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Fast Forward Methodist Pension Fund Divests From Israeli Banks in Major BDS Win
The pension fund for the United Methodist Church, one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States, has removed five Israeli banks from its investment portfolio. The church’s General Board of Pension and Health Benefits said this week on its website that along with its Wespath Investment Management division, the fund was attempting to…
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv Terrorist Nashat Melhem Buried in his Hometown
JERUSALEM — The Arab-Israeli man who police ssy shot and killed three in Tel Aviv was buried in his northern Israel hometown. Nashat Melhem was buried late Tuesday night in Arara in the presence of about 80 mourners. His father, Mohammed, who is under house arrest for abetting his son, did not attend the funeral….
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Fast Forward North Korea Nuke Test Needs ‘Swift Response,’ Israel says
JERUSALEM — Israel said last week’s nuclear test by North Korea “must be met with a swift response by the international community.” “Israel condemns North Korea’s nuclear test, and joins the international community in expressing concern of the danger that this act poses to regional stability and international peace and security,” the Ministry of Foreign…
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Fast Forward Groom in Extremist ‘Wedding of Hate’ Is Charged — for Hanging a Dog
The groom from the wedding where Jewish revelers were captured on video celebrating the deaths of members of a Palestinian family in a firebombing has been charged with animal abuse. Yakir Eshbal, who was arrested and questioned after the wedding video was made public, was indicted Tuesday along with three friends. The indictment filed in…
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Fast Forward Jewish Charity Testifies To Congress About Hunger in US Military Families
WASHINGTON (Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — The leader of a Jewish nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger in the United States and Israel told Congress that food insecurity is a significant problem among military and veteran families. In testimony submitted Tuesday before the House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Nutrition, Abby J. Leibman of MAZON:…
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Fast Forward Obama Touts Iran Nuke Deal, International Cooperation, in His Last SOTU
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called on the United States to sustain a foreign policy that emphasized multilateralism after his presidency ends. Obama devoted a significant chunk of his final State of the Union speech Tuesday night to defending his insistence throughout his presidency on building alliances, although he said that he has been ready…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Couple Who Helped Jewish Divorce Ring Sentenced to Prison
A New Jersey husband and wife whose testimony helped convict the leader of a ring that violently pressured husbands to provide Jewish divorces were sentenced for their roles in the ring’s crimes. David and Judy Wax of Lakewood were both sentenced in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey Tuesday for assisting in a kidnapping, the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Home in Tony New York Suburb Plastered With 6 Swastikas
The vandalism of a Jewish family’s home in an affluent New York suburb that was spray-painted with swastikas is being investigated as a bias incident, police said. Police in Hastings-on-Hudson said Monday that they believe the perpetrators of the Dec. 29 vandalism are youth and that the incident grew out of a conflict among individuals,…
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