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Fast Forward 18 Jewish Lawmakers Call On Trump To ‘Stand Up To Hate’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eighteen Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives called on President Donald Trump to “consistently and unequivocally fight against racists and anti-Semites” in the aftermath of the deadly far-right rally in Charlottesville. “We are deeply troubled by your statement blaming ‘both sides’ for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia,” said the letter…
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Fast Forward Black Jewish Exec Sues Goldman Sachs For Race And Religious Discrimination
NEW YORK (JTA) — A black-Jewish woman has sued Goldman Sachs over alleged discrimination due to her racial and religious background. Rebecca Allen, a vice president in the private wealth management division in New York, in a lawsuit filed Wednesday said the financial firm stopped her from landing an account, CNBC reported. Allen claims in…
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Fast Forward Bumble Joins ADL To Ban Hate On Date Site
(JTA) — The popular dating app Bumble will work with the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Technology and Society for “guidance on identifying all hate symbols.” The app, which as of February had over 12 million users, announced the partnership Thursday on its website. In a statement, the company called on users to report others who…
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Fast Forward Barcelona Rabbi Says No Sign Jews Were Targeted In Van Terror
Barcelona’s chief rabbi said it did not appear Jews were specifically targeted in the van-ramming terror attack that killed at least 13 people. The attack took place on the famed Rambla avenue near the entrance to Maccabi, a kosher restaurant, CNN reported. But most of the carnage occurred outside the FNAC department store on the…
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Fast Forward AIPAC In Rare Rebuke: No ‘Moral Equivalence’ In Charlottesville
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a rate statement unrelated to Israel or the Middle East, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee implicitly rebuked President Donald Trump for drawing an equivalence between the sides in the Charlottesville, Va. clash. “AIPAC shares the outrage and deep concern of our fellow Americans about the inexcusable violence and sickening displays…
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Fast Forward Queens Museum Reinstates Israel Event After Outcry
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Queens Museum will host an event commemorating the United Nations decision to establish a Jewish state, reversing a decision to cancel it. The museum, run by the New York City borough of Queens, is housed in the same building where the General Assembly vote partitioning Palestine into Jewish and Arab…
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Fast Forward David Shulkin Says Charlottesville Racism Dishonored Veterans — Won’t Condemn Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — David Shulkin, the secretary of veterans affairs, became the first Jewish member of the Trump administration after President Donald Trump’s daughter to speak out about the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia. Shulkin, speaking Wednesday at Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, told reporters that he was “giving…
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Fast Forward Israeli High Court Freezes Push To ‘Legalize’ Illegal West Bank Outposts
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The High Court of Justice froze a controversial law that legalizes West Bank outposts built illegally on private Palestinian land. The court’s interim order, issued Thursday, postposed for two months implementation of the Regulation Law. Several Palestinian authorities had challenged the legality of the law. The government has until the end of the…
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