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Fast Forward Parents Of Palestinian Teen Burned Alive Sue Jewish Killers For $1.5 Million
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The family of a Palestinian teen burned to death in a revenge attack by three Jewish extremists is suing his killers in a civil lawsuit. The parents of Mohammed Abu Khdeir are seeing $1.5 million in damages. The criminal case against the three Jewish extremists, including two minors, ended earlier this year after…
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Fast Forward Mike Pompeo Confirmed As Secretary Of State, Reportedly Going To Israel Soon
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. Senate handily confirmed CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state as reports said one of his first tours in the job would be to Israel. The 57-42 vote on Thursday was stronger than expected for Pompeo. Democrats had robustly opposed his nomination over remarks Pompeo made as a Kansas…
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Fast Forward Arrested Man Admits To Toppling 100 Headstones In St. Louis Jewish Cemetery
(JTA) — A man from suburban St. Louis has been arrested for toppling more than 100 headstones at a local Jewish cemetery more than a year ago. Alzado Harris, 34, was arrested on Tuesday after police matched DNA found in a jacket left at the scene of the February 2017 vandalism to Harris, who has…
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Fast Forward Man Who Taught Dog To Do Nazi Salute Crowdfunds Over $185,000 For Court Appeal
(JTA) — The Scottish man who was found guilty of a hate crime and fined $1,100 for teaching his girlfriend’s dog to do the Nazi salute has raised tens of thousands of dollars for his appeal. Mark Meechan, 30, who was convicted last month, taught the pug, named Buddha, to respond with the Nazi salute when prompted…
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Fast Forward ZOA Says Parkland Survivor’s Use Of ‘Never Again’ Trivializes The Holocaust
(JTA) — The Zionist Organization of America is urging a survivor of the Parkland school shooting to change the title of his forthcoming book, saying that by using the term “Never Again,” author David Hogg “trivializes the horrors of the Holocaust.” Hogg, 18, who has emerged as one of the most vocal proponents of gun…
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Beaten, Choked In Crown Heights While Walking Home From Synagogue
(JTA) — An identifiably Jewish man was beaten and choked while walking home from Shabbat services in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is the second such attack in two weeks. The Jewish man was walking home from prayer services at about 1:30 on Saturday afternoon. He told the CrownHights.info news website that he…
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Fast Forward IDF Investigating Death Of Palestinian Teen During Border Protests
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s military is investigating the death of a Palestinian teen killed during protests on the Gaza-Israel border. Mohammed Ayoub, 15, was killed Friday during the fourth week of protests along Gaza’s border with Israel, part of the so-called “Great March of Return.” His shooting about 100 meters from the border was captured…
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Fast Forward Cambridge, Mass., Home Of Harvard And MIT, Turns Away BDS Resolution
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (JTA) — A campaign calling on the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts to not renew its contract with Hewlett Packard because of its business ties with Israel was dealt a setback when a group behind the proposed boycott failed to get its resolution placed on the City Council’s agenda for its next scheduled meeting….
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