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Fast Forward Swastikas Spray-Painted On Colorado Jewish Home
(JTA) — Swastikas were spray-painted on the home of a Jewish couple in northeast Colorado. The homeowners were awakened early on Friday at their home in Aurora by police after a neighbor reported the graffiti, according to CBS4. Local police are investigating the incident as a hate crime, according to the news station. Sandy and Howard…
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Fast Forward Portland Highway Banner Blames Jews For Sept. 11 Terror
(JTA) — A sign blaming Jews for the Sept. 11 attacks was hung from a pedestrian bridge over an interstate highway in Portland, Oregon. The banner sign reading “Jews did 9-11” was hung on both sides of the bridge on Sunday evening. Several people who saw the signs called the Portland Police Department to complain,…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic ‘Great Again’ Signs Placed On Lawn In Florida Neighborhood
(JTA) — Several hate signs targeting Jews and others were posted in front of a home in St. Petersburg, Florida. The signs posted on Saturday night targeted gays, Jews, “retards” and “infidels.” Another sign read “Great Again,” an apparent reference to President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. The signs were stolen on Sunday evening, angering the homeowner,…
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Fast Forward Sears Hawks ‘Free Palestine’ Clothing Line
(JTA) — Clothing with slogans calling to “Free Palestine End Israeli Occupation” are for sale on the Sears website. The clothing is being offered for sale by another company, Spreadshirt Collection, and includes tank tops, and t-shirts and hoodies featuring a variety of pro-Palestinian messages. The garments are being sold through Sears Marketplace, which offers a…
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Fast Forward Dershowitz Slams Harvard For Dumping Students Over Racist Memes
(JTA) — Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said the university was wrong to rescind the admissions of several students who posted offensive messages on a private Facebook group. The messages reportedly mocked the Holocaust, sexual assault and domestic terrorism, among other topics. “Punishing students academically for their political views or their personal values is a…
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Fast Forward Jordan May Ban ‘Wonder Woman’ Over Israeli Star Gal Gadot
(JTA) — Jordan is considering banning the film “Wonder Woman” because star Gal Gadot served in the Israel Defense Forces. Jordan’s Communications Commission is currently reviewing the film to determine whether it meets the country’s standards and laws, the Israeli news website Ynet reported. The review comes in the wake of Lebanon’s decision to ban the film…
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Fast Forward Roger Waters Says ‘I Have Made Every Effort To Engage’ With Radiohead On BDS
(JTA) — Roger Waters said he personally reached out to Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke requesting that the band cancel its upcoming show in Israel. Waters — the Pink Floyd guitarist who is a leading proponent of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel — was responding to an interview Yorke gave to Rolling Stone last…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Dutch Woman Subjected To Abuse By Muslim Leader
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch local politician from The Hague is accused of making misogynistic threats at a woman who criticized his anti-Israel vitriol. The abuse by Abdoe Khoulani of The Hague was recorded by Anneke Brons, whom he called from his cellular phone. “Anneke, go learn how to write Dutch,” Khoulani said earlier this…
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