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Opinion Russia’s election meddling is not even its most dangerous recent achievement
Russia. When Americans hear the word these days, we’re usually thinking about the stealth computer attack on our election system. But as Russian attacks on America go, undermining our democracy and helping install a circus clown as our commander in chief is further down the list than you might think. Of greater immediate consequence is…
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Opinion Our Conversation About Israel/Palestine Is Broken
Recently the Palestinian Freedom Theater had its U.S. Premiere of the play “The Siege” at NYU’s Skirball Center. Almost immediately, members of the Jewish leadership and right wing pro-Israel groups came out against the play, claiming it is “one sided”. And they are right. The play is one sided. It represents the Palestinian side of…
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Fast Forward Iran Sentences ‘Israeli Spy’ To Death Over Assassinations Of Scientists
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran has sentenced to death a person found guilty of providing information to Israel to help it assassinate several senior nuclear scientists, Tehran’s prosecutor said on Tuesday. Amnesty International said on Monday that Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian doctor who studied and taught in Sweden, had been sentenced to death in Iran on…
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Fast Forward ‘Binary Options’ Scam That Bilked Millions Worldwide Banned By Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s multibillion-dollar binary options industry, which has scammed millions around the world over the past decade, is out of business. On Monday, the Knesset unanimously passed a law to ban the industry, with 53 votes in favor and none against. By the time the measure goes into effect in three months, all…
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Fast Forward Snapshot With Gorgeous Israeli Soldier Sparks Controversy For Colombian Star
(JTA) — A photo published by a Colombian pop star posing beside an Israeli border police officer has led to a passionate debate among his nearly 30 million followers on social media. Singer Maluma, who performed in Tel Aviv on Oct. 12, shared on his Instagram account the picture with the smiling female Israeli border police…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu To Skip Federation Convention As Rift With Diaspora Grows
In a sign of the growing rift between the Israeli government and Diaspora Jewry, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be appearing this year at the annual conference of the Jewish Federations of North America. Only once since being reelected prime minister in 2009 did Netanyahu not address this influential forum. Unforeseen developments forced him…
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Fast Forward Maryland Governor Signs Anti-BDS Order
(JTA) — The governor of Maryland signed an executive order that prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the order on Monday at a ceremony attended by state Jewish leaders. The order appears to be largely symbolic, since there are not any current state contractors who…
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Fast Forward Israel Police Compared To Nazis For Writing Numbers On Hands Of Hasidic Draft Protesters
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Police wrote numbers on the hands of more than two dozen haredi Orthodox protesters who were arrested during riots, spurring a comparison to Nazis. The demonstrators, among 120 arrested Thursday during rallies against the arrest of haredi draft dodgers that blocked roads in Jerusalem and other cities, refused to identify themselves. The…
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