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Fast Forward Developer Sentenced In Scam To Build Hasidic Catskills Village
(JTA) — A prominent New York Jewish real estate developer, the son of a former Yeshiva University president, was sentenced to 10 months in prison for conspiring to commit voter fraud in an upstate New York village. Shalom Lamm, 58, also was fined $20,000 and ordered to perform 400 hours of community service at his sentencing…
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Fast Forward Satmar Rebbe Condemns U.S. Recognition Of Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital
(JTA) — The head of one of the Satmar Hasidic sects slammed the United States’ announcement that it recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum of Kiryas Joel on Saturday night at an event at the New York Expo Center in the Bronx condemned the announcement made on Wednesday at the White House by…
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Fast Forward ‘We Should Give Peace A Chance,’ Netanyahu Tells EU Foreign Ministers
(JTA) — Israel is open to seeing what kind of peace plan the United States will put forward, Benjamin Netanyahu said. “I think we should give peace a chance. I think we should see what is presented and see if we can advance this peace. But if we have to begin it, I would say…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Are ‘Walking Away’ From Peace Opportunity, White House Says
(JTA) — The Palestinian Authority’s refusal to meet with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his upcoming visit to the region is “unfortunate,” a White House official said. “It’s unfortunate that the Palestinian Authority is walking away again from an opportunity to discuss the future of the region, but the administration remains undeterred in its…
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Fast Forward Muslim CFO Of New York Jewish Museum Sues Over Religious Discrimination
(JTA) — The chief financial officer of New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage said he was pushed out of his position because he is Muslim. Mohad Athar filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court alleging that he received false poor performance reviews after new CEO Michael Glickman took the helm of the museum in 2016….
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Fast Forward Over 130 Jewish Studies Scholars Criticize Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
(JTA) — More than 130 Jewish Studies scholars have signed a statement expressing “dismay” over U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The statement criticizes the Trump administration’s “decision to reverse decades of bipartisan U.S. policy by declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, and authorizing the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv, outside…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Fires Back At Turkish President Who Called Israel ‘Terrorist State’
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired back at criticism from Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. “Erdogan should not preach to us; he bombs Kurdish villages in Turkey, imprisons journalists, helps Iran evade international sanctions and helps terrorists attack innocents in Gaza and other…
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Fast Forward Rocket Fired From Gaza Damages Kindergarten In Sderot
JERUSALEM (JTA) — One of at least three rockets fired from Gaza on southern Israel landed at the entrance of a kindergarten in the town of Sderot. The rockets were fired on Friday night, when school was not in session. The kindergarten building was damaged by the rocket. A second rocket landed on a residential…
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