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Fast Forward White House To Convene ‘Brainstorming Session’ To Help Gaza
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House will convene a meeting next week of “stakeholders” to improve life in the Gaza Strip, said the top Trump administration Middle East peace negotiator. “In response to the burgeoning humanitarian situation in Gaza, key countries and stakeholders are preparing to act: There was a meeting in Cairo on Thursday,…
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Fast Forward French Judge Drops Hate Crime Charges Against Gang Accused Of Assaulting Jew
NICE, France (JTA) — A French judge preparing a trial of Arab teenagers who allegedly assaulted a Jewish youth outside a synagogue omitted hate crime charges from a draft indictment, a watchdog group said. The National Bureau for Vigilance Against Ant-Semitism, or BNVCA, protested in a statement on Tuesday the omission from the indictment of…
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Fast Forward Ex-Trump Aide Sam Nunberg Says He’s Complying With Russia Probe After All
(JTA) — Sam Nunberg, a former aide to President Trump, said he is cooperating with a probe on Russian intervention in the 2016 election. Nunberg, who is Jewish, earlier this week said he would ignore a subpoena to appear before a jury sent to him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. But on Wednesday, he…
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Fast Forward Hezbollah On ‘Alert’ In Fear Of Israeli Strike
(JTA) — An Arabic-language newspaper based in London reported that Hezbollah has declared a state of emergency, fearing an Israeli attack. The report Thursday in A-Rai al-Yum said that the Shi’ite militia has been on alert since Tuesday at least in southern Lebanon in anticipation of an Israeli strike on its forces or facilities. Citing…
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Fast Forward He Survived The Parkland Shooting. Now He Advocates For Gun Reform.
(JTA) — Throughout his senior year in high school, Ryan Deitsch has stayed busy. A month ago, the 18-year-old filled his time outside of classes performing in an doing improvisational theater group he started at his school, producing TV content for the school’s newsroom and working as a busboy at a local restaurant. Now he…
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Fast Forward Most American Jews Oppose Trump. He Was Cheered At AIPAC Anyway.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A poll last year by the American Jewish Committee showed that 77 percent of American Jews disapproved of President Donald Trump’s job performance. American Jews had voted 70 percent to 25 percent in favor of Hillary Clinton over Trump. With the exception of the Orthodox, majorities of all the major Jewish denominations voted for Clinton….
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Fast Forward Iran Tripled Its Missile Production, Senior Commander Says
(JTA) — Iran has tripled its production of missiles, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said Wednesday, according to the Fars news service. The commander did not explain during what time period the production increase had taken place, Reuters reported. “In the past we had to do a lot of explaining to various bodies for our…
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Fast Forward Sen. Robert Menendez Thanks AIPAC For Backing Him During Corruption Trial
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Robert Menendez received a hero’s welcome at AIPAC, where the New Jersey Democrat thanked the lobby for its support during his corruption trial. Menendez, who returned recently to the top Democratic spot on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after his trial ended in a mistrial, was among the few speakers to…
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