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Fast Forward Event With Israeli Soldiers At University Of Virginia Disrupted By Protesters
(JTA) — An event featuring Israel Defense Forces reservists at the University of Virginia was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters who chanted anti-Israel slogans and handed out literature. University Police Department officers also showed up at the event on Thursday night after noting the gathering of protesters. An assault report also reportedly was received by campus…
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Fast Forward A Jewish Grandmother Was Sentenced To Death In Iran. Why Can’t She Get Asylum?
(JTA) UTRECHT, Netherlands (JTA) — To the dozens of revelers of this city’s main Purim party, a Jewish grandmother who cooks the event’s annual Persia-themed holiday feast is a rare communal asset. Since she immigrated to the Netherlands in 2012 from her native Iran, the soft-spoken newcomer has been volunteering with the local Chabad House,…
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Fast Forward Church Of The Holy Sepulchre Closes To Protest Israeli Policies
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem locked its doors and closed until further notice to protest a new municipal tax policy and a bill that would allow the Israeli government to confiscate some church land in exchange for compensation. “We, the heads of Churches in charge of the Holy Sepulchre…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Thanks Trump For Speedy Jerusalem Embassy Move
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Trump for his decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in May, to coincide with Israel’s Independence Day. “This is a great moment for the citizens of Israel and this is an historic moment for the State of Israel. We will celebrate it together, all…
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Fast Forward NRA Chief Singles Out Jewish Billionaires In ‘Socialism’ Rant
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, told a conservative conference that three Jewish liberal philanthropists were funding a socialist takeover of the United States. “Every time in every nation in which this political disease rises to power,” LaPierre told the CPAC conference on Thursday, describing socialism, “its…
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Fast Forward Did Archaeologists Find The Seal Of The Prophet Isaiah In Jerusalem?
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An impression of what is believed to be the 2,700-year-old personal seal of the prophet Isaiah was uncovered in Jerusalem. Isaiah lived during the eighth century BCE and prophesized about the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University reported on her discovery Thursday…
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Fast Forward 50 Percent Of Israelis Believe Netanyahu Should Resign, Poll Finds
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A television news poll found that 50% of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, beset by corruption accusations, should resign. Some 33% of respondents said he should remain in office, according to results of the Hadashot survey released Wednesday evening following the latest developments in the scandal known as Case 4000….
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News The Secret Jewish History Of ‘Black Panther’
(JTA and Hollywood assumptions about race. The well-received Marvel flick was written and directed by African-Americans (co-written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, and directed by Coogler) and it features a mostly African-American cast, anchored by Chadwick Boseman in the title role as a black superhero. But some fans might not realize that the…
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