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Fast Forward Law On Holocaust Rhetoric Unconstitutional, Polish Attorney General Says
(JTA) — The Polish attorney general’s office described as partly unconstitutional a law passed last month that criminalizes blaming Poland for Nazi crimes. Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro published a statement on the law Thursday. The legislation, which came into force earlier this month, imposes fines or up to three years in jail on anyone who…
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Fast Forward Saudi Crown Prince Reportedly Brags He Has Jared Kushner ‘In His Pocket’
(JTA) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be using his close relationship with White House adviser Jared Kushner to send a message to his allies and enemies that his actions were backed by the U.S. government, a U.S. government official told The Intercept. A week after Kushner and the crown prince met in…
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Fast Forward Israeli Teen Fined For Urinating On Auschwitz Memorial
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — A 19-year-old Israeli was detained at the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum after he was caught urinating on a memorial commemorating the victims of the camp. He was questioned for several hours and released on Wednesday after voluntarily accepting a fine as punishment, according to local reports. According to Polish law those who…
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Fast Forward Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Ends Silence On Cambridge Analytica Scandal
(JTA) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to growing pressure on the social media company, following reports that a British company used information inappropriately collected from 50 million accounts while working for the Trump presidential campaign. Zuckerberg in a statement Wednesday that he will investigate access to data about users that are currently available to outside…
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Fast Forward Act That Would Slash Funding For Palestinians Attached To Omnibus Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Taylor Force Act, which would slash funding to the Palestinians until the Palestinian Authority stops payments to Palestinians killed or arrested during attacks on Israelis, will likely pass this week. Jewish Insider reported Wednesday that the bill would be added in the Senate to a massive omnibus spending bill that must…
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Fast Forward AIPAC-Aligned Sen. Ben Cardin To Speak At J Street Conference
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ben Cardin, the Democratic senator from Maryland who is among the closest in his party to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, will speak at the annual conference of its liberal rival, J Street. Cardin, who is Jewish, was one of just four Democrats in the Senate who voted in 2015 against…
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Fast Forward Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian Teen Who Slapped Israeli Soldiers, Takes Plea Deal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teen arrested in part for slapping and harassing Israeli soldiers standing guard in a West Bank Palestinian village, will spend eight months in prison under a plea deal. The teen has spent the last four months in prison after being arrested in the middle of the night at…
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Fast Forward J.B. Pritzker Wins Democratic Nomination For Illinois Governor
WASHINGTON (JTA) — J.B. Pritzker, the scion of a hotel family with deep Jewish community ties, handily bested his opponents in a Democratic primary and will face off in Illinois’ race for governor against incumbent Bruce Rauner, who is seen as vulnerable. Pritzker took a substantial lead in what had been depicted as a close…
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