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Fast Forward Jewish ICE Detainee May Not Be Getting Kosher Food, Congresswoman Says
NEW YORK (JTA) — A Jewish man being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New York state has complained of receiving meals that are not strictly kosher, according to Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y. In a statement Tuesday, Velazquez said that the law enforcement agency “has a troubling pattern of ignoring important religious considerations for…
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Fast Forward Texas State Government Divests $72 Million From Company That Boycotts Israel
(JTA) — State agencies in Texas have started to divest some $72 million worth of stock in a company that boycotts Israel to comply with a 2017 law. The measure bans the state from doing business with companies that observe the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. Two state pension funds — the Employees Retirement…
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Fast Forward Sanders: Omar Isn’t Anti-Semitic But Must Do ‘Better Job’ Speaking To Jews
(JTA) — Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said that he does not consider Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota to be an anti-Semite, but that she has to do a “better job in speaking to the Jewish community.” Sanders participated Monday evening in a televised town hall meeting in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, hosted by Fox News Channel….
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Fast Forward WATCH: Cardi B Endorses Bernie Sanders For President
(JTA) — Cardi B is supporting Bernie Sanders for president. The rapper said she likes the 77-year-old Jewish Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate because of his long history of activism. “I don’t know, you know, I’ma always go with Bernie,” she told Variety. “Bernie don’t say things to be cool. Like, there’s pictures of…
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Fast Forward Reconstructionist Movement Backs Anti-BDS Measure – But 60 Rabbis Disagree
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Over 60 Reconstructionist rabbis and rabbinical students said they were disappointed in the movement for backing a congressional resolution that would condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. Reconstructing Judaism, an umbrella body for Reconstructionist groups, on April 3 joined another four progressive groups in backing a bipartisan anti-BDS resolution…
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Fast Forward Pro-Palestinian Activists Interrupt Cory Booker Campaign Rally
(JTA) — Pro-Palestinian activists interrupted the “hometown kickoff” for the presidential campaign of Sen. Cory Booker. Booker, D-N.J., held the event in Newark, New Jersey, where he served as mayor from 2006-2013. It was the launch of what he is calling his The rally on Saturday kicked off a two-week national tour for Booker, titled…
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Fast Forward Israel Already Planning Its Next Moon Mission
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Beresheet 2 project will launch effective immediately, SpaceIL chairman Morris Kahn announced on Saturday evening. In a statement posted on Facebook in both English and Hebrew, the South African born billionaire said: “We are going to actually put a new spacecraft on the moon and we are going to complete the…
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Fast Forward French Man Stabs Neighbor Because He ‘Wanted To Kill A Jew’
(JTA) — A man in northern France said he stabbed his neighbor because he “wanted to kill a Jew.” The attack, first reported on April 8, occurred in Bourdon, a commune in the Somme department in northern France, on April 5, the French-language 20 Minutes news website reported. The victim, a 58-year-old man, was stabbed…
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