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Fast Forward Young Jewish Innovators To Attend Jerusalem Tikkun Olam Summit
(JTA) — A Swiss activist preventing malaria, a British gay civil servant advancing Brexit and a Greek tool guru are among 150 participants of a Jerusalem conference for Jewish innovators. The participants are slated to convene in the Israeli capital on June 24 for the ROI Summit — a week-long seminar on engagement by Jews…
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Fast Forward Anti-BDS Activist Approved For Top Education Civil Rights Post
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Kenneth Marcus, who founded a Jewish organization dedicated to fighting bias, won Senate approval for a top Education Department civil rights post without a single Democratic vote. On Thursday, the Senate voted 50-46 to support the Marcus nomination as assistant secretary for civil rights. A number of centrist and right-wing pro-Israel groups…
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Fast Forward Patriots’ Julian Edelman Facing 4-Game Suspension For Doping
(JTA) — New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman reportedly is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, but he is appealing. League sources told ESPN of the suspension on Thursday, the sports network reported. One league source said Edelman was appealing, as he has never tested positive despite taking…
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Fast Forward German-Jewish Girl, 14, Found Raped, Murdered
(JTA) — A Jewish 14-year-old girl in Germany who had been missing since May was found dead. The girl, identified as Susanna F., was found on Wednesday outside Wiesbaden, a city in western Germany. On Thursday, police said that two male asylum-seekers were suspected in her rape and murder. The men, a 20-year-old Iraqi and…
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Fast Forward Host Eurovision In Jerusalem Or Don’t Have It At All, Israeli Officials Say
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel should withdraw as host of the Eurovision song contest if it is not held in Israel, Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev said. “I will recommend to the government that if the Eurovision is not in Jerusalem, then it wouldn’t be right to host it,” she told Israel’s public broadcaster Kan…
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Fast Forward Roseanne Barr Retweets Post Accusing Valerie Jarrett Of Wanting To Kill Jews
(JTA) — Rosanne Barr retweeted a statement that alleged former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett had evil intent towards Jews and Israelis. The retweet came several minutes after Barr tweeted on Tuesday that “I’m making restitution for the pain I have caused.” You didn’t cause any pain. Those people always hated you. Valerie Jarrett wants Israelis…
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Fast Forward Samantha Bee Apologizes To Ivanka And Immigrant Children For C-Word Insult
(JTA) — Television host Samantha Bee, appearing on her TBS late night show “Full Frontal” for the first time since calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—-,” again apologized both to the president’s daughter and to her audience. “A lot of people were offended and angry that I used an epithet to describe the president’s daughter last…
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Fast Forward Argentina Cancelled Pre-World Cup Match With Israel Over Palestinian Pressure
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Argentina’s national soccer team canceled this week’s friendly match with Israel after pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. After two months of pressure against the match with Israel, the Argentinian team’s players late on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the match scheduled to be held on Saturday night…
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