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Fast Forward Australian State Media Explains Why It Left Israel Off The Map
SYDNEY (JTA) — Australia’s national news service defended its decision to broadcast a graphic showing a map of the Middle East that included Palestine but not Israel. Shown during an Aug. 17 segment on ABC News, the map illustrated a story about how laws in 11 Muslim-majority countries and the Palestinian territories treat rape victims. “The…
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Fast Forward Polish Jewish Leader: ‘Court Jews’ Met With Right-Wing Party Founder
(JTA) — In an escalation of a row among Polish Jews over the government’s responsibility for a perceived increase in anti-Semitic rhetoric, a communal leader called Jews who met with a senior politician his “court Jews.” Sergiusz Kowalski, the president of the Polish branch of B’nai B’rith, made the remark in an interview about Artur Hofman,…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, Putin To Meet For Sixth Time In Russia
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for the sixth time in two years. Netanyahu and Putin are scheduled to meet on Wednesday in the Russian city of Sochi, located on the Black Sea, the Prime Minister’s Office announced in a statement on Saturday night. The two…
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Fast Forward Foreign Volunteers Clean Historic Jewish Cemetery In Poland
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — An international group of 18 volunteers from seven countries are cleaning a Jewish cemetery in Warsaw with the help of with the help of volunteer Polish scouts. The work on the Jewish cemetery at Okopowa Street in Warsaw began on August 16, and will continue through August 24. The organizer of…
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Fast Forward Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Slurs Found In Michigan Skate Park
(JTA) — Swastikas and anti-Semitic and racial slurs were discovered in a skate park in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Veteran’s Memorial Park was closed for several hours on Friday after the 15 swastikas and slurs including “Jews die” and “Free USA” were discovered, according to local reports citing the Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation department….
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Israel News Netanyahu’s Son Won’t Stop Trolling People On Facebook
TEL AVIV (JTA) – Yair Netanyahu reportedly advises his father, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on how to use social media. But his own Facebook activity has repeatedly sparked controversy in Israel — and made headlines worldwide. Most recently, in the wee hours Wednesday, Yair Netanyahu, 26, weighed in on the violence at a white supremacist rally…
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Fast Forward Alex Jones Says Jewish Actors Posed As Klansmen In Charlottesville
([JTA](http://www.jta.org ” “JTA”)) — Radio host, conspiracy theorist and Donald Trump supporter Alex Jones was at it again Sunday with a theory that “leftist Jews” may have impersonated Nazis to discredit white supremacist protesters in Charlottesville, Va. Speaking on “The Alex Jones Show” on August 13, Jones recalled his own experience, he said, protesting the…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Group Sues New Jersey Town For Ordering Eruv Removal
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish group has sued a town in New Jersey for ordering it to remove an eruv, or religious boundary, from utility poles in the town. The Bergen Rockland Eruv Association and two residents of Rockland County on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against the town of Mahwah, saying the town is…
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