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Fast Forward ‘Business Can Be A Bridge’: SodaStream Will Set Up Plant In Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — SodaStream is setting up a manufacturing plant in Gaza. SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum made the announcement Thursday at a conference in Jerusalem sponsored by the Israeli business publication Globes. He appeared on stage at the conference with Ramon Laguarta, CEO of Pepsico, which acquired the Israeli home-carbonated drinks company this year for…
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Fast Forward 3 Arrested For Vandalizing Penn State Fraternity Menorah
(JTA) — Three men were arrested for the theft and vandalism earlier this month of the nine-foot menorah in front of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at Penn State University. The incident took place on Dec. 2. A member of the fraternity attempted to stop the men as they vandalized the menorah and was assaulted,…
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Fast Forward Five Leaders Of Jewish Cult Lev Tahor Arrested In Mexico
(JTA) — Five leaders of Lev Tahor, a fringe haredi Orthodox sect, were arrested in Mexico. Their arrest was a joint operation between Interpol and the FBI, Yeshiva World News reported on Wednesday. The group has faced allegations of kidnapping, sexual abuse and child abuse. Among those arrested are Nachman Helbrans, the son of former sect leader Shlomo…
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Fast Forward A Pair Of Brothers Was Behind Two Recent West Bank Shooting Attacks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A pair of brothers was behind two recent shooting attacks at West Bank bus stops that took place four days apart. Asem Barghouti carried out an attack on Dec. 12 near a bus stop outside of the Givat Asaf settlement, killing two soldiers and injuring a civilian woman and another Israeli soldier,…
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Fast Forward Belgian Soccer Fans Sing Chant About Burning Jews
(JTA) — Soccer fans in Belgium chanted about burning Jews during a match in the city of Bruges, Belgian media reported. La Derniere Heure published footage from the Aug. 26 match on Wednesday. It shows dozens of fans celebrating their local team’s victory over Brussels’ Anderlecht team that day by singing in Flemish: “My father…
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Fast Forward Israel Will ‘Intensify’ Fight Against Iran In Syria After U.S. Withdraws
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will step up its fight against [Iran](https://forward.com/tag/iran/ “Iran”) in Syria after the United States withdraws its troops from her neighbor to the north. “We will continue to take very strong action against Iran’s attempts to entrench itself in Syria. In neither of these sectors do we intend to lessen our efforts;…
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Fast Forward ‘Fake News’ Sign Points To San Antonio Holocaust Museum
(JTA) — A sign reading “Fake News” and “#MAGA” was planted with an arrow pointing at the marquee of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio. The sign discovered on the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community was removed on Tuesday morning, the news website MySanAntonio reported. It was discovered…
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Fast Forward West Bank Settlement Construction Drops In Third Quarter
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Settlement construction dropped sharply in the third quarter of 2018, according to new statistics released by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. According to the CBS’ figures, reported on Wednesday in The Jerusalem Post, housing starts in the disputed West Bank dipped by 52 percent compared to the previous quarter. Despite Israel’s right-wing government, which…
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