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Fast Forward Billionaire Once Jailed By Putin Tapped To Represent Jewish Ex-Soviet Communities
(JTA) — Eight years after his release from wrongful imprisonment in Russia, the Israeli billionaire Mikhael Mirilashvili was elected to lead the World Jewish Congress Euro-Asian affiliate, representing communities from Ukraine to Singapore. Mirilashvili, who had spent eight years in a Russian prison until 2009 on trumped up charges connected to his father’s abduction, was voted…
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Fast Forward Israeli-Owned Berlin Bookstore Closed After Protests
BERLIN (JTA) — A bookshop owned by two Israelis in Berlin has closed its doors amid speculation that its shuttering is the result of threats and pressures by far-left activists. The store, described by its owners as a “conceptual English bookshop” was situated at the Neukölln district. Co-owner Doron Hamburger wrote in a statement on…
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Fast Forward European Top Court Keeps Hamas ‘Terrorist’ Designation
(JTA) – The European Union’s top court reversed an earlier ruling from 2015 that said the Palestinian Islamist militia was unjustly blacklisted by Brussels as a terrorist group. Wednesday’s ruling’s by the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice was on an appeal made by European Union justice officials against the 2015 ruling by the General Court of the…
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Fast Forward Israel Police: New Temple Mount Security Cameras Will Respect Public, Privacy
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Police said the new security cameras they plan to install at the Temple Mount will retain “full respect for the public and its privacy.” The police released the statement Tuesday after rumors gained traction that the police had plans to install X-ray cameras at the entrances for Muslim worshippers at…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Refugee In Austria Convicted Of Plotting Murder Of Jews, Hamas Ties
(JTA) — A jury in Austria has convicted a Palestinian man for inciting the murder of Jews. The 27-year-old from the Gaza Strip was found guilty on Monday of belonging to the terrorist group Hamas and plotting a terror attack on Jews. He reportedly was sentenced to life in prison. The man, who entered Austria…
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Fast Forward 15 Jewish Settler Families Move Into Disputed Hebron Building
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least 15 Jewish families moved into a three-story West Bank building whose ownership is in dispute. The ownership of the Hebron building, which is next to the Cave of the Patriarchs and known as the Machpelah House, is under appeal. The Israeli army’s Civil Administration, which had given the settlers permission…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Say Coordination With Israel Still Frozen Over Temple Mount
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said security coordination with Israel will remain frozen despite Israel removing the metal detectors it placed at the entrances for Muslim worshippers to the Temple Mount. Abbas made the announcement on Tuesday hours after the metal detectors and security cameras placed at the holy site less than two…
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Fast Forward Jewish Boy Scouts Spin 820 Dreidels — Set World Record
(JTA) — A Guinness World Record for the most dreidels spinning at one time was set at the Boy Scouts of America’s 2017 National Jamboree. Some 820 dreidels spun simultaneously for 10 seconds Sunday at the Summit Bechtel Family Scout Reserve in Glen Jean, West Virginia, breaking the mark of 754 set in Tel Aviv…
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