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Fast Forward Argentina Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ For Violence In Gaza, Blames Palestinians
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — In a sign of Buenos Aires’ changing attitude toward Israel, the Argentine Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a statement that seemed to put the blame for recent clashes between the Israeli military and Hamas squarely on the Palestinians. Referring to the recent escalation in tensions which has seen Hamas fire hundreds…
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Fast Forward Support For Two-State Solution Drops To Historic Low
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Support for a two-state solution among Israelis and Palestinians has dropped to a record low following years of a moribund peace process and several rounds of violent military confrontation. According to a new poll conducted by Tel Aviv University and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in Ramallah, only…
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Fast Forward Did British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Honor Munich Massacre Terrorists?
(JTA) — A newspaper published photos of British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn holding a wreath in a Tunisian cemetery, saying it was near the graves of Black September terrorists who in 1972 killed 11 Israeli athletes during the Munich Olympics. The pictures published in the Daily Mail on Friday were reported to be taken…
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Fast Forward ‘Hitler Was Right’ Republican Wins Missouri Primary
(JTA) — A Missouri Republican who has made anti-Semitic and other bigoted statements handily won a primary for the state’s House of Representatives. Steve West, who promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on a radio show he hosts, defeated three other candidates Tuesday in the bid for a seat representing Clay County. He won with 49.5 percent of…
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Fast Forward Swedish Christian Zionists To Sail To Israel On Solidarity Mission
(JTA) — Following Swedish pro-Palestinian activists’ failed attempt to reach Gaza by sea, a Christian supporter of Israel from Sweden announced he would take dozens of pro-Zionists to Israel on his yacht. Stefan Abrahamsson on Thursday announced on Facebook that his yacht, Elida, will set sail from Sweden on Aug. 25 to Israel to show…
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Fast Forward 400 Accounts Of Anti-Semitic Crimes In Germany Seen Halfway Through 2018
(JTA) — The number of anti-Semitic crimes in Germany during the first half of 2018 increased 10 percent over the same period last year. There were 401 anti-Semitic crimes in Germany from January through June, according to government data reported Wednesday by Politico. The vast majority, 87 percent, came from the far-right. One-fifth were committed…
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Fast Forward U.S. Academic Group Decries BDS Movement — And Legal Attempts To Stop It
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Association of University Professors said it is as opposed to the movement to boycott Israel as it is to requirements that academics renounce the movement to boycott Israel. The statement issued Wednesday called “on public universities to stop requiring speakers and others to pledge that they do not now, nor…
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Fast Forward Jewish Democrats Win Primaries For Michigan Congressional Seats
Elissa Slotkin and Andy Levin won primaries for Congressional seats in Michigan as Democrats gear up for a push to retake control of the House of Representatives in November. Slotkin, a former CIA and Defense Department analyst who lives on a farm in the 8th District in southeast Michigan, handily won the Democratic primary and…
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