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Fast Forward Team Israel Takes First Loss In World Baseball Classic
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel lost its first game in the World Baseball Classic, losing in a rematch with the Netherlands by a score of 12-2. Israel is now 4-1 in the tournament overall, and 1-1 in the second round of the 16-team quadrennial tournament. Team Israel will face Japan on Wednesday. Israel was the lowest-ranked team…
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Fast Forward 2 Israeli Police Officers Injured In Palestinian Stabbing Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Israeli Border Police officers were injured in a stabbing attack in the Old City of Jerusalem. The officers were stabbed by an alleged Palestinian assailant overnight on Sunday at their post near the Lions Gate. A third officer reportedly shot and killed the man, identified by the Palestinian Maan news agency…
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Opinion ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ Negates Jewish History
For much of the rest of the spring, students affiliated with chapters of the rabidly anti-Israel Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will stage events throughout the world marking “Israeli Apartheid Week.” The mission of these odious events, according to organizers, is “to raise awareness of Israel’s settler-colonial project and apartheid system over the Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Waze Users To Help Prevent Roadkill
Waze, the popular Israeli traffic navigation app, is known for saving drivers time. Now it’s helping save animals’ lives. The app already has a “roadkill” button for users to report dead animals at the side of the road. Starting in late February, data from that app will be used by the Society For The Protection…
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Fast Forward Iran Calls Bibi’s Purim Narrative ‘Fake History’
(JTA) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “fake history” for saying that Iran sought the annihilation of the Jews, just as had ancient Persia. “To sell bigoted lies against a nation which has saved Jews 3 times, Netanyahu resorting to fake history & falsifying Torah. Force of habit,”…
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News Richard Gere Bares Anguish Over Red Carpet Visit To Israel — Slams Occupation
Richard Gere says his decision to travel to Jerusalem last week for the Israeli premiere of his new film, ‘Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer,’ wasn’t easy. Perched on a bench in the courtyard of the Jerusalem Cinematheque, a sweeping view of Jerusalem behind him, the movie star and…
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Fast Forward Israel Stuns Cuba 4-1 To Continue Cinderella Run In Baseball Classic
Israel’s national baseball team upset Cuba 4-1 in the World Baseball Classic, continuing its unlikely run in the tournament. After falling behind 1-0 in the second inning Sunday, Israel took control of the game, driving in four consecutive runs and holding the heavily favored Cuban team to just five hits. The game was the first…
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Fast Forward Association For Israel Studies Slams Israel’s BDS Travel Ban
(JTA) — The Association for Israel Studies harshly criticized Israel’s new ban on entry to supporters of boycotts, calling the law anti-democratic and warning that it would prevent academic exchange with the Jewish state. The association, a professional grouping of academics who focus on Israel, said in a statement Friday that the law could turn…
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