against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions or BDS movement against Israel. In late December, the New Jersey state government sold off its investments in Danske Bank, which has on its list of excluded companies two Israeli defense companies…
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Fast Forward FDA Approves BRCA Breast Cancer Drug — With $13K-A-Month Pricetag
(JTA) — Regulators in the United States have approved a drug for women with advanced breast cancer caused by BRCA gene mutations, which disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jewish women. The Food and Drug Administration approved AstraZeneca PLC’s Lynparza for patients with inherited BRCA gene mutations who have undergone chemotherapy, the FDA said in a statement. The…
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Fast Forward Paul Nehlen Blames ‘Jewish Media’ For Criticism
(JTA) — A candidate for Congress in Wisconsin claimed in a private Twitter direct message group that his critics are “working for the Jewish media.” Paul Nehlen, who is running to unseat Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in this year’s elections, also referred to the “fake conservatives who…
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Fast Forward Israeli Guests Barred From Hostel In Uruguay
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A Uruguayan hotelier rejected an Israeli couple as guests claiming he disagrees with Israeli politics. Amit Bradush, 22, and his partner received a personalized message from the hotelier via the Booking.com platform explaining their reservation had been canceled because his political view was “very contrary to the policies of your…
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Fast Forward Jewish Girl’s Face Cut Near Paris In Suspected Anti-Semitic Assault
(JTA) — Days after the suspected torching of two kosher shops near Paris, a Jewish teenager had her faced slashed by an unidentified assailant on a street in the suburb of Sarcelles. François Pupponi, a lawmaker in the lower house of France’s parliament and a former mayor of Sarcelles, on Friday called the assault Wednesday…
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