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Fast Forward BDS Vote Loses At University Of Maryland
(JTA) — The student government of the University of Maryland rejected an Israel divestment resolution. The resolution was defeated on Wednesday night after a five-hour meeting by a vote of 25 against, 9 in favor and 2 abstentions. More than 100 students addressed the Student Government Association prior to the vote, the University of Maryland…
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Fast Forward Most Americans Like Israelis But Not Netanyahu’s Government: Poll
(JTA) — Republicans and Democrats may hold widely disparate views of Israel’s government, a new survey found, but both have positive vibes about Israelis. The Pew Research Center study, released Wednesday, found that while 61 percent of Republicans had a favorable view of Israel’s government — led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the right-wing…
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Fast Forward Watching ‘Spider-Man’ Can Decrease Spider Phobia, Israeli Researchers Find
(JTA) — It sounds like a teenager’s dream: Could watching superhero movies have actual health benefits? Two Israeli researchers think so. They found that exposing people to short clips of “Spider-Man” and “Ant-Man” films reduced their phobias of spiders and ants. Menachem Ben-Ezra from the School of Social Work at Ariel University and Yaakov Hoffman…
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Fast Forward U. Of Maryland Student Government Won’t Change BDS Vote Scheduled For Passover
(JTA) — The University of Maryland “regrets” that a student government vote on an Israel divestment resolution will be held on Passover — but the student government said the date could not be changed. On Wednesday, the Student Government Association is set to vote on a bill that calls on the university to divest from…
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Fast Forward Men-Only Swimming Hours At Majority-Orthodox Condo Pool Is Illegal, Court Rules
(JTA) — A federal appeals court has ruled that separate swimming hours at a condominium complex in Lakewood, New Jersey is illegal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a decision on Monday said that the separate swimming hours in the outdoor pool of the A Country Place over-55 community were a…
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Fast Forward Alabama Pro-Life Law Compared Abortion To Holocaust
Update, May 16: The combined bill was passed by the state legislature and signed into law on Wednesday, May 15 by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. (JTA) — Alabama state lawmakers drew comparisons between the Holocaust and abortion in bills introduced earlier this month. Sen. Greg Albritton and Rep. Terri Collins, both Republicans, introduced matching bills…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Pushes Back After Bernie Sanders Calls Netanyahu Government ‘Racist’
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee pushed back against Bernie Sanders for calling Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “racist.” The pro-Israel lobby, in a tweet that did not mention the Democratic presidential hopeful by name, said it was counterproductive when American leaders used “name-calling” against their Israeli counterparts. “The U.S.-Israel alliance serves America’s interests,”…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner: Mueller Investigation Damaged Country More Than Russian Interference
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jared Kushner said that the special counsel investigation into Russian interference was “much more harmful” than the Russian interference itself. “The investigations and all the speculation that has happened over the last few years has had a much harsher impact on democracy than a few Facebook ads,” President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and…
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