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Fast Forward Senate Marks 50 Years Of Jerusalem’s Reunification — With 90-0 Vote For Embassy Move
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Senate approved a non-binding resolution marking the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the majority leader, and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the minority leader, was approved 90-0 on Thursday evening, the precise anniversary of Israel’s capture of eastern Jerusalem in 1967. It…
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Fast Forward Al Franken Cancels Bill Maher Appearance Over N-Word Furor
(JTA) — Sen. Al Franken cancelled his upcoming appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” to protest the host’s recent on-air use of a racial slur. The cancellation was first reported on Monday by the Huffington Post. In an interview Friday with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., the lawmaker invited Maher to join in for “work…
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Fast Forward UN Chief Calls For Palestinian State On 50th Anniversary Of Six-Day War
NEW YORK (JTA) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and called for the establishment of a Palestinian state in a statement marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Six-Day War. The statement, issued Monday, said the war “resulted in Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Middle School Student Suspended For Alleged Anti-Semitic Incident
ended from a Colorado middle school for an alleged anti-Semitic incident, even though both the student and the victim are Jewish. A student at Oberon Middle School in Jefferson County, Colorado, tied another student to a soccer goal post and told him to “burn, Jew, burn.” The school district learned about the incident through an anonymous school…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Event In London Postponed Over Security Fears
(JTA) — A pro-Israel event in London has been postponed due to security concerns in the wake of terror attacks in London and Manchester. The Christians United For Israel’s annual “A Night To Honour Israel,” scheduled for June 22, in Westminster, London, was expected to draw more than 1,000 people. It was postponed on Monday…
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Fast Forward U.S. Navy Names Ship For Gabby Giffords
(JTA) — A United States Navy warship named for Gabby Giffords will be put to sea next week. The ship will be officially named Gabrielle Giffords in honor of the Arizona Democratic congresswoman who survived a 2011 gunshot wound to the head. It will be the first Navy ship named after a living woman in 160…
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Fast Forward Shared Interests Of Israel, Arab States Is ‘Opportunity,’ McMaster Tells AJC
(JTA) — H.R. McMaster, the U.S. National Security Advisor, called the converging interests of Israel and other Middle Eastern countries an “opportunity,” during an address to the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum in Washington on Sunday. McMaster noted a “reassessment of regional relationships, most notably between Israel and a number of our Arab partners — all…
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Fast Forward Ellison Wants U.S. To Pressure Israel Over Treatment Of Palestinian Activist
(JTA) — Four Democratic lawmakers are circulating a letter calling for the United States to urge Israel to reconsider charges against a prominent Palestinian activist. The letter — which is being circulated this week by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, who serves as deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, as well as Reps. Marc Pocan, Betty McCollum and Earl Blumenauer —…
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