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Fast Forward Ex-Principal Of Jewish School Who Fled Sexual Abuse Charges Denied Bail
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Alleged sex offender Malka Leifer lost an appeal for release to house arrest during extradition proceedings, the same day that an Australian newspaper quoted an Israeli man as saying she molested his daughter. The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday denied bail to Leifer, 54, the former principal of a Jewish girls’ school…
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Fast Forward Filmmaker Pardoned By Trump Retweets Post With Hashtag #burnthejews
(JTA) — A conservative filmmaker pardoned by President Trump retweeted a Twitter post with the hashtag #burnthejews. Dinesh D’Souza, who currently is promoting a new film which compares Trump to Abraham Lincoln, on Saturday retweeted a post that praised his movie and included a link to the trailer, which ended with the hashtag #burnthejews. While the…
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Fast Forward Berlin Museum Returns Nazi-Looted Sculpture To Jewish Heirs
(JTA) — A Berlin museum said a 15th–century religious sculpture looted by the Nazis was returned to the heirs of its former Jewish owners and then sold back to the museum. The Bode Museum said Monday that it had reached an agreement with the heirs, The Local reported. Michael Eissenhauer, the head of Berlin’s public museums, said…
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Fast Forward Spanish City Votes To Boycott Israel In Defiance Of Court
(JTA) — Defying multiple rulings in Spain that declared boycotting Israel illegal, the municipality of a city near Valencia declared itself an “Israeli apartheid-free space.” The City Council of Sagunto, a city of 64,000 inhabitants, passed a motion Tuesday declaring itself part of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel, the ACOM pro-Israel group…
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Fast Forward New Jersey Town To Pay $1.25M In Settlement Of Anti-Semitic Harassment Suit
(JTA) — A New Jersey township is settling with a former employee for $1.25 million over allegations he was repeatedly faced with anti-Semitic harassment by other workers. On Saturday, the Township Committee of Wall agreed to settle with Brandon Jacobs, a former employee in the shore community’s public works and tax collector’s office, the Asbury…
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Fast Forward Key Israeli Government Minister Drops Support For Egalitarian Prayer At Kotel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli government minister whose approval is needed to advance the plan for the Western Wall’s egalitarian section has dropped her support for the proposal. Miri Regev, the culture and sport minister, announced in a Facebook post late Wednesday that she would not approve the plan in her position as chairwoman of the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Military Graduates First Female Tank Commanders
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli army has its first female tank commanders. Four women completed the tank commanders course on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces announced. “We can say after a year and four months that an armored combat team can carry out operational duties in the Border Defense Array under the command of a female…
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Convicted For Serial JCC Bomb Threats
(JTA) — A 19-year-old American-Israeli man was convicted of making hundreds of bomb threats to Jewish community centers and Jewish schools in the United States, and airlines. Michael Kadar, who holds dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship and whose name is barred from publication in Israel, was convicted Thursday in Tel Aviv District Court on several counts including…
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