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Fast Forward Jerusalem removes pride banner from US embassy citing signage bylaws
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Jerusalem municipality removed an LGBT Pride banner hanging outside of the U.S. Embassy’s Palestinian Affairs Unit located in the center of the city. The municipality said the banner, which was removed Tuesday, violated municipal signage bylaws and required city approval, according to reports. It was rehung that evening following talks between…
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Food In isolation, I made ‘terroir breads’ from the land
The Forward welcomes Erez Komarovsky as its newest contributing writer. Read more about Erez here. For the past two-and-a-half months, we have been quarantined in my hillside home in Mattat, in the north of Israel, just a few kilometers from the Lebanon border. We are isolated from the world, like everyone else– no cooking workshops…
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Fast Forward N.Y. Times hires opinion editor from The Intercept, a site that’s a big critic of Israel
(JTA) — Weeks after The New York Times drew a barrage of criticism after publishing an op-ed calling for the military to be deployed in American cities, the newspaper has hired the editor of a progressive news site that is harshly critical of Israel to help lead its opinion efforts. Charlotte Greensit has been the…
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Fast Forward Gantz says Israel will press ahead with annexation if Palestinians won’t talk
JERUSALEM (JTA) — If the Palestinians are not willing to discuss Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank, “then we will have to move forward without them,” Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday. “We need to not only manage the conflict but also shape it,” Gantz, also the alternate prime minister, told military…
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Fast Forward Palestinian driver killed by police in attempted car-ramming attack near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Border Police officer was injured in what Israel police are calling an attempted car-ramming attack by a Palestinian man in the West Bank. The Palestinian driver attempted to run over the female officer at a high speed on Tuesday afternoon near the city of Maale Adumim, some four miles east of…
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Fast Forward Republicans sign letter backing Israel’s right to set its own borders
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top Republicans spearheaded a letter backing Israel’s right to determine its borders at a time that Democrats are pressing Israel not to annex parts of the West Bank. “We write to reaffirm the unshakeable alliance between the United States and Israel, to emphasize that Israel has the right to make sovereign decisions…
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv to recognize same-sex and interfaith couples
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality will recognize same-sex, interfaith and other couples who are not eligible to be married by the state’s religious authorities. Those couples who live together will be allowed to register their relationship with a statement to the city. They will be eligible for municipal benefits, including housing tax discounts,…
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Fast Forward In a 8 minute long video, Republican Jewish Coalition launches $50,000 pro-Trump campaign
(JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition has launched a $50,000 ad buy in battleground states. To kick it off, the group released an eight-minute video highlighting President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel record on Friday. “President Trump is the most pro-Israel President in American history and with this video, the RJC is bringing that message to a…
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