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Fast Forward After Legal Challenges, Texas Moves To Amend Anti-BDS Law
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Texas lawmakers are amending a law banning business with Israel boycotters after the application of the law was vexed by embarrassing incidents and at least one lawsuit. State Rep. Steve King, who authored the original 2017 bill banning the state from doing business with those who abide by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions…
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Fast Forward House Republicans Pushing For Vote On Anti-BDS Bill Despite Pelosi’s Block
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are joining in an effort to force a vote on a bill that targets Israel boycotters. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House’s second-ranked Republican, on Wednesday announced plans to force a rule change that would bring to the floor a broad Middle East policy…
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Fast Forward Trump: ‘Better Chance’ For Peace With Netanyahu Winning
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his re-election as Israeli prime minister and said it paved the way for peace in the Middle East. “I’d like to congratulate Bibi Netanyahu,” was the first thing Trump said Wednesday as he approached a gaggle of reporters on the White House lawn. “It looks like…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Wins Narrow Victory In Israel’s Election
(JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu appears likely to win a fifth term as Israel’s prime minister as right-wing parties have maintained their majority in Israel’s election. With more than 95 percent of the vote counted in Tuesday’s election, Netanyahu’s Likud party and the opposition Blue and White party are virtually tied, with more than one million…
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Fast Forward Airbnb Will Cancel Its Ban On West Bank Settlement Listings
(JTA) — In a reversal of a 2018 policy announcement, Airbnb will not remove West Bank settlement listings from its website. The policy change came in a court settlement Monday between the vacation rental company and a dozen American Jewish plaintiffs who had sued the company, organized by Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Center, a pro-Israel law organization….
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Fast Forward Iranian Website Spreads Fake News That Israel Does Medical Tests On Prisoners
(JTA) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — An Iranian news portal in Latin America has published an article claiming that Israel uses Palestinian prisoners for “new medical trials.” Despite citing no evidence for the claim, the HispanTV report Wednesday has spread to outlets across Latin America, including the El Ciudadano monthly in Chile and the website of an…
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Fast Forward Fundraiser Nets $8,000 For Gay Orthodox Rabbinical Student Denied Ordination
(JTA) — A fundraiser on behalf of Daniel Atwood, the gay rabbinical student who was denied ordination at a liberal Orthodox rabbinical seminary, has raised more than $8,000, including $3,000 in its first hour alone. Atwood was denied ordination at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, a liberal Orthodox rabbinical seminary in New York City. The school knew…
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Fast Forward Uber Fires London Driver Who Refused To Take Jews
(JTA) — Uber dropped a driver in London who allegedly said he would not take Jews. Two men who were wearing kippahs said the driver, identified as “Ahmed,” refused to pick them up after they were matched with him on the Uber app, the Jewish Chronicle reported. The driver dropped off another passenger then “turned…
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