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Fast Forward James Toback Accused Of Sexual Harassment By 30 Women
(JTA) — Thirty-eight women have accused director and writer James Toback of sexual harassment in a Los Angeles Times report spurred by the account of an incident by a rabbi’s daughter. Toback, 72, who is Jewish and received an Oscar nomination for writing “Bugsy,” denied the allegations to the Los Angeles Times. He also said…
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Fast Forward Israel Police Compared To Nazis For Writing Numbers On Hands Of Hasidic Draft Protesters
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Police wrote numbers on the hands of more than two dozen haredi Orthodox protesters who were arrested during riots, spurring a comparison to Nazis. The demonstrators, among 120 arrested Thursday during rallies against the arrest of haredi draft dodgers that blocked roads in Jerusalem and other cities, refused to identify themselves. The…
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Fast Forward Ohio State University Sued For Banning Richard Spencer
(JTA) — The booking agent for white nationalist Richard Spencer has filed a federal lawsuit against The Ohio State University for refusing a request to rent space on campus for a speech by the controversial far-right figure. The lawsuit, filed on Sunday, comes after the university on Friday informed Cameron Padgett, a graduate student at…
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Fast Forward Rio Mayor Joins 9,000 At First Jewish Street Festival
(JTA) — The mayor of Rio de Janeiro joined some 9,000 Jews and non-Jews at the debut of a Jewish street festival in the city. “Respect for all religions is fundamental in a city that is already experiencing anomalous violence. And we do not need any kind of religious phobia. The fact there are so…
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Fast Forward Staten Island ‘Kyke’ Vandal Admits Targeting Jewish Neighbors
(JTA) — The man who painted a swastika and an anti-Semitic slur on a Staten Island garage door told police that he knew the family who lived there was Jewish “because of the way they spoke.” James Rizzo, 37, was arrested on Thursday and arraigned on Friday, four days after he vandalized his neighbor’s house…
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Fast Forward Extremist Arrested For Threatening Jewish Women Who Date Arabs
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The leader of an Israeli extremist anti-coexistence group was arrested for allegedly threatening Jewish women in relationships with Arab men. Benzi Gopstein, leader of the Lehava organization, was arrested late Saturday night after a police raid on his home. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on Sunday remanded him to house arrest. Fourteen other…
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Fast Forward Supermodel Bar Refaeli Gives Birth To Second Daughter
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli gave birth to her second child, a daughter. The baby was welcomed on Friday night by Refaeli and her husband, Israeli businessman Adi Ezra, whose family owns the Israeli food importing company Neto ME Holdings. The couple were married in September 2015 at a venue in Haifa that…
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Fast Forward Texas Lawmaker Backpedals From Anti-BDS Hurricane Aid Snafu
(JTA) — A Texas state representative blamed “confusion” for a Houston suburb’s decisio to demand its residents certify to receive hurricane relief. Republican State Rep. Phil King authored state legislation against BDS, or boycotts of Israel, earlier this year. The legislation went into effect last month. “This bill in no way applies to the type…
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