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Fast Forward New York DMV Will Invalidate Anti-Semitic License Plate
(JTA) — New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles has begun the process of revoking a vanity license plate that contains an anti-Semitic acronym. The license plate belongs to Paul Schmieder of Queens and reads “GTKRWN,” which stands for “gas the kikes, race war now,” the New York Daily News first reported. The plate is attached…
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Fast Forward Massachusetts Man Faces Hate Crimes Charges For Assaulting Elderly Jewish Woman
(JTA) — A Cambridge, Massachusetts man faces hate crime charges after he allegedly attacked a senior citizen woman while shouting anti-Semitic statements. Jarrett Harris, 62, was arrested on Thursday and charged with assault and battery on someone age 60 or older, and assault and battery with intent to intimidate, a hate crimes charge. The victim,…
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Fast Forward Jewish Nurse Showed Compassion While Caring For Synagogue Shooter
(JTA) — The nurse who cared for alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers identified himself in a post on social media. Ari Mahler came forward in a heartfelt post Saturday night on Facebook. Mahler was one of three Jewish doctors and nurses to tend to Bowers when he was brought to Allegheny General Hospital with…
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Fast Forward Iranian Crowds Chant ‘Death To Israel,’ ‘Down With U.S.’
(JTA) — Crowds of Iranians called for “Death to Israel” and “Down to U.S.” in a rally to mark the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The rally in the capital of Tehran comes as the United States restored all sanctions that had been lifted on Iran during the era of the Iran…
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Fast Forward Knesset Rejects Bill Allowing Gay Couples To Have Children Through Surrogates
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Knesset has rejected a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to have children by surrogacy. The bill to extend surrogacy to single men and same-sex parents was voted down Wednesday during a preliminary reading in a 49-41 vote. In July, the Knesset passed a surrogacy law that expanded eligibility to…
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Fast Forward British Police Probe Alleged Anti-Semitic Hate Speech Within Labour Party
(JTA) — Police in the London area initiated a criminal investigation into allegations of anti-Semitic hate speech within the Labour Party. The probe is a significant development because until now, hate speech within Labour had been handled mostly internally or, in rare occasions, by broader ethics panels. Cressida Dick, a senior police officer, told the…
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Fast Forward Rep. Steve King Shouts Down Question Linking His Views To Pittsburgh Shooter
(JTA) — Rep. Steve King refused to answer a voter’s question at a public forum about similarities between his worldview and that of the alleged killer of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The exchange, in which King, R-Iowa, brought up his support for Israel to discredit the legitimacy of the question, occurred on Thursday…
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Fast Forward Abraham Foxman Criticizes Israeli Officials For Politicizing Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Abraham Foxman, the former national director of the Anti-Defamation League who is known for his closeness to the Israeli establishment, has a message for Israeli officials defending President Donald Trump in the wake of the worst-ever attack on U.S. Jews: Butt out. “I think Israeli officials and Israeli representatives should come and…
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