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Fast Forward Jewish Middle School Student Suspended For Alleged Anti-Semitic Incident
ended from a Colorado middle school for an alleged anti-Semitic incident, even though both the student and the victim are Jewish. A student at Oberon Middle School in Jefferson County, Colorado, tied another student to a soccer goal post and told him to “burn, Jew, burn.” The school district learned about the incident through an anonymous school…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Event In London Postponed Over Security Fears
(JTA) — A pro-Israel event in London has been postponed due to security concerns in the wake of terror attacks in London and Manchester. The Christians United For Israel’s annual “A Night To Honour Israel,” scheduled for June 22, in Westminster, London, was expected to draw more than 1,000 people. It was postponed on Monday…
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Fast Forward U.S. Navy Names Ship For Gabby Giffords
(JTA) — A United States Navy warship named for Gabby Giffords will be put to sea next week. The ship will be officially named Gabrielle Giffords in honor of the Arizona Democratic congresswoman who survived a 2011 gunshot wound to the head. It will be the first Navy ship named after a living woman in 160…
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Fast Forward Shared Interests Of Israel, Arab States Is ‘Opportunity,’ McMaster Tells AJC
(JTA) — H.R. McMaster, the U.S. National Security Advisor, called the converging interests of Israel and other Middle Eastern countries an “opportunity,” during an address to the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum in Washington on Sunday. McMaster noted a “reassessment of regional relationships, most notably between Israel and a number of our Arab partners — all…
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Fast Forward Ellison Wants U.S. To Pressure Israel Over Treatment Of Palestinian Activist
(JTA) — Four Democratic lawmakers are circulating a letter calling for the United States to urge Israel to reconsider charges against a prominent Palestinian activist. The letter — which is being circulated this week by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, who serves as deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, as well as Reps. Marc Pocan, Betty McCollum and Earl Blumenauer —…
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Fast Forward Aly Raisman Only Jew On ESPN’s Top 100 List — And She’s No. 99
(JTA) — Three Olympic gold medals. Six total. Captain of the victorious 2012 and 2016 U.S. women’s gymnastics teams. Now Aly Raisman can add one more accolade to her list: Most famous Jewish athlete in the world. Raisman, 23, the two-time U.S. Olympian from Massachusetts, is the only Jew on ESPN’s 2017 list of the 100…
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Fast Forward Website’s Analysis Of Alberto Nisman Murder Probe Wins Google Prize
(JTA) — An Argentine news outlet’s investigation into the death of Jewish special prosecutor Alberto Nisman won a national prize from Google Argentina and the National Forum of Professional Journalists. The national “Innovative and Digital Award” was announced during the 6th National Congress of Digital Journalism, organized by the National Forum of Professional Journalists, or…
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Fast Forward Did Landlord Discriminate Against Non-Jewish Tenant In ‘Jewish’ West Side Building?
(JTA) — A $5 million lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court charges that a New York City landlord ignored decades of requests for repairs by a tenant because she was a gentile living in a “Jewish building.” Tenant Sharon Kibbee de Lobo claims in the lawsuit that she has suffered for decades from leaks from…
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