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Fast Forward Wasserman Schultz Stands By IT Staffer Facing Police Investigation
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said one of the reasons she would not fire a staffer under investigation for alleged information technology violations was that she believed he was being profiled because he was a Muslim. Wasserman Schultz spoke to her hometown newspaper, the Sun-Sentinel, for the first time this week about an…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Echoes Trump, Denounces Corruption Probe As ‘Witch Hunt’
NEW YORK (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu’s office rejected accusations of corruption contained in a court document accidentally revealed to the public. On Thursday, a document submitted by the police to the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court revealed that police are investigating the Israeli prime minister on suspicion of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The court…
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Fast Forward Jeff Brotman, Costco Founder, Dies At Age 74
(JTA) — Jeff Brotman, who co-founded the members-only retail giant Costco and was the chairman of its board of directors, died at his home outside Seattle. Costco Wholesale Corp. said Brotman died early Tuesday at 74. The cause of death was not immediately known. Raised in Tacoma, Washington, Brotman formed Coscto in 1982 with partner James Sinegal….
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Fast Forward British Activist Says Jewish Group Tried To Shut Down One-Woman Show
(JTA) — An activist suspended by Britain’s Labour Party for saying Jews led the slave trade has accused the country’s top Jewish governing body of trying to shut down her one-woman show. Jackie Walker, whose show “The Lynching” is to open Friday night as part of the Edinburgh Festival, accused the Board of Deputies of British…
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Fast Forward Australian Municipality: Don’t Blame Us For Banning Sydney Synagogue
A municipal council in a Sydney suburb said it shouldn't be blamed for a decision to ban a synagogue because it could become a terror target
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Who Killed Disarmed Terrorist Asks IDF Chief For Leniency
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli soldier convicted of shooting a downed Palestinian terrorist has asked the head of the Israel Defense Forces for leniency. Elor Azaria made the request of Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot days after a military appeals court upheld both the conviction and the 18-month prison sentence, which the prosecution had called…
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Fast Forward Trump Nominates Former Dodgers Co-Owner As Ambassador To France
(JTA) — President Trump has nominated former Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner and CEO Jamie McCourt to be ambassador to France. McCourt, an entrepreneur and attorney, also would serve as ambassador to Monaco, the White House said in its announcement Thursday. McCourt “possesses a unique global perspective, having lived and worked both domestically and abroad in…
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Fast Forward Australian City Bans New Synagogue Over Possible Terror Threats
(JTA) — An Australian court has upheld a municipal council’s decision to ban the construction of a synagogue in suburban Sydney because it could become the target of a terrorist attack. The group that wants to build the synagogue near Bondi Beach called Wednesday’s ruling by the Land and Environment Court “rewarding terrorism.” The Waverley…
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