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Opinion Muslim Anti-Semitism In Europe Hurts Jews. But So Does Islamophobia
As the new Austrian government was being sworn in on Monday, bringing the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) back into power for the first time since 2005, thousands partook in resistance demonstrations across Vienna. Among those protesting against the introduction of a twelve-hour work day, tuition fees for college students, and reductions in benefits for asylum…
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Fast Forward Kosher Restaurant’s Windows Smashed Hours Before Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Police are investigating the smashing of a window of a kosher restaurant in a heavily-Jewish part of the Dutch capital by a man wearing a Palestinian flag. The incident at HaCarmel restaurant occurred Thursday morning, hours after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The AT5 television station showed a video…
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Fast Forward Montenegro Gets A Rabbi While Waiting For A Synagogue
BUDVA, Montenegro (JTA) — For the first time in over a century, the Jewish community of this small Balkan country has its own resident rabbi, its leaders said. Ari Edelkopf, a Los Angeles-born Chabad rabbi, settled in the capital Podgorica several weeks ago with his wife, Chana, and seven children. He said he is officiating…
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Fast Forward German Police Investigate ‘Anti-Semitic’ Anne Frank Soccer Stickers
German police are investigating a series of fan-made stickers of Anne Frank dressed up as a soccer player, the Jewish News reported. The Holocaust victim is shown wearing the jersey of Schalke, the archrival of the alleged creators, who are fans of the Borussia Dortmund club. The stickers come after supporters of Lazio, an Italian…
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Fast Forward Museum Of Polish Jewry Cited For Promoting Cultural Heritage
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — The Jewish cultural heritage educational project led by the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews was one of the laureates of the Europa Nostra Prize, or Our Europe. The award, announced in April, was presented on Wednesday during a ceremony at the museum in Warsaw. “It was a very successful project,”…
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Fast Forward European Envoys Defend Iran Deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ambassadors to Washington for America’s four European partners in the Iran nuclear deal said they opposed reopening it to negotiation, but were open to increasing pressure on Iran outside the deal’s framework. “Iran is fully living up to its commitments,” David O’Sullivan, the European Union ambassador, said Monday at a forum convened…
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Fast Forward Freed Palestinian Hijacker Leila Khaled Will Speak At Europe Parliament Event
BRUSSELS (JTA) — Leila Khaled, a Palestinian woman who was convicted of terrorism and who advocates violence against Israelis today, is slated to speak at the European Parliament about women’s rights. Khaled, who was invited to Brussels to speak Tuesday by lawmakers representing the far-left Izquierda Unida party from Spain, was arrested while carrying two…
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News Can 23andMe Tell Us If Jews Are A Race — And Is That A Good Thing?
Phil Mazo, a comedian based in Jersey City, NJ, was reading through the to-do list on his phone when he decided it might be time to check off one item that had been on the list for some time: Buy a take-home genome testing kit from the company 23andMe. After finding a deal on a…
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