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Fast Forward Cornel West Says Israel’s BDS Ban Shows Boycott Push Is Winning
Cornel West says a new law denying entry to foreigners who call for a boycott of Israel or the settlements shows the BDS movement is gaining strength — and Israel is “panicking.” “lt’s a sign of panic, a sign of hysteria, a very sad response to an intense situation,” the African-American philosopher said. “Rabbi Abraham…
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Fast Forward Is David Friedman Blowing Off Pledge To Meet With J Street?
As David Friedman prepares for a first Senate test of Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel on Thursday, J Street accused him of reneging on a pledge to meet with its leaders. “Senators and other pro-Israel Americans should know before the final vote on your confirmation whether you stated willingness to meet with…
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Fast Forward Lieberman Wants US To Pull Out Of UN Human Rights Council
WASHINGTON (JTA) (JTA) — Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman asked the Trump administration to pull the United States out of the U.N. Human Rights Council and to conduct a review of UNRWA, the Palestinian refugee relief agency. The groups “do not fulfill the roles assigned to them,” Liberman told U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, according…
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Fast Forward ADL Announces Opposition To Israel’s Anti-BDS Law
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League became the second establishment Jewish organization to speak out against Israel’s new anti-BDS law. “Israel’s democracy, pluralism, open society serve as best defense against #BDS,” the group said on Twitter on Wednesday, using the acronym for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. “New law harms rather than helps.” Israel’s…
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Fast Forward Which Middle Eastern Airlines Scrub Israel From Their Maps?
Some popular Middle Eastern airlines completely erase Israel’s name off otherwise comprehensive world maps, regardless of if they fly there or not. Why is this? For example, Qatar Airways and Saudia and Kuwait Airways all omit Israel, the Economist reported. Still other airlines take another approach. Egypt Air does include Israel on its map —…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Might Get Questioned in Bibi Corruption Probe
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jewish-American billionaire Sheldon Adelson may be questioned in connection with a corruption investigation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported. Police investigators have reportedly contacted authorities in the United States to obtain a deposition from Adelson, a Las Vegas gaming magnate and the owner of the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom….
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Fast Forward Ben Cardin Is Second Jewish Senator Voting ‘No’ On David Friedman
Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, pledged on Wednesday to oppose David Friedman as President Trump’s pick for next United States ambassador to Israel, becoming the second Jewish politician in the chamber to announce a “no” vote on the controversial nominee. “I have concluded that his past record would make it very difficult for him…
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Fast Forward World’s Oldest Jew Dies At 117 — Leaves Behind 125 Descendants
He was born when the Ottoman Empire still ruled modern-day Israel, the British held his native Iraq and Jews were spread throughout the Middle East. But the 117-year-old Rabbi Zecharia Barashi on Tuesday left a world very different from the one he found, as Israel’s oldest resident – and the world’s oldest Jew and rabbi…
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