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Fast Forward Mike Pompeo Vows To Fill Anti-Semitism Post
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged to take action on naming an anti-Semitism monitor. “You have my word, we’ll move on that,” Pompeo said Thursday during his appearance testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. Pompeo had been pressed on the issue by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who helped…
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian Protesters Crash Concert With Jewish Pianist In Brussels
(JTA) — Amid reports of widespread fear among Belgian Jews of being attacked by anti-Semites, two pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted a concert there by an American orchestra bound for a performance in Israel and a Jewish pianist. The concert Thursday by Hélène Grimaud, a well-known French pianist of Jewish ancestry, had to be paused as security…
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Fast Forward Israeli Intel Firm Collected Info On Linda Sarsour For Adelson-Backed Group
(JTA) — A private Israeli intelligence-gathering firm collected potentially damaging information on Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour, according to a report in Haaretz. The firm, Israel Cyber Shield, was gathering the intelligence for Act.IL, a pro-Israel advocacy organization, according to the report published Thursday. The goal was to use the information to persuade U.S. colleges not to…
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Fast Forward Louisiana Is Prohibited From Working With Companies That Boycott Israel
(JTA) — Louisiana has become the 25th state to pass legislation or regulations preventing state government entities from contracting with companies that boycott Israel. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday signed an Executive Order that prohibits the state of Louisiana from contracting with any company that participates in a boycott of Israel. The order…
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Fast Forward Teen Sentenced To Jail For Vandalizing New York Jewish Cemetery
(JTA) — A New York teen will serve six months in jail and do 150 hours of community service for vandalizing a local Jewish cemetery. Eric Carbonaro, 19, of Warwick, was sentenced Wednesday in Orange County Court for the October 2016 incident and apologized during the hearing. He had pleaded guilty in February to two charges,…
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Disrupt Philadelphia Orchestra Concert
(JTA) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested an upcoming visit to Israel by the Philadelphia Orchestra by disrupting its farewell performance of “Tosca.” About 60 demonstrators blocked traffic and two of them entered the downtown Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, leading to the Saturday night concert being halted for 10 minutes, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. According…
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Fast Forward Husband Pleads Guilty In Murder Of New York Pediatrician Robin Goldman
(JTA) — The husband of a prominent Jewish pediatrician who was stabbed in her suburban New York home has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Julius Reich, 64, offered his plea on Tuesday in the killing of Dr. Robin Goldman, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. announced. Goldman’s adult children agreed to the plea bargain, saying…
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Fast Forward Moses Farrow Defends Woody Allen Against Sexual Assault Allegations
(JTA) — Woody Allen’s son Moses Farrow defended him against sexual assault allegations made by his sister. “I’m a very private person and not at all interested in public attention. But, given the incredibly inaccurate and misleading attacks on my father, Woody Allen, I feel that I can no longer stay silent as he continues…
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