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Fast Forward Church Of Christ Votes On Resolution Condemning Israel
(JTA) — The United Church of Christ will vote on a resolution condemning Israel for its treatment of Palestinian children living in the West Bank, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza. Two years after voting overwhelmingly to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s control of the West Bank, delegates to the church’s general synod in Baltimore…
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Fast Forward Iran Uses Star Of David As Target For Missile Test
(JTA) — Iran used the Star of David as a target for a ballistic missile test, Israel told the United Nations. The Israeli diplomatic mission on Wednesday distributed to members of the U.N.Security Council satellite images of the site set up during a test carried out last year. “These images prove beyond any doubt that Iran…
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Fast Forward Bloomingburg Mikveh Vandalized With Swastikas
(JTA) — A mikveh under construction in a controversial new ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in upstate New York was vandalized with graffiti and swastikas. The vandalism in Bloomingburg, in the Catskills area, was discovered Sunday night. The new Satmar neighborhood was built to solve a Haredi Orthodox housing shortage. Its main developer, Shalom Lamm, pleaded guilty to…
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Fast Forward Is French Government Covering Up Anti-Semitism In Jewish Woman’s Slaying?
(JTA) — The umbrella group of French Jewish communities escalated its criticism of authorities’ handling of the slaying of a Jewish woman by her Muslim neighbor, calling it a cover-up. CRIF made the accusation in a short and poignant statement Wednesday containing four loaded questions concerning the April 4 killing of Sarah Halimi in Paris….
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Fast Forward Budapest Shuts Jewish Center And Bar Favored By Opposition Activists
(JTA) — City officials in Budapest shut down the bar and cafeteria of a Jewish community center that is favored by opposition activists, following the discovery of illegal substances during a drug raid there. The closure notice on Wednesday reached the offices of the Aurora community center a little over two weeks after the raid,…
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Fast Forward Chicago Federation Chief Warns Israeli Lawmakers On Strict Conversion Law
(JTA) — Israeli lawmakers who vote for a conversion bill making its way through the Knesset are not welcome in Chicago, said a top Jewish leader there. “The federation in Chicago will not be hosting any member of Knesset that votes for this bill. None. They will not be welcome in our community,” Steven Nasatir,…
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Fast Forward Spanish Court Strikes Another City’s Anti-Israel Boycott Resolution
(JTA) — For the second time in less than a year, a high court in Spain scrapped the adoption of a boycott against Israel by a municipality. The Superior Tribunal of Justice of Madrid in its decision last week affirmed a lower court ruling in January against the resolution last year endorsing the boycott by…
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Fast Forward Presidents Conference Warns Israel Over Western Wall Debacle
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An erosion of American Jewish support for Israel could result from the freezing of the Western Wall agreement, an influential Jewish umbrella group said in a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “It is imperative that the government move expeditiously to address this matter and come up with a resolution that…
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