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Fast Forward Roseanne Barr Retweets Post Accusing Valerie Jarrett Of Wanting To Kill Jews
(JTA) — Rosanne Barr retweeted a statement that alleged former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett had evil intent towards Jews and Israelis. The retweet came several minutes after Barr tweeted on Tuesday that “I’m making restitution for the pain I have caused.” You didn’t cause any pain. Those people always hated you. Valerie Jarrett wants Israelis…
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Fast Forward Samantha Bee Apologizes To Ivanka And Immigrant Children For C-Word Insult
(JTA) — Television host Samantha Bee, appearing on her TBS late night show “Full Frontal” for the first time since calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—-,” again apologized both to the president’s daughter and to her audience. “A lot of people were offended and angry that I used an epithet to describe the president’s daughter last…
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Fast Forward Argentina Cancelled Pre-World Cup Match With Israel Over Palestinian Pressure
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — Argentina’s national soccer team canceled this week’s friendly match with Israel after pressure from the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. After two months of pressure against the match with Israel, the Argentinian team’s players late on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the match scheduled to be held on Saturday night…
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Fast Forward Flames Ravage Russian Jewish Cemetery
(JTA) — A fire that raged for hours in the city of Voronezh in Russia consumed large parts of its 19th century Jewish cemetery. The fire appears to have started Friday in the immediate vicinity of the cemetery in the country’s northwest, the news website 36on reported Monday. Police are investigating whether it was the…
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Fast Forward Why New Jersey’s Orthodox Want To Change A Bill Banning Child Marriages
(JTA) — A bill that would ban teenagers under 18 from getting married in New Jersey has been stalled because of opposition from the state’s haredi Orthodox community. Agudath Israel of America, the national haredi organization, says it supports the bill but that its provisions are too strict. Citing child marriages that take place in…
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Fast Forward Jewish Teen Attacked In Berlin For Listening To Israeli Music
(JTA) – Two Germans teenagers, including a Jewish boy, were attacked by three young Arab men in Berlin for listening to Israeli pop music. State police are investigating the violent anti-Semitic attack at the Zoological Garden train station early Sunday morning, according to newspaper reports. A third friend, also not Jewish, was verbally attacked. The assailants fled…
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Fast Forward Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Resigns Amid Sex Scandal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eric Greitens, the Republican governor of Missouri who for months has faced the threat of impeachment in part because of charges stemming from a sex scandal, has quit. “Let’s walk off the battlefield with our heads held high,” Greitens, 44, said Tuesday evening in a livestreamed announcement. He maintained his insistence that…
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Fast Forward Gal Gadot Turns Down Invitation To Host Eurovision In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli actress Gal Gadot turned down an offer to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year in Israel. Her agency said she could not host the contest after an invitation to do so by Israel’s Kan network due to a scheduling conflict, Ynet reported. “Gal would be happy to host and take…
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