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Fast Forward Palestinian Teens Shot In Legs During Attempted Stabbing Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Palestinian teens were wounded in their legs after they attempted to stab Israeli security forces at a West Bank junction. Border Police at an observation point near the Tapuach junction on Tuesday saw the teens approaching a bus shelter at the traffic circle. They called on the teens to stop and…
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Fast Forward She Confronts Trump’s Immigration Advisers With Their Own Immigrant Histories
NEW YORK (JTA) — During a combative news conference in early August, White House adviser Stephen Miller told reporters that the United States should prioritize immigrants who speak English. “Does the applicant speak English?” Miller asked, describing a bill to reduce the overall number of immigrants and reform immigration requirements. “Can they support themselves and…
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Fast Forward Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Says He Won’t Resign Amid Blackmail Allegations
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said he will not resign over allegations that he threatened to blackmail a one-time lover despite calls by state lawmakers of both parties. “I’m staying,” Greitens said this weekend in an interview with The Associated Press, his first since the allegations emerged earlier this month. “The mistake that I…
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Fast Forward Community Leaders Want London Coroner Removed Over Delayed Jewish Burials
(JTA) — Jewish leaders called for the removal of a London coroner over delayed Jewish burials, following a private meeting with her. The Board of Deputies of British Jews met with Mary Hassell, the senior coroner at the St. Pancras coroner’s office in central London, after she told Jewish leaders in a letter that “no death will be…
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Fast Forward Israeli Defense Minister Bans Army’s Chief Rabbi From Military Ceremonies
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A meeting between Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi and the Israeli army’s chief rabbi was canceled after the defense minister banned the chief rabbi from military ceremonies. On Saturday, Avigdor Liberman banned Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and two other rabbis from the military events after they criticized the Israel Defense Forces’ mixed-gender units. The…
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News This Jewish Day School Is Hosting A Drag Queen Shabbat Ceremony
(JTA) — The Saturday evening event at a Jewish day school in western Massachusetts will in many ways look like a typical havdalah. There will be a musical ceremony marking the end of Shabbat with a braided candle, grape juice and spice bags. But the event at the Lander Grinspoon Academy in Northampton will also…
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Fast Forward Amsterdam Synagogue, Jewish Hospice Targeted In Vandalism Incidents
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Police in the Netherlands are investigating vandalism at a synagogue and a hospice for people dying of terminal diseases. The incident at the Immanuel Hospice occurred on Jan. 2, the AT5 television channel reported Wednesday. A man wearing a sports jacket dislodged and stole two security cameras in the early hours of…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Man Killed In Clashes With Israeli Troops
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man was killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers near Qalqilya in the West Bank. Dozens of Palestinians were protesting in Jayyus, located near the western border of the West Bank, and began throwing rocks at Israel Defense Forces soldiers deployed near Qalqilya. The soldiers responded with riot dispersal methods and…
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