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Fast Forward UAE Judo Head Apologizes After Athlete Refuses To Shake Israeli’s Hand
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The head of the Judo Federation in the United Arab Emirates apologized after one of the country’s athletes refused to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent. Meanwhile, three more Israelis won medals in the Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi but were not able to celebrate with their country’s flag or…
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Fast Forward Israeli Judo Champ Sings ‘Hatikvah’ After Abu Dhabi Refuses To Play Anthem
(JTA) — Two Israelis won medals at a judo tournament in Abu Dhabi, but tournament organizers refused to play the customary national anthem of the medalists. Tal Flicker stood on the podium to receive his gold medal in the men’s under-145 pound category on Thursday, the first day of the Grand Slam tournament in the…
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Fast Forward Did McGill Student Board Bar Pro-Israel Students?
MONTREAL (JTA)—McGill University is investigating charges by Jewish groups and pro-Israel students that three undergrads are being barred from sitting on its undergrad student union board because they are too pro-Israel. At a Monday meeting of the General Assembly of the McGill’s Student Society, or SSMU, seven students were voted onto the board. But three…
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Fast Forward Texas Town Pulls BDS Clause From Hurricane Relief Application
(JTA) — Private citizens who apply for Hurricane Harvey rebuilding funds in Dickinson, Texas no longer have to certify that they will not boycott Israel. The Dickinson City Council on Tuesday voted to remove a clause from a relief application that had drawn the ire of the American Civil Liberties Union and pro-boycott activists, the Houston…
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Community Most Charedim In Israel Are Not Protesting The IDF
On Monday evening October 23, there were big protests in Jerusalem in which approximately 2,000 Charedi Israelis blocked traffic and stopped local and regional public transportation from functioning properly for a few hours. These actions took place in response to the arrest by the IDF’s military police of two Charedi Israeli men who did not…
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Community What It’s Like To Never Be Allowed To Leave Your Home
I mentor four writers in Gaza through We Are Not Numbers, a nonprofit organization founded in 2015 by an American journalist to pair Palestinians under 30 with international mentors. The goal is to help develop the English language skills of Palestinian youth and to educate Westerners about the complexity of life and identity in Gaza….
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Fast Forward Kuwait Airways Probed For Refusing To Fly Israeli Passengers
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Germany’s transport minister opened an investigation into whether Kuwait Airways violated laws by denying passage to an Israeli passenger bound for Thailand. German media reported this week that the Federal Transport Ministry investigation, ordered by Alexander Dobrindt, is in addition to a lawsuit brought by the Israeli. “Our team will continue to…
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Fast Forward Mnuchin To Visit Israel During Anti-Terrorism Tour
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is stopping in Israel during a Middle East tour focused on combating terrorism. News of Mnuchin’s Israel stop came from Yad Vashem, which said Mnuchin would tour Israel’s Holocaust memorial museum on Thursday. It’s not clear yet which Israeli officials he will meet. Mnuchin, who is Jewish, is…
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