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Fast Forward Palestinian Hunger Strikers End Fast After Compromise On Family Visits
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli prisons ended an extended hunger strike after reaching a compromise on receiving more family visits. The hunger strike ended after 40 days, on Saturday, which was also the first day of the month-long Ramadan holiday, where religious Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset each day. The end…
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Fast Forward Portland Man Who Killed Two After Anti-Muslim Rant Is Known White Supremacist
(JTA) — The Portland man who allegedly killed two men on a commuter train after they intervened as he spewed hate speech at two women who looked Muslim is a known local white supremacist, a local newspaper reported. Jeremy Christian, 35, was arrested early Saturday and charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one of…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Messages Painted On New York Home For Sale
(JTA) — The words “No Jews” was spray painted from floor to ceiling on the walls of a home for sale in Rockland County, New York. Anti-Semitic messages also were painted throughout the home, including in the kitchen and on the floors. The graffiti was discovered in the empty home, which is for sale, by…
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Fast Forward Thousands Rally In Tel Aviv For Two States, Against Occupation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of Israelis gathered on Rabin Square in Tel Aviv to demonstrate against what organizers called “50 years of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories.” The rally on Saturday night under the banner of “Two States-–One Hope” was organized by Peace Now and included left-wing Israeli political parties such as the Zionist…
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Fast Forward Hungarian State TV Shows Ayatollah Calling Soros ‘Evil Zionist-American’
(JTA) — Hungarian Jews condemned a public broadcaster’s airing of an allegedly anti-Semitic rhetoric against billionaire George Soros, and a state news agency’s silence about it. The main news program of the state MTVA channel aired on Wednesday the controversial rhetoric on Soros, who recently became the subject of hostile statements by Hungary’s top politicians…
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Fast Forward Amid Criticism, Theater Doubles Down On Female-Only ‘Wonder Woman’ Showing
(JTA) — Management at a Texas movie theater laughed off criticism over alleged sexism in their decision to hold a women’s-only premiere of the film “Wonder Woman,” starring the Israeli actress Gal Gadot. The backlash, which prompted the film theater chain to expand its women’s only program to other franchises, took place on Facebook against the…
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Fast Forward Report: Jared And Ivanka Failed To Disclose Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection
(JTA) — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump failed to disclose to tax authorities a multimillion-dollar art collection they have amassed since 2009, an arts-focused news site reported. Since their wedding in 2009, Kushner and Trump, both advisors to President Donald Trump, have acquired works by blue-chip and emerging artists, the report Thursday on Artnet said….
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Fast Forward GOP Candidate Charged With Assaulting Reporter Wins Special Election
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Greg Gianforte, the Republican who allegedly bodyslammed a reporter on the eve of a special election in Montana, has won the election. Gianforte, a tech millionaire backed by President Trump, bested folk singer Rob Quist 50-44 in the race for the statewide U.S. House of Representatives district. On Wednesday, the eve of…
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