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Fast Forward Mark Zuckerberg’s Snub Of British Parliament Over Scandal Branded ‘Astonishing’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to answer questions from British lawmakers about a scandal over the firm’s data is “astonishing,” the parliamentary committee chief who invited him to attend said on Tuesday. “Given the extraordinary evidence that we’ve heard so far today… it is absolutely astonishing that Mark Zuckerberg is not prepared to submit…
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Fast Forward Thousands Protest Anti-Semitism In UK Labour Party
(JTA) — Approximately 2,000 people gathered outside the houses of Parliament in London to protest anti-Semitism in the British Labour Party. The protest Monday also criticized Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, whom British Jewish leaders have charged with enabling anti-Semitism in the party. Corbyn published a written apology ahead of the protest. Organized by Britain’s Jewish…
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Fast Forward British Jews Rally Against ‘Anti-Semitic’ Jeremy Corbyn
(JTA) — Leaders of British Jewry in an open letter to the country’s Labour Party said “again and again” party leader Jeremy Corbyn “has sided with anti-Semites rather than Jews.” The letter sent on Monday to Member of Parliament John Cryer, chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, said: “Today, leaders of British Jewry tell Jeremy…
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Fast Forward British Opposition Leader Regrets Defending Mural He Now Says Is Anti-Semitic
(JTA) — Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the United Kingdom’s Labour party, said he had been wrong to support an artist who had painted a mural in London that Corbyn is now saying was anti-Semitic. Corbyn, whose critics say has failed to confront the proliferation of anti-Semitism in the party by his supporters since he…
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Fast Forward London Bagel Shop Fights Plan To Replace It With Obesity Clinic
(JTA) — The Jewish owners of a popular bagel shop in London vowed to fight their landlord’s plans to turn their building into an anti-obesity clinic. Shalom Hot Bagels in northeast London told The Jewish Chronicle that they had not been consulted on the move, which the building’s owner filed with municipal planning authorities, the…
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Fast Forward Activist Uses ‘Three Billboards’ To Shame U.K. Labour Party For Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Inspired by an Oscar-nominated American film, activists against anti-Semitism in Britain raised thousands of dollars for erecting three billboards outside the headquarters of the Labour Party. Days after setting up an appeal for donations on an online crowd-funding platform, the Community United against Labour Party Antisemitism, or Culpa, group raised $4,860 out of their…
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Fast Forward London Jewish School Censored ‘Homosexual’ From Textbook
An Orthodox Jewish school for girls in London blacked out the word “homosexual” from an official textbook, along with references to women and men hanging around together, according to a report in The Guardian. The textbook, titled “Understanding the Modern World,” is part of the official curriculum of the state-funded school. School authorities censored an…
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Fast Forward Meghan Markle Has Secret Baptism — With Water From Jordan River
Meghan Markle has been baptized by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual head of the Church of England, ahead of her wedding to Britain’s Prince Harry. The 45-minute ceremony, using holy water from the Jordan River, was conducted by Justin Welby, spiritual head of the Anglican communion of millions of Christians globally. It took place…
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