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Fast Forward Golden State Warriors Waive Omri Casspi
(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, was waived by the Golden State Warriors. Casspi, 29, signed a one-year contract with the NBA championship team in July. But he has not played in recent games due to an ankle injury. He will not be able to sign with another team…
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Fast Forward Arab-Israeli Lawmaker Calls For West Bank Palestinians To Join Gaza Protests
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Arab-Israeli lawmaker Hanin Zoabi called on West Bank Palestinians to join the protests on the Gaza border. Zoabi, a member of Knesset from the Joint Arab List party also called Israel a “fascist” country and called for an investigation into the deaths of Palestinian protesters during a news conference at the United…
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Fast Forward U.S. Blocks U.N. Call For Investigation Of Palestinian Protesters’ Deaths
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The United States blocked a United Nations Security Council statement supporting the right of Palestinians to “demonstrate peacefully” on the border with Israel. The statement, sponsored by Kuwait, which represents the Arab world on the council, also called for an independent investigation into the deaths of Palestinian protesters on two consecutive Fridays….
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Fast Forward Israeli Government: ‘Highly Probable’ Another Country Will Take Asylum Seekers
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli government told the country’s Supreme Court it is “highly probable” that a third country will accept African asylum seekers deported by Israel. The third country is widely reported to be Uganda, although that country denies it. The state is asking the court to be allowed to extend the detention of…
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Fast Forward Hollywood Execs Back Netflix After BDS Threat Over ‘Fauda’
(JTA) — More than 50 entertainment industry executives have signed a letter in support of Netflix, after the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel threatened a lawsuit over its distribution of the Israeli drama series “Fauda.” The show focuses on a commando unit of the Israeli Defense Forces whose members embed themselves in the…
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Fast Forward Patriots’ Julian Edelman Helped Stop A Possible School Shooting
(JTA) — Julian Edelman has nearly done it all. The Patriots’ star Jewish wide receiver has played in three Super Bowls, starred in a series of comedic videos, written a children’s book — and now he may have thwarted a school shooting. According to The New York Times, Edelman heeded a message to his Instagram…
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Fast Forward Israel Releases 58 Jailed Migrants Who Refused To Be Deported To Rwanda
(JTA) — The Israeli government has released 58 African asylum seekers being held in a detention center after a plan to deport over 200 more of them to Rwanda fell through. Israel announced the release Wednesday and will now look to negotiate a deal with Uganda, even though the African country does not want to…
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Fast Forward Florida Middle School Teacher Who Hosted White Supremacist Podcast Resigns
(JTA) — A Florida middle school teacher who hosted a white supremacist podcast and shared anti-Semitic and Islamophobic content on social media has resigned. Dayanna Volitich, a teacher at Crystal River Middle School, in the western part of the state, was removed from her classroom early last month when the Citrus County School District began investigating…
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