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Fast Forward Teen Sentenced To Jail For Vandalizing New York Jewish Cemetery
(JTA) — A New York teen will serve six months in jail and do 150 hours of community service for vandalizing a local Jewish cemetery. Eric Carbonaro, 19, of Warwick, was sentenced Wednesday in Orange County Court for the October 2016 incident and apologized during the hearing. He had pleaded guilty in February to two charges,…
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Fast Forward Husband Pleads Guilty In Murder Of New York Pediatrician Robin Goldman
(JTA) — The husband of a prominent Jewish pediatrician who was stabbed in her suburban New York home has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Julius Reich, 64, offered his plea on Tuesday in the killing of Dr. Robin Goldman, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. announced. Goldman’s adult children agreed to the plea bargain, saying…
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Fast Forward Democratic Nominee For Georgia Governor Opposes Anti-BDS Bills
(JTA) — In Georgia’s battle of the Staceys, Stacey Abrams, the state’s onetime House minority leader, defeated former State Rep. Stacey Evans in the Democratic primary for governor. Nationwide, the win is seen as a bellwether in the battle for the Democratic soul between progressives and moderates. Abrams is a progressive. The Israel wrinkle in…
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Fast Forward Israel Becomes First Country To Carry Out Airstrikes With F-35
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel is the first country to carry out airstrikes with the F-35 stealth fighter jet, the commander of the Israel Air Force told his counterparts from 20 counties from around the world. “We are flying the F-35 over the entire Middle East and that it has become part of our operational capability,”…
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Fast Forward New York City Public School Holds Moment Of Silence For Gaza Victims
(JTA) — Students at a selective New York City public school participated in a moment of silence for the Palestinian victims of violence on the Gazan border with Israel, angering some parents. The moment of silence was held a week ago at the Beacon School located in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan. The school…
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Fast Forward Syrian Man Charged With Assault In Berlin For Attacking Man Wearing Kippah
(JTA) — A Syrian man living in Berlin was charged with assault after he attacked an Arab-Israeli man wearing a kippah. The alleged attacker, a Syrian Palestinian living in Germany since 2015, was identified as Knaan Al S, due to German privacy laws, according to The Associated Press. He was charged on Friday with causing bodily…
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Fast Forward Abbas Improving After Third Hospitalization In A Week
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly was improving after being hospitalized for the third time in a week. Abbas, 83, was admitted to the Istishari Arab Hospital near Ramallah in the West Bank on Sunday with a high fever and other complications following an ear operation a week ago. He reportedly received…
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Fast Forward Jewish Siblings Assaulted And Stabbed In Melbourne
(JTA) — A brother and sister in their 20s dressed in identifiably Jewish clothing were assaulted and stabbed in Melbourne, Australia. The attack occurred on Saturday night in a residential neighborhood, according to the Australian Jewish News. The brother, 22, was hit on the head and his sister, 25, was stabbed in the shoulder and…
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