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Fast Forward UPDATE: Netanyahu Says Deliberately Set Fires Are ‘Terror In Every Way’
UPDATED Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that fires burning throughout Israel that are the result of arson are “terror in every way.” “Every fire that was the result of arson or incitement to arson is terror in every way and we’ll treat it as such. Anyone who tries to burn parts of the State…
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Fast Forward New York Senator Hit With Anti-Semitic ‘False Religion’ Hate Pamphlet
An anti-Semitic leaflet was sent to the home of a gay New York State senator who identifies as Jewish, days after swastikas were carved into his apartment building. The leaflet that arrived at Brad Hoylman’s home on Saturday shows a black-hooded figure, labeled as “God’s Wrath,” brandishing a sword that has cut through the symbols…
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Fast Forward 270-Year-Old Hanukkah Lamp Fetches $440K at Auction
A 270-year-old Hanukkah lamp became the most expensive artifact of its kind sold in the Netherlands in recent memory after it fetched $441,000 at auction. The menorah, which belonged to the family of a Dutch Jewish resistance fighter killed by the Nazis, was sold last week by the Venduehuis der Notarissen auction house in The…
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Food Portuguese Eatery Vandalized Over Chef’s Visit to Israel
JTA — Anti-Israel activists vandalized a restaurant in Portugal because its head chef participated in a food festival in Israel. The perpetrators, who are believed to be activists for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, on Friday night spilled red paint on the façade of the Cantinho do Avillez restaurant in the northern…
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Fast Forward Teen Suspect Arrested for Anti-Semitic Vandalism in Ottawa
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with several anti-Semitic and racist acts of vandalism that occurred in Ottawa. The arrest was confirmed by Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau on Saturday in a local synagogue that had been victimized during a solidarity event and prayer service. The teen appeared in court on Saturday and…
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Fast Forward In First Interviews as White House Chief Strategist, Bannon Denies Being Anti-Semite
Steve Bannon, in his first interviews since Donald Trump named him chief strategist at the White House, denied being anti-Semitic or a white supremacist. Bannon served as chairman of Breitbart news before joining the Trump campaign as its CEO. Bannon has called Breitbart a “platform for the alt-right,” a loose movement of the far right…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Leading Candidate for Defense Secretary Said U.S. Pays ‘Price’ for Israel Support
A former Marine General seen as one of President-elect Donald Trump’s leading candidates for Defense Secretary has said West Bank settlements are turning Israel into an apartheid state. Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, who was known as “Mad Dog,” also has said that the United States pays a price for its support of Israel, the…
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Fast Forward Note Reading ‘Gas Jew Die’ Left at Home of Jewish Oberlin Professor
The home of a Jewish professor at Oberlin College was vandalized and a note “Gas Jew Die” left near his front door. The professor has been identified by police as Benjamin Kuperman, an associate professor at the school and chair of the computer science department. The incident occurred early on Thursday morning. Items on Kuperman’s…
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