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Fast Forward Anti-Zionist Imam Who Gave Congressional Prayer Hits Back At Critics
(JTA) — The Texas imam who gave an invocation on the House floor responded to those who criticized his invitation over social posts in which he demonized Israel, likening the country to Nazi-era Germany. Omar Suleiman is the founder and president of the Dallas-based Yaqeen Institute, an organization that describes itself as a resource about…
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Fast Forward Israeli Government Picks Spot For New Town Named After Trump
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli government has selected a location for the establishment of a new Jewish community in the Golan Heights to be named after President Trump. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday that he will submit the decision for official approval by the new…
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Fast Forward Ukrainian Jews Can’t Agree On Whether Anti-Semitism Is Rising Or Falling
KIEV (JTA) — In the largest poll of Ukrainian Jews conducted in 15 years, nearly one fifth of 900 respondents (17 percent) said that anti-Semitism has increased in the country, whereas another fifth (21 percent) said the opposite. The data underline divisions among Ukrainian Jews over the effects of the 2014 revolution that toppled the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Attacked At Pro-Palestinian Event In Berlin
(JTA) — A video shows an Israeli man being attacked by a group of people at a pro-Palestinian event in Berlin. In a clip posted by the news agency Ruptly, which is owned by the Russian government network RT, about a dozen men are seen pushing and hitting the man before policemen are able to…
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Fast Forward Farrakhan Decries ‘Satanic Jews’ In Talk At Chicago Catholic Church
(JTA) — Louis Farrakhan punctuated a speech at a Chicago church Thursday with denials that he was anti-Semitic and an assertion that he was “here to separate the good Jews from the satanic Jews.” The longtime leader of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam spoke at the St. Sabina Catholic Church at the invitation of the Rev….
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Fast Forward Rabbis Met With New York Times To Discuss Anti-Semitic Cartoon, Israel Coverage
NEW YORK (JTA) — A dozen rabbis from across the major denominations met with the publisher and editorial page editor of The New York Times regarding the anti-Semitic cartoon it published and its general coverage of Israel. The meeting Wednesday morning at The Times offices in Midtown Manhattan lasted an hour and a half and…
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Fast Forward Free Measles Vaccines Available In Brooklyn Orthodox Neighborhoods
(JTA) — In response to the measles crisis in the haredi Orthodox community, free measles vaccinations will be available in haredi Orthodox neighborhoods of New York City. The vaccinations will be available Sunday without an appointment or insurance required at Hazolah rescue service garages in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park, Flatbush and Williamsburg. The…
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Fast Forward Student’s Swastika Sign Riles Wisconsin College’s Pro-Israel Event
(JTA) — A man brought a swastika sign to an event celebrating Israel’s independence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. About 250 students attended the daylong event held by the Students Supporting Israel campus group and the campus Hillel. Students confronted the man carrying the sign, who identified himself as Chris, the local ABC affiliate WISN…
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