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Fast Forward Domestic extremists killed more than 400 people over the last decade, survey finds
(JTA) — Domestic extremists in the United States — most them from the far-right — killed 435 people in the decade that ended this past December. According to a new study by the Anti-Defamation League, half of those murders were committed to further the killer’s ideology. The other half were murders that were committed by…
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Fast Forward 20% of European survey participants say secret Jewish cabal runs the world
PARIS (JTA) – A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs. That’s the feeling among a fifth of the 16,000 respondents to a survey among Europeans from 16 countries. The same number also agreed with the statement that “Jews exploit Holocaust victimhood for their own needs.” The survey was presented Monday at…
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Fast Forward Carnival parade in Spain features Nazi uniforms, trains with crematoria
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated here with a statement from the town’s officials. (JTA) — At a carnival procession in Spain, participants dressed up like Nazis and Jewish concentration camp prisoners while dancing next to a float evoking crematoria. The Israeli embassy in Madrid on Tuesday protested the display this weekend at the…
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Fast Forward MSNBC’s Chris Matthews apologizes for comparing Bernie Sanders’ Nevada win to Nazi invasion
(JTA) — MSNBC host Chris Matthews apologized for comparing Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victory in the Nevada caucuses to Nazi Germany’s invasion of France. On Monday, Matthews addressed his remarks on his show. “I was wrong to refer to an event from the last days, or actually the first days, of World War II,” he said….
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Fast Forward Malaysia’s anti-Semitic Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigns
(JTA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who has described Jews as “hook-nosed” and blamed Israel for the unrest in the Middle East, has resigned. Mohamad, the world’s oldest leader at 94, submitted his resignation to the country’s king Monday, AFP reported. He had agreed to step down and hand power to his former rival,…
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Fast Forward Belgian prime minister says Jewish caricatures at carnival ‘damage’ the country
AALST, Belgium (JTA) — Belgium’s prime minister said that some caricatures of Jews at the annual Aalst parade “damage” the country’s values and reputation. In a statement Sunday, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, who is Jewish, did not say which caricatures she took issue with at the Aalst Carnival, which is held each year in this…
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Fast Forward TruNews, the website that touted ‘Jew Coup,’ permanently banned from YouTube
(JTA) — A website whose founder called the effort to impeach President Donald Trump a “Jew coup” has been banned permanently from YouTube. TruNews had been the target of temporary bans from the online video platform where it has a channel. The announcement of a permanent ban came last week in a tweet. TruNews has…
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Fast Forward Nebraska man arrested for vandalizing local synagogue
(JTA) — A Nebraska man was arrested for vandalizing a local synagogue. Noah Miller, 21, was arrested Friday night on suspicion of having painted swastikas on the door of South Street Temple in Lincoln last month, KETV reported. Racial epithets were also discovered on the steps and sidewalk in front of the building. Miller allegedly…
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