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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg Used A Hebrew Prayer To Inspire Graduating Harvard Students
(JTA) — Mark Zuckerberg’s commencement speech at Harvard on Thursday was so, well, Zuckerbergish. Self-deprecating references to not having completed Harvard? Check. A rousing call to the students to commit social justice? Check. A recitation of the Mi Shebeirach prayer? Ch– Wait, what? Zuckerberg closed the commencement by saying that he draws strength from the…
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Fast Forward Appeals Court Upholds HIAS Suit Against Trump Travel Ban
WASHINGTON (JTA) — HIAS hailed a federal appellate court’s decision upholding its appeal against President Donald Trump’s travel bans. “The groundswell of public protest against the bans has been inspiring and unrelenting,” the lead Jewish group advocating for immigrants rights said in a statement Thursday after the decision by the Richmond, Va. Fourth Circuit Court….
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Fast Forward Senate Committee Approves New Sanctions On Iran’s Missiles
WASHINGTON (JTA) – A key Senate committee approved new sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missiles program after amending clauses that critics said could scuttle the Iran nuclear deal. On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the bill by a vote of 18-3. It was backed by the committee’s two leaders, Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman,…
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Fast Forward Mother Of Murdered American: Palestinians Must Stop Paying My Son’s Killer
(JTA) — The mother of American yeshiva student Ezra Schwartz, who was shot to death by a Palestinian assailant in the West Bank, told a United Nations forum that his murderer should not be rewarded. Ruth Schwartz said Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority pays a monthly stipend to Mohammed Abed Odeh Harub, who was sentenced…
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Fast Forward Florida Park Hit With Anti-Semitic Graffiti
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic and satanic graffiti was spray-painted throughout a park in central Florida. The graffiti at the part in Wedgefield, Florida, was discovered by parents on Wednesday morning. Orange County officials said that park employees on Wednesday worked to clean and cover up the graffiti, under a local policy to remove defacement of public…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Paramedic Sues New York Hospital Over No-Skirts Policy
NEW YORK (JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish paramedic is suing a New York hospital for discrimination for not allowing her to wear skirts. In the civil suit filed Tuesday, Hadas Goldfarb says she was offered a job as a paramedic at the New York Presbyterian Hospital in 2015, but was terminated amid orientation after refusing to comply with the…
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Fast Forward Jonathan Pollard Loses Appeal To Ease Parole Conditions
(JTA) — A federal appeals court has rejected the request by Jonathan Pollard, a convicted spy for Israel, to lift restrictive parole conditions. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued the judgment on Wednesday, a week after hearing arguments. The parole terms issued upon Pollard’s release from a federal prison in November…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Sends Condolences To UK Over Manchester Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent condolences on behalf of the Israeli people to British Prime Minister Theresa May for the terror attack at a pop concert in Manchester. Netanyahu, speaking by phone with May on Wednesday evening, said Israel was ready to extend all necessary assistance to their joint war against terrorism,…
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