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Fast Forward Pompeo: Trump Admin Will Leverage Aid To Syria To Remove Iranian Troops
WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration’s goal is to remove Iran and its proxies from Syria, and it will use assistance to Syria as an incentive to do so. That formula is likely to disappoint Israel, where security and government officials have held out for a more forceful…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Fliers Blaming Jews For Kavanaugh Allegations Found In Iowa
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic flyers that blame Jews for the sexual assault allegations against newly sworn-in Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were hung on the doors of Iowa organizations. The hate flyers discovered on Monday are the same ones posted on at least four college campuses across the country. The flyers were posted on the doors…
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Fast Forward Thousands Of Acres Of Forest Destroyed By Gaza Arson Balloons
JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than 3,000 acres of forest in the Northern and Western Negev desert have been damaged by arson attacks from Gaza. Marking six months since Palestinians in Gaza began sending incendiary balloons and kites over the border toward southern Israel, Keren Kayemeth L’Yisrael-Jewish National Fund reported Wednesday that some 3,279 acres, a…
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Fast Forward Flyers At Three Universities Blame Jews For Kavanaugh Assault Allegations
(JTA) — A flyer blaming Jews for the sexual assault allegations against newly sworn-in Justice Brett Kavanaugh were posted on the University of California, Davis campus. The flyers discovered on Monday read: “Every time some Anti-White, Anti-American, Anti-freedom event takes place, you look at it, and it’s Jews behind it.” The flyer shows an image…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump: I Will Not Replace Nikki Haley At The United Nations
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ivanka Trump counted herself out as ambassador to the United Nations. “It is an honor to serve in the White House alongside so many great colleagues and I know that the President will nominate a formidable replacement for Ambassador Haley,” President Donald Trump’s daughter and top adviser said Tuesday after Trump spurred…
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Fast Forward Student Population At NYC Jewish Schools Rivals Numbers At Charter Schools
(JTA) — The number of students attending Jewish day schools and yeshivas in New York City is nearly as large as the entire New York City-based charter school population, according to the New York state Department of Education. The number K-12 students attending Jewish day schools and yeshivas in the city now exceeds 110,000, an…
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Fast Forward Israeli Swimmer Sets New Record In Youth Olympic Games
BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Israel started the first day of the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires with a gold medal in swimming. Anastasia Gorbenko, 15, won the Women’s 200m Individual Medley on Sunday. She also set a new Israeli record of 2:12.88. Israel’s national anthem, “Hatikva,” was heard poolside during the medal ceremony on…
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Fast Forward German Jewish Groups Condemn Jewish Support For Right-Populist AfD Party
(JTA) – Germany’s Jewish umbrella organization and a host of other Jewish groups have joined to condemn the right-populist party Alternative for Germany – and to decry a new group that purports to represent Jews in the party. The Central Council of Jews in Germany in a statement issued on Sunday said the AfD —…
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