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New Evidence Points To Suicide Attack In Argentina Jewish Center Bombing

BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — A new set of DNA has been identified among the 85 victims of the AMIA Buenos Aires Jewish Center attack, strengthening the hypothesis that the 1994 attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. The discovery was announced on Monday by the AMIA Special Investigation Unit of the General Prosecution, two…

By JTA Jul 5, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Maccabiah Games Draws Record 10,000 Athletes

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The 20th Maccabiah Games, known as the “Jewish Olympics,” will open with a record 10,000 athletes. The start of the games will be marked on Thursday with the opening ceremony at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. Some 30,000 people are expected for the opening, and it will be nationally televised on Israel’s Channel…

By JTA Jul 5, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Reddit User Behind Trump’s CNN Wrestling Video Apologizes

(JTA) — The Reddit user who claimed responsibility for the altered video depicting President Donald Trump body slamming someone with CNN superimposed over his head has apologized for the video. The Reddit user who goes by the handle “HanAssholeSolo” also apologized for other offensive content he posted, which included anti-Semitic and racist imagery, CNN reported Tuesday evening. He…

By JTA Jul 5, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Orthodox Pro Martial Arts Fighter Shot Dead In Florida Home

(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish professional mixed martial arts fighter was shot and killed in his Florida home. Aaron Rajman, 25, was killed Monday evening when several men entered his home in West Boca Raton, Florida. They reportedly argued with Rajman, shot him and then left, the Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported, citing the Palm Beach County…

By JTA Jul 5, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Woman Offers $4K On Craiglist For Hit On Israeli Ex-Husband

(JTA) — An Israeli woman living in Oklahoma allegedly offered to pay $4,000 to have her ex-husband in Israel killed. Danielle Dana Layman of Ponca City, Oklahoma, posted the job for a “discrete” actor on Craigslist, calling it a “10 day gig overseas for amateur, competitive pay!” The job requirements listed also included a “creative, outgoing…

By JTA Jul 5, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Indian Premier Arrives In Israel For Breakthrough Visit

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to Israel, calling his visit “historic.” Modi arrived in Israel on Tuesday afternoon, the first visit to Israel by an Indian head of government. The visit comes 25 years after the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Modi visited Israel…

By JTA Jul 5, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Israel Sues Terrorist’s Widow, Children To Compensate Victims’ Families

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel has filed a civil lawsuit against the wife and children of a Palestinian terrorist to recover the cost of his attack in Jerusalem. The District Prosecutor’s Office in Jerusalem filed the lawsuit last month over the attack from last January, the first in a number of lawsuits expected to be filed…

By JTA Jul 4, 2017 | < 1 min read
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22-Year-Old Israeli Convicted Of Arson At Historic Galilee Church

(JTA) — A 22-year-old Israeli man was convicted in the 2015 arson at a historic church in the northern part of the country. The Nazareth District Court convicted Yinon Reuveni for the attack on the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes in the Galilee, The Times of Israel reported. The Roman Catholic church is built at the…

By JTA Jul 3, 2017 | < 1 min read

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