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Fast Forward Wristwatch Of Executed Israeli Spy Eli Cohen Retrieved From Syria
(JTA) – Half a century after the execution in Syria of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, Israel’s intelligence services retrieved his wristwatch and returned it to his family, they said. The wristwatch was retrieved in a recent “special Mossad operation,” a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office Thursday said. During the annual memorial ceremony for Eli Cohen,…
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Fast Forward Schumer Asks Trump To Nominate Merrick Garland To Supreme Court
NEW YORK (JTA) — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer urged President Donald Trump to nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, according to a report in The Washington Post. Schumer, a Jewish Democrat from New York, made the request in a phone call earlier this week, The Post reported. Garland, who also is Jewish, was…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazis Assault Two Pro-Israel Activists In Sweden
(JTA) — Neo-Nazis in Sweden assaulted two pro-Israel activists on Thursday outside a pavilion set up by the Israel-Sweden Friendship Association. Dozens of members of the Nordic Resistance Movement gathered around the pavilion on the island of Gotland, south of Stockholm, for what they said was a “protest demonstration,” the Aftonbladet newspaper reported. One of the…
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Fast Forward White House Says Improved Ties With Israel Has Made U.S. More ‘Beloved’
(JTA) — Improved ties with Israel proves that the United States is more “beloved” around the world than under the previous administration, a White House spokesman said. He also said that Israel was “virtually” thought of as an enemy of the United States under the Obama administration. Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told reporters aboard…
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Fast Forward Israeli Wrestler Calls Himself ‘The Chutzpah,’ And Europe Loves To Hate Him
(JTA) — Like many Israelis visiting Europe, Lior Brooks is keenly aware of his compatriots’ reputation abroad for rudeness. The boorish stereotype is so well known that it has its own term there – “the ugly Israeli” – and been the subject of many an awareness-raising campaign. There’s even an entire nonprofit, Good Will Ambassadors,…
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Fast Forward Adam Sandler Crashes Jewish Couple’s Wedding Photos
Adam Sandler looking sharp, crashing weddings in his VCU Hoops gear! Via: https://t.co/T4zNKTA8Pv#LetsGoVCU pic.twitter.com/HIW3QBo3Ts — VCU Basketball (@VCU_Hoops) June 28, 2018 (JTA) — Adam Sandler wasn’t in “Wedding Crashers,” but he plays the part well. Alexandra Steinberg and Kevin Goldstein were in the middle of their wedding day photo shoot at a downtown Montreal hotel…
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Fast Forward New Bill May Require Target Number Of Haredi Orthodox To Enlist
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A bill that requires the military enlistment of a target number of haredi Orthodox yeshiva students passed its initial reading in the Knesset, despite threats by haredi lawmakers to bring down the government if it becomes law. Some 63 lawmakers voted in favor of the legislation and 39 against after a more…
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Fast Forward British Youth Leader Fired From Teen Tour Over ‘Kaddish For Gaza’
(JTA) — A Reform movement youth leader in Britain who participated in a public “Kaddish for Gaza,” was removed as a leader of the youth group’s summer tour in Israel. Nina Morris-Evans was dropped Monday as a tour leader for the summer teen tour of the Reform movement’s youth wing, RSY-Netzer. The Movement for Reform…
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