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Fast Forward ‘Jewish Nobel’ Cancels Ceremony Over Syrian Refugee Crisis
(JTA) — The Genesis Prize will not hold its annual award ceremony at the request of 2017 recipient Anish Kapoor, a refugee advocate who deemed a celebration inappropriate in light of the worsening Syria crisis. Kapoor, an influential artist and social activist, and the Genesis Prize Foundation “agreed that in light of the escalating war in Syria and the resulting…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Decry House Approval Of GOP Healthcare Bill
(JTA) — Jewish groups criticized the passage of a health care bill by the House of Representatives to repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act. The bill passed Thursday in a 217-213 vote almost entirely along party lines. The measure would nix tax penalties for those without health insurance and decrease state programs to insure low-income Americans….
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Fast Forward Palestinian Terror Cell Hid Rifle In Child’s Bed
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian terror cell accused of being behind at least 10 shootings at military and civilian targets in the West Bank was apprehended, with the assault rifle allegedly used in the attacks found hidden in a child’s bed. Three men said to be aligned with the Popular Front for the Liberation of…
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Fast Forward Jewish Group Joins Initiative To Bridge Country’s Divisions Through Dialogue
(JTA) — The One America Movement, a faith- and community-based initiative to bridge growing divisions in U.S. society through community service and dialogue, is launching in cities across the United States with the help of the Jewish service organization Repair the World. The idea for One America was formed late last year by Jewish, Muslim and…
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Fast Forward Trump Yanks Tweet Saying It Was ‘Honor’ To Host Abbas
(JTA) — President Donald Trump deleted a tweet in which he said it was an “an honor” to host Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House a day after the two leaders met. The tweet, which also included video from the two leaders’ meeting, was gone on Thursday, 13 hours after it was originally…
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Fast Forward French Settlers Get Election Letters Addressed To Palestinian Territories
JERUSALEM (JTA) — French citizens living in the West Bank received official letters from the French Foreign Ministry addressed to the Palestinian territories. The settlement residents were among thousands of French people in Israel who received the letters urging them to vote in Sunday’s election in France. Israel’s Channel 2 reported that some letter recipients…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Says Abbas Lied To Trump About Teaching Peace
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is “always ready for genuine peace,” his first response to the meeting in Washington between U.S. President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Trump and Abbas met at the White House on Wednesday and gave statements to the press. Netanyahu, however, took issue…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Fliers Posted At Montana Gas Station
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic fliers were posted at a gas station in Missoula, Montana. The fliers, which were discovered on Sunday morning, appeared to be distributed by a white supremacist group, according to local repots. They were taped to the gas pumps. Nothing else was vandalized. The fliers are similar to others found in Missoula shortly…
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