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Fast Forward Oregon Hillel Sign Vandalized With Pro-Palestinian Message
(JTA) — A welcome sign of the Hillel at University of Oregon was defaced with a pro-Palestinian message and obscenities. The vandalism at the Hillel building on the campus in Eugene was discovered on Friday. The Hillel posted a photo of the sign in the building’s parking lot on Facebook. One message read: “Free Palestine…
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Fast Forward Candidate For Keith Ellison’s Congress Seat Called Israel ‘Apartheid Regime’
(JTA) — A Somali-American candidate for Congress in Minnesota has rejected accusations that a 2012 tweet accusing Israel of “evil doings” amounts to anti-Semitism. Ilhan Omar, now a state representative, responded to recent criticism of the tweet by calling the Jewish state “the apartheid Israeli regime.” Omar, who is among several Muslim women in the U.S….
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Fast Forward New Jersey Borough Discriminated Against Chabad Congregation: Lawsuit
[JTA] – The federal government is suing a New Jersey borough over allegations that it improperly restricted an Orthodox Jewish congregation from expanding its house of worship. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil lawsuit against Woodcliff Lake, a Bergen County suburb about 20 miles northwest of New York City. As reported by NorthJersey.com, the congregation,…
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Fast Forward Nigerian Woman And Her Four Children Deported After Weeks In Israeli Prison
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Nigerian woman and her four children were deported from Israel on Sunday night after they spent three weeks in an Israeli prison. The case of the woman, identified as Marcy, who had been in Israel illegally since 2010, gained public attention after her children were brought to prison three weeks ago,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Honeymooner Killed, New Wife Severely Injured In Zip-Line Tragedy
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) – A newly wed Israeli man was killed and his wife seriously injured in a zip-lining accident during their honeymoon in Honduras. Egael Tishman, 24, and Shif Fanken, 27 were on a zip-line over a treetop canopy near Roatan on the Honduran island of Bahia when they crashed into each other on…
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Assaulted In Berlin For Wearing Star Of David
(JTA) — A Jewish Syrian man was assaulted in a park in Berlin by a group of men and women who he asked for a light for his cigarette after they noticed he was wearing a Star of David. The 10 men and women ages 15 to 21 were detained in the park following the…
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Fast Forward Swastikas Found Again In Wealthy Connecticut Suburb
(JTA) — Swastikas were discovered carved into picnic tables in the Connecticut town of Ridgefield, which has been the site of similar incidents over the last 18 months. The swastikas were discovered last month, according to local reports. In January, five swastikas were found drawn outside the Masonic Lodge and Aldrich Museum. Swastikas and anti-Semitic…
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Fast Forward Illinois Governor: ‘Vote For Anybody’ But Neo-Nazi Congressional Candidate
(JTA) — The governor of Illinois, who called on a neo-Nazi candidate for a Chicago-area congressional seat to drop out of the race, has called on voters to “vote for anybody” else. Last week, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner denounced Arthur Jones, also a Republican and a former leader of the American Nazi Party, but declined to…
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