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Fast Forward Teen Accused Of Targeting ‘Kibbutz In The Catskills’ Camp 3 Times
(JTA) — An upstate New York teen who was charged with vandalizing a Jewish camp in the Catskills area also burglarized the camp three times, police said. Christopher Santoro, 18, appeared Wednesday in the Town of Fallsburg Justice Court, where he was charged with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime, both…
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Fast Forward Mennonites Vote To Divest From Companies Benefiting From Israeli Occupation
(JTA) — The Mennonite Church USA voted to divest from companies they say are profiting from business in territories occupied by Israel. The church, whose website says it has 79,000 adult members, passed the measure Thursday at its national convention in Orlando, Fla., the Associated Press reported. At its 2015 convention, the church rejected a similar resolution amid…
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Fast Forward India’s Narendra Modi Trumpets Israel Ties After Historic Visit
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India ended a historic three-day visit to Israel by asserting that the “successful visit will add more energy to India-Israel relations.” Modi and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, spent most of the trip together, during which the two governments signed several economic and agricultural agreements. The…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump Visits Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial — After Donald Snub
(JTA) — Ivanka Trump, the Jewish daughter of President Trump, laid a wreath at the memorial for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Poland. Ivanka Trump, a convert to Judaism, placed the wreath at the monument, known as the Monument for the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, early Thursday afternoon, shortly before her father laid a wreath…
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Fast Forward Ronaldo’s Son Plays For Brazil At Maccabiah Games — Even Though He’s Not Jewish
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The son of Brazil’s legendary soccer player Ronaldo is playing for Brazil at the 20th Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem — even though he’s not Jewish. “This is the Brazilian delegation that represents us at the World Maccabi Games. A special hug to my son @ronald_lima. Good luck, guys! Go for it, Brazil,” Ronaldo…
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Fast Forward Omri Casspi Signs With Champion Golden State Warriors
(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, signed a one-season contract with the 2017 NBA champions, Golden State Warriors. Casspi, 29, and the Warriors agreed to the contract early Wednesday morning, according to reports. Casspi, who has averaged 8.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game over his 8-year career,…
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Fast Forward Indigenous Australians Form Group To Support Israel
SYDNEY (JTA) — The Indigenous Friends of Israel has been established in Australia to counter the growing Labor political party’s move to recognize a Palestinian State and to maintain the country’s bipartisan support for Israel. Indigenous Friends of Israel spokesperson Munganbana Norman Miller said the national organization is concerned that the Labor Party is “going…
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Fast Forward European Lawmakers Protest Hosting Relatives Of Jailed Palestinians
(JTA) — Lawmakers from 15 E.U. member countries protested the hosting at the European Parliament of relatives of Palestinians who are in jail for murdering Israelis in terrorist attacks. The 17 European Parliament lawmakers from Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and 11 other countries expressed their opposition to the move in an open letter they…
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