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Fast Forward 104-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Celebrates Birthday At Kotel With 400 Descendants
A 104-year-old Holocaust survivor wanted to celebrate her birthday by praying with her descendants at the Western Wall — and 400 people showed up, leading to a massively viral photo, the Algemeiner reported. For her 104th birthday, Shoshana Ovitz had initially asked her eldest granddaughter, Panini Friedman for “a list of all the grandchildren and…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Chief Rabbi: Homosexuality Is ‘A Wild Lust That Needs To Be Overcome’
(JTA) — The Sephardi chief rabbi of Jerusalem said gay people cannot be religious Jews and called homosexuality “a wild lust that needs to be overcome.” Rabbi Shlomo Amar made the remarks last week during a sermon. A video of some of his comments was published Monday by the Israeli public broadcaster Kan. “There are…
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Fast Forward ‘Slaughter The Jews’ Painted On Western Wall In Muslim Quarter
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “Slaughter the Jews” was spray painted on the Kotel HaKatan, or “little Western Wall,” a section of the Western Wall located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The vandalism took place on Saturday. At least one Arab girl was arrested on Saturday night in connection with the incident….
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Waitresses Flash Bras To Scare Off Ultra-Orthodox Protesters
The wait staff at a Jerusalem cafe lifted their shirts to scare away a group of ultra-Orthodox men after dealing with weeks of protests, The Washington Post reported. Bastet, a vegan and LGBT-friendly cafe, is open on Saturdays during the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest. Each week, a group of ultra-Orthodox men walk by,…
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Fast Forward Moldova Says It Will Move Its Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — Moldova will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, the government of the small Eastern European country said Tuesday. The announcement followed fallout from a constitutional crisis and power struggle that ended last week with a constitutional court’s suspension of the country’s elected president, Igor Dodon. The statement tied the decision, which…
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Fast Forward Police Detain 2 Over Plans To Disrupt Jerusalem Pride Parade
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel Police detained two people on suspicion of plans to disrupt the Jerusalem Pride Parade. They were arrested on Thursday morning, several hours before the scheduled start of the annual parade through the streets of Jerusalem. Some 30,000 are expected to participate in the parade. More than 2,500 uniformed and plainclothes policemen…
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Fast Forward WATCH: This Jerusalem Boy’s Choir Composed An Ode To ‘Super Trump’
The Jerusalem Boy’s Choir released a song about President Trump, in which they praise him as “Super Trump.” In the video, the group of children sing about the U.S. president’s support of Israel. They’re heard but not seen; the video is a montage of Trump. His headshot flips on screen throughout, as does the video…
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Opinion Israel Is Using Archeology To Erase Non-Jewish History
Every Jerusalem Day, thousands of people descend on Jerusalem, waving flags as they march through the Old City in what is known as the “flag parade” to celebrate the Six-Day war victory in Jerusalem. Dancing through the streets of the Muslim Quarter, the crowd, a large proportion of whom are Yeshiva students, are often heard…
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