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Fast Forward Hamas Terror Tunnel Discovered Under UN School In Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Hamas terror tunnel was discovered under a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip. The tunnel was discovered on Oct. 15 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which runs the school, and Israeli authorities were notified, the UNRWA said in a statement released on Saturday. The…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Who Killed Elderly Israeli Were Avenging Terrorist Friend’s Death
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two West Bank Palestinian men indicted for the murder of an Israeli man in an Arab-Israeli city told Israeli investigators that they decided to stab a Jew to death to avenge the death of a friend. Youssef Khaled Mustafa Kamil, 20, and Muhammad Ziad Abu al-Rub, 19, of the West Bank city…
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Fast Forward Wisconsin Becomes Latest State To Pass Anti-BDS Rules
(JTA) — The governor of Wisconsin signed an executive order that prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel. Gov. Scott Walker signed the executive order late on Friday. “Israel is a firm and faithful friend of the United States,” the legislation reads. Wisconsin exports over $80 million annually to Israel…
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Fast Forward Last-Ditch Effort To Interview Polish Righteous Gentiles
(JTA) — Holocaust-commemoration activists in Poland launched with British government funding a last-ditch effort to interview witnesses to attempts to rescue Jews during from the genocide. The campaign, titled “Silent Heroes,” was announced Thursday at a news conference in Warsaw that was organized by the From the Depths organization and attended by the United Kingdom’s…
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Fast Forward Letter With Swastikas, White Powder Mailed To Israeli Consulate In NY
(JTA) — A letter decorated with swastikas that contained an unidentified white powder was mailed to the Israeli consulate in New York. The letter was received on Thursday afternoon, the New York Daily News reported, citing police sources. The powder was determined to be non-toxic, according to the report. The envelope also contained a hate…
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Fast Forward UAE Judo Head Apologizes After Athlete Refuses To Shake Israeli’s Hand
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The head of the Judo Federation in the United Arab Emirates apologized after one of the country’s athletes refused to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent. Meanwhile, three more Israelis won medals in the Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi but were not able to celebrate with their country’s flag or…
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Fast Forward Gal Gadot Cancels Appearance At JNF Fundraiser Honoring Brett Ratner
(JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot cancelled her appearance at an awards dinner honoring director and producer Brett Ratner. Gadot, best known as the star of “Wonder Woman,” was scheduled to present the Tree of Life Award to Ratner at a Jewish National Fund dinner Sunday in Hollywood. She backed out of the dinner, for…
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Fast Forward ‘Jews Will Burn’ Note Left On Connecticut Sixth-Grader’s Locker
(JTA) — A note reading “Jews will burn” was left on the locker of a sixth grader at a middle school in southwestern Connecticut. The superintendent of the Wilton city schools, Kevin Smith, told parents of students at Middlebrook Middle School about the incident in a letter sent home on Friday. The letter said that…
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