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Fast Forward Roseanne Barr Calls Hillary Clinton ‘Anti-Semitic’ — Brands Huma Abedin ‘Nazi Whore’ in Twitter Rant
— Jewish actress/comedian Roseanne Barr repeatedly slammed Hillary Clinton on Twitter, saying Clinton “will be the absolute death of Israel.” Barr posted numerous inflammatory remarks, videos and articles about the Democratic presidential nominee this week, including one that refers to her as “Hitlery Clinton” and another that labels her “anti-Semitic Hillary.” Graphic Footage of Hitlery…
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Fast Forward Egyptian Olympian Lashes Out Over Israeli Photobombing
— An Egyptian Olympian who appears in a viral photo featuring an Israeli flag said on Facebook that she was photobombed by “dirty” people and there will “never be peace between me and these people in my life.” Doaa Elghobashy, 19, a volleyball player, has been harshly criticized on Arab social media since the Israeli…
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Fast Forward Belgian Airline Dumps Halva From Occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Belgium’s national airline has stopped serving its passengers a halva snack made in the West Bank following complaints by a group that supports the BDS movement against Israel. Brussels Airlines called the snacks “controversial,” the Hebrew-language Ynet news website reported. The vanilla-flavored halva sesame snacks are manufactured by the Israeli food company…
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Fast Forward Satmar Decree Bars Women From ‘Dangerous’ College Education
— Hasidic rabbis from the Satmar sect reportedly have issued a decree barring women from pursuing higher education. The Yiddish-language decree says college education for girls is “dangerous” and “against the Torah,” and that “no girls attending our school are allowed to study and get a degree,” The Independent online newspaper based in Britain reported…
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Fast Forward Israel Bills Would Bar Discrimination Against Overweight People
— Three bills that would protect overweight people from discrimination have been introduced in Israel’s Knesset. Lawmaker Tamar Zandberg of the left-wing Meretz party introduced each measure, Ynet reported. One bill, an amendment to the Prohibition of Discrimination in Goods or Services Law, would prohibit denying commercial services to someone on the basis of their weight….
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Fast Forward Contentious Hebron Jewish Settlement Gets First Green Light To Expand in Decade
The Israeli government has approved the planning of new housing for Jews in the predominantly Arab West Bank city of Hebron. COGAT, the Israel Defense Forces Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Unit, which coordinates civilian issues in the West Bank, confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that permission was granted for planning…
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Fast Forward Tim Kaine Visits Famed Touro Synagogue — Slams Donald Trump on Religious Freedom
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine visited the historic Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, 226 years to the day after its leader read a letter to George Washington praising the new country’s support for religious liberty. Kaine, on a campaign swing, wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday that “we stumbled on” the site, a…
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Fast Forward Jordan King Blasts Jewish Extremist Push on Temple Mount
Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed to fight against “repeated violations and attacks carried out by Israel and extremist groups.” The king accused Israel of attempting to “violate the sanctity and compromise Al-Aqsa mosque,” and added, “Our responsibility towards the Muslim holy places in Jerusalem is our top priority in the international arena, and we use…
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