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Fast Forward Arab Woman Stabs Israeli Man Near Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Arab woman from eastern Jerusalem stabbed an Israeli man near the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. The victim was lightly injured in the Saturday afternoon stabbing attack, according to reports. He was taken to the Hadassah Medical Center on Mount Scopus. The woman, 29 and a mother of…
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Fast Forward Brazilian Jewish Group Apologizes For Anti-Palestinian Facebook Post
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — The Rio Jewish federation apologized for a Facebook post which called on the Jewish community to root against a Chilean soccer team founded by Palestinians slated to play against Brazil’s most popular team. The federation’s official Facebook profile with nearly 30,000 followers on Wednesday displayed the flags of the Flamengo and…
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Fast Forward Israeli Supermodel Seriously Injured On Electric Scooter
TEL AVIV (JTA) — A leading Israeli fashion model was seriously injured while riding an electric scooter in Tel Aviv. After the accident on busy Rothschild Boulevard Sunday, paramedics treated Shlomit Malka and took her to Ichilov Hospital with a head wound. She was sedated and put on a respirator in the intensive care unit….
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Fast Forward Conan O’Brien To Film Episode In Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Talk show host Conan O’Brien announced that he will film an episode of his “Conan Without Borders” series on TBS in Israel. O’Brien made the announcement in a tweet on Friday night, in which he linked to a news story about President Trump sending his senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner to…
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Fast Forward Inside The Charlottesville Rally, Jews Targeted For Special Abuse
(JTA) — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — The white supremacists, for all their vaunted purpose, appeared to be disoriented. The city of Charlottesville, thanks to pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union, had allowed them — 500 or so — their rally in Emancipation Park, or as they prefer to call it, Lee Park, to protest…
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Fast Forward One Dead As Car Plows Into Anti-Racist Counter-Protesters In Charlottesville
(JTA) — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — A car traveling at a high speed plowed through a crowd during protests against a white supremacist gathering, killing one person and injuring at least five. At least one of the injured was in critical condition, sources close to law enforcement told JTA on Saturday. A JTA reporter counted…
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Fast Forward How Curious George’s Creators Saved The Beloved Monkey From The Nazis
(JTA) — Curious George — that curious little monkey — is beloved by millions of readers around the world. His adventures with the Man With the Yellow Hat impart important life lessons amidst silliness and mayhem. But many people probably don’t know that the children’s book character was actually born during very dark times. His…
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Fast Forward Israeli Supreme Court Reduces Sentence Of Palestinian Teen Stabber
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court reduced the prison sentence of a Palestinian teen who stabbed an Israeli 13-year-old and another man in a Jerusalem neighborhood. The court shortened the 12-year sentence of Ahmed Mansra by 2.5 years, citing a positive report on his rehabilitation. Mansra carried out the attack in October 2015 in the…
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