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Fast Forward Israeli Embassy In Argentina Roots For Country’s Soccer Team In Video
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — The Israeli embassy in Argentina spread a message of support for its host country’s national team at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, despite the cancelled friendly match between Israel and Argentina. The delegation posted on social media a video saying that they “will be waiting for ´Lío´…” referring to team…
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Fast Forward Dutch Chief Rabbi’s Son Harassed On The Street, Called ‘Cancer Jew’
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The son of a chief rabbi of the Netherlands and his family were accosted on the street by people he said intimidated the family, shouting at them “cancer Jews.” Rabbi Yanki Jacobs, the son of Binyomin Jacobs, complained to police on Sunday about the incident, which occurred the previous evening, the AD news…
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Fast Forward Former CIA Chief Compares U.S. Immigration Policies To Nazi Germany
(JTA) — Former head of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency Michael Hayden compared the Trump administration’s immigration policies to Nazi Germany. In a tweet posted on Saturday, Hayden wrote: “Other governments have separated mothers and children,” under a black and white photo of the front of Auschwitz as seen from the railroad…
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Fast Forward ‘Large And Active’ Hamas Cell Uncovered In West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli security forces uncovered an “extraordinarily large and active Hamas infrastructure” operating in the West Bank. The terror cell located near Nablus in the West Bank was active from October 2017 until April 2018, when the cell was detained, the Israel Security Agency, also known as the Shin Bet, said Sunday in…
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Fast Forward Australia Won’t Move Embassy To Jerusalem
(JTA) — Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said Australia will not be moving its embassy to Jerusalem, despite her Liberal Party’s support for the move. The party approved a non-binding resolution supporting the move and calling for a suspension of aid to Palestine until it stops paying jailed terrorists and their families. The motion…
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Fast Forward 11 Police Officers Injured By Settlers In Evacuation Of West Bank Outpost
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least 11 police officers were injured and six Jewish teens arrested during the clearing of a West Bank outpost. The evacuation of the Tapuach West outpost began on Saturday night and continued into Sunday. The Supreme Court had ordered the evacuation of the ten mobile homes located on privately owned land….
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Fast Forward South African Politician Suspended For Saying City Is ‘Friend Of Israel’
(JTA) — The mayor of Johannesburg said that a City Council member was suspended for declaring that the city was a friend of Israel. Mayor Herman Mashaba in announcing Mpho Phalatse’s suspension on Tuesday said her “remarks didn’t adequately address the complexity and sensitivity of the issue. They caused confusion,” News24 reported. Phalatse made the…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Offered To Turn His Jerusalem Home Into A Czech Embassy
(JTA) — Czech President Milos Zeman said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to give up his own home in Jerusalem if the Czech Republic opens an embassy there. Zeman said this, possibly as a joke, during a speech last week at a gala of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. Zeman,…
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