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Fast Forward Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Gets Israeli Citizenship
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Russian-Jewish billionaire businessman Roman Abramovich made aliyah. Abramovich arrived in Israel on Monday afternoon, and immediately received Israeli citizenship. He is now eligible to receive and Israeli passport. He left Israel about three hours after taking care of his citizenship, the business daily Globes reported. He reportedly applied for citizenship from Russia last…
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Fast Forward Israeli Kindergarten Yard Hit By Gaza Mortar Fire
At least 28 mortar shells were fired from Gaza on southern Israel, including one that exploded in the yard of a kindergarten shortly before students were set to arrive. Most of the shells fired in three barrages on Tuesday morning were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, according to the Israel Defense Forces….
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Fast Forward Jewish Trump Supporter Elected Sergeant At Arms In West Virginia
(JTA) — A Jewish woman became the first female to be elected sergeant at arms for the West Virginia state House of Delegates. Anne Lieberman was sworn in last week. She is the first female to hold one of the elected positions in the state legislature – doorkeeper, sergeant at arms and House speaker or…
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Fast Forward Beacon School Official Threatened Over Gaza Moment Of Silence
(JTA) — An official at a school in New York City that held a moment of silence for Palestinian victims of violence on the Gaza border with Israel received a death threat. William Stroud, assistant principal of Beacon School, a selective public school located in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan, told a parents meeting…
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Fast Forward No World Cup For Hamas Prisoners In Israeli Jails
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hamas prisoners in Israeli jails will not be permitted to watch the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan reportedly ordered the Israel Prisons Service to block the Hamas prisoners from watching the matches. The 2018 World Cup tournament begins next month in Russia. “I have no intention to…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Leaves Ramallah Hospital After Illness
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas left a Ramallah hospital more than a week after being admitted with a high fever. Abbas, 82, was discharged from the hospital on Monday. He said as he left that he would return to work on Tuesday, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported. He said in a statement upon leaving…
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News Liberal Orthodox Rabbis Rejected By Israel Rabbinate
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An internal correspondence document written by a senior member of Israel’s Rabbinical Courts rejects the authority of all rabbis who receive their ordination from a yeshiva located in New York. The document, obtained by Itim, a nonprofit that guides Israelis through the country’s religious bureaucracy, shows that despite the haredi Orthodox-dominated Chief…
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Fast Forward Up To 200 Gravestones Vandalized With Swastikas In Illinois Cemetery
(JTA) — Swastikas were spray-painted on between 150 and 200 gravestones at a cemetery in southwestern Illinois. The vandalism at the Sunset Hill Cemetery in Glen Carbon, Illinois was discovered on Saturday morning. Swastikas also were spray painted on the homes and garage doors of a nearby home subdivision, according to reports. A 34-year-old man…
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