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Fast Forward Wasserman Schultz Stands By IT Staffer Facing Police Investigation
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said one of the reasons she would not fire a staffer under investigation for alleged information technology violations was that she believed he was being profiled because he was a Muslim. Wasserman Schultz spoke to her hometown newspaper, the Sun-Sentinel, for the first time this week about an…
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Fast Forward Who Owns America’s Oldest Synagogue? It’s A 350-Year-Old Argument.
NEW YORK (JTA) — The story of America’s oldest synagogue, as told by retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, is the story of American Jewish history. Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, Souter wrote, was built in the 1700s by Sephardic merchants whose community then declined. In the late 1800s, Eastern European Jews arrived in…
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Fast Forward Trump Defends McMaster, Calls Him ‘Pro-Israel’ After Far-Right Attacks
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In an unusual statement, President Donald Trump called his national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, “very pro-Israel,” an apparent bid to end a barrage of attacks from the far right that has depicted McMaster as hostile to Israel. “General McMaster and I are working very well together,” Trump said in a message relayed…
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Fast Forward Former Top Spy David Cohen Warns Trump Not To ‘Politicize’ Iran Intelligence
WASHINGTON (JTA) — David Cohen, the former CIA deputy director, said President Trump’s tasking a team whose goal is to justify a pullout from the Iran deal posed a “grave danger” to the U.S. ability to face international threats. “The president’s reported demand for intelligence to support his policy preference to withdraw from the Iran…
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Fast Forward Jeff Brotman, Costco Founder, Dies At Age 74
(JTA) — Jeff Brotman, who co-founded the members-only retail giant Costco and was the chairman of its board of directors, died at his home outside Seattle. Costco Wholesale Corp. said Brotman died early Tuesday at 74. The cause of death was not immediately known. Raised in Tacoma, Washington, Brotman formed Coscto in 1982 with partner James Sinegal….
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Fast Forward This Is What Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade Looks Like
(JTA) — The turnout for Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade on Thursday was more than three times the expected number, with at least 14,000 people marching. Tens of thousands of people are dancing and singing at Jerusalem Pride. ???️? https://t.co/7YQdGWTIDo — Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) August 3, 2017 Some estimates said that up to 22,000 people attended…
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Fast Forward Senate Panel Approves Bill Penalizing Palestinian Authority For Terror Payments
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A key Senate panel has advanced a bill that would reduce U.S. payments to the Palestinians as long as the Palestinian Authority continues to pay subsidies to the families of Palestinians jailed for or killed in attacks on Israelis. The Taylor Force Act, named for an American who was stabbed to death…
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldier Who Killed Disarmed Terrorist Asks IDF Chief For Leniency
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli soldier convicted of shooting a downed Palestinian terrorist has asked the head of the Israel Defense Forces for leniency. Elor Azaria made the request of Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot days after a military appeals court upheld both the conviction and the 18-month prison sentence, which the prosecution had called…
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