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News David Irving Holocaust Denier Leads Tour Of Nazi Death Camps
(JTA) — British Holocaust denier David Irving is planning to lead a tour of Nazi death camps. Irving is taking deposits on his website for the tour of Nazi historical sites scheduled for September, the U.K. Jewish News reported. The nine-day tour, which costs $3,650, is scheduled to visit Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec and Majdanek. Publicity…
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Fast Forward New Zealand Jews ‘Sickened, Devastated’ By Deadly Mosque Shootings
(JTA) — Jewish groups from New Zealand and beyond expressed their horror at the slaying of at least 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch Friday. The New Zealand Jewish Council is ”sickened and devastated” by the attacks, in which at least one armed individual killed dozens of people by shooting them at close distance…
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Fast Forward New Zealand Killer Says His Model Was Nazi-Allied British Fascist Oswald Mosley
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Australian charged with participating in the killing 49 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques said his main inspiration was Oswald Mosley, the British fascist anti-Semite who was close to the Nazis. Brenton Tarrant, 28, posted a 73-page manifesto on social media before the attacks Friday in Christchurch. His overriding motive in…
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Fast Forward Iran Hacked Benny Gantz’s Phone, Israeli Authorities Believe
(JTA) — Israeli security services reportedly believe Iran hacked the smartphone of Benny Gantz, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival in the April 9 election. The Israel Security Agency informed Gantz, a former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, of the hack five weeks ago, Channel 12 reported Thursday. Gantz’s centrist Blue and…
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Fast Forward Pitzer College President Vetoes BDS Vote To End Haifa Study Abroad Program
(JTA) – Faculty at California’s Pitzer College voted in favor of suspending its study abroad program in Israel, but the institution’s president said he would ignore their motion. Thursday’s non-binding recommendation by faculty at the college governing body was spearheaded by proponents of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel, according to the American…
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Fast Forward J Street Launches Birthright-Style Israel Trip That Will Include Palestinians
(JTA) — J Street, the liberal Israel policy group, will compete with Birthright by launching its own free trip to Israel for college students. The trip will aim to introduce students firsthand to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the lives of Israelis and Palestinians. Organized by J Street U, the group’s college arm, it will take…
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Fast Forward Two Rockets Fired At Tel Aviv From Gaza
(JTA) — Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip reached the Tel Aviv area Thursday night. Sirens alerted residents that rockets were coming into the area just after 9 p.m. local time. Kan, the public broadcaster, quoted the Israeli army as saying that the rockets came from the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Hamas….
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Fast Forward State Department No Longer Calling West Bank, Golan ‘Occupied’ By Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration ended the policy of referring to the West Bank and the Golan Heights as “occupied” by Israel. The State Department’s annual report on global human rights issues, issued Wednesday, drops the “occupied” language from passages on the West Bank, Golan Heights and Gaza. It refers to the Golan Heights…
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