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Fast Forward Tlaib Defends BDS On CNN, Says She’d Boycott Muslims Countries Too
(JTA) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan defended her support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel and said she would support a boycott of Muslim countries, like Saudi Arabia or Egypt. Tlaib, who is Palestinian-American, said the movement is “pushing back against racist policies in Israel” during an interview Sunday on…
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Fast Forward John Lewis Backs The Right To Boycott — Even Though He Opposes BDS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., explained why he backed a resolution upholding the right to boycott “at home and abroad” — even though he also voted to condemn the boycott, divestment and sanction movement aimed at Israel. Lewis was a cosponsor of a House resolution, 496,. “affirming that all Americans…
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Fast Forward CNN Photo Editor Resigns Over Anti-Semitic Tweets
(JTA) — A photo editor who began working at CNN in January resigned after some anti-Semitic tweets he made in 2011 were discovered. Mohammed Elshamy, a 25-year-old former photojournalist with the Anadolu news agency, quit Thursday night after an employee of Israel’s Government Press Office flagged on Twitter some of the anti-Semitic statement by Elshamy,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Embassy In Finland Attacked For 15th Time
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli embassy in Finland has been vandalized by neo-Nazi and far right extremists at least 15 times in the last year and a half. The embassy, located in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, was most recently attacked last weekend, Ynet reported. In that attack, the glass front door of the embassy…
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Fast Forward Israelis Banned From French City Center — In Order To ‘Prevent’ Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Citing the risk of anti-Semitic incidents, authorities in eastern France are forbidding soccer fans from Israel to come to the center of Strasbourg and fly their country’s flag. The prohibitions, which are unusual and provoked vociferous criticism, came in a four-page order Thursday from the head of the Bas-Rhin district office prior to…
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Fast Forward Over 1,400 Rabbis Sign Letter Supporting Asylum Seekers
(JTA) — More than 1,400 Jewish clergy from across the United States have signed a letter that calls on government officials to protect the legal right to seek asylum in the United States. HIAS, an immigrant advocacy and aid group formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, organized the petition. It calls on elected officials…
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Fast Forward Iowa Man Charged With Making Anti-Semitic Threats To Major Jewish Group
(JTA) — An Iowa man was arrested for allegedly threatening a New York-based Jewish organization by phone and email. Garrett Kelsey, 31, of Cedar Rapids, was charged Tuesday in an Iowa courtroom with one count of transmitting threats to injure a person across state lines, which carries a maximum five-year sentence. Kelsey, whose Facebook page…
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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff Asks Trump To Commute His 150-Year Sentence
(JTA) — Bernie Madoff has asked President Trump to commute his sentence. Madoff, 81, filled a request with the Justice Department between one and three months ago, The Hill reported. The Justice Department’s website lists the request as “pending,” and says it is updated to July 1. The request is for clemency, not a pardon….
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