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Fast Forward Syria Accuses Israel Of Stealing Artifacts From Ancient Synagogue
(JTA) — Syria has accused Israel of stealing ancient and valuable Jewish artifacts from a historic synagogue near Damascus. In an official complaint filed with the United Nations Security Council last week, Syria accused Israel of smuggling religious books and other artifacts from the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in cooperation with Turkey and with terrorist groups…
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Opinion Dear John Bolton: 3 Things Israel Needs From You
Ambassador John Bolton, Mazal Tov on your new appointment as National Security Advisor. From Israel, I would like to welcome you to your prestigious and influential position. Your success will most certainly be our success. As you make your first steps into the White House, we wish you good wisdom, sound advice and clear view….
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Fast Forward Israel Opens Investigation Into Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica Breach
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Justice Ministry has opened an investigation into Facebook amid reports of the transfer of users’ data from the social media platform to the British data-mining company Cambridge Analytica. The ministry’s Privacy Protection Authority said in a statement Thursday that it will “investigate whether personal data of Israeli citizens was illegally used…
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Fast Forward Israeli Hackers Offered Foreign Leaders’ Emails To Cambridge Analytica
Israeli hackers accessed the private email accounts of two heads of state and offered information to the data analytics team that worked on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, The Guardian reported Wednesday. The British data firm Cambridge Analytica, which has used information pulled from Facebook users to consult on political campaigns around the world, was working…
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Fast Forward Israeli Company Creating Hidden Camera Reality Show Inspired By #MeToo Movement
(JTA) — An Israeli production company is creating a reality television show format inspired by the #MeToo movement. The show, called “The Silence Breaker,” will use hidden cameras to go under cover and document sexual harassment in real workplaces, The Hollywood Reporter first reported on Wednesday. Each episode will tell the victims’ stories and end…
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Fast Forward 450 Elderly Immigrants Will Be Displaced by U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem
The U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem will cause 450 elderly immigrants to lose their homes, and the Knesset doesn’t have a solution yet. The Diplomat Hotel, which is owned by the U.S. and is located next door to the Jerusalem consulate that will become the embassy in 2020, is being leased as housing for elderly…
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Fast Forward Mayim Bialik ‘Happy To Take A Public Bullet For Israel’
Actress Mayim Bialik, told a large crowd in Jerusalem on Tuesday that her outspoken support for Israel and Zionism has come with “a heavy price.” “It hasn’t yet, that I know of, impacted my acting career, but it has impacted the way that I am seen, and that does impact my career in terms of…
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv U. Gets $10M Grant For Medical Research With California Universities
(JTA) — Tel Aviv University scientists will collaborate with their counterparts at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley on research in medical and information technology. The initiative is being funded with a five-year, $10 million grant from the Koret Foundation, which funds Bay Area organizations and initiatives, and works to support the U.S.-Israel…
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