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Fast Forward English Cricket Star Wears ‘Save Gaza’ Wristband
England cricket star Moeen Ali is being investigated by the International Cricket Council after wearing wristbands that featured the slogans “Save Gaza” and “Free Palestine” during the second day of the third test against India at Southampton. Moeen, who has raised funds for charities helping those affected by the three-week conflict with Israel, has the…
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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic Incidents in Britain Double Since Start of Gaza War
Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain have risen since the start of Israel’s operation in Gaza. The Community Security Trust told the Jewish Chronicle that 70 anti-Semitic incidents had been reported in the period between the start of the operation on July 8 and Friday. The Daily Mail reported Sunday that more than 100 hate crimes have…
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Fast Forward British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Blasts Israel for Gaza ‘Collective Punishment’
Israel’s retaliatory air strikes on Gaza have been “deliberately disproportionate” and amount to “collective punishment”, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Thursday, in unusually robust criticism of a close British ally Clegg made his comments on the tenth day of fighting between Israel and Hamas during a five-hour humanitarian truce which prompted a…
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News Why British Orthodox Rabbi Fasts for Ramadan
(JTA) — A few hours into the 10th day of Ramadan, Rabbi Natan Levy was swapping fasting tips with a Muslim fellow passenger aboard the London Northern train line. Specifically, they were debating the merits of having a very large meal before sunrise — a technique adopted by many observant Muslims who are trying to cope…
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Fast Forward British SodaStream Repair Store Shut After 2 Years of Protests
An Israeli-owned store in England that sold replacement parts for SodaStream closed after two years of weekly boycott protests. The EcoStream shop in the coastal town of Brighton shut down last week, the Jewish Chronicle reported. The store sold the recyclable bottles for the SodaStream machines made in the factory in the West Bank settlement…
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Fast Forward British Jews Sell Headquarters for $10M
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has sold its central London headquarters for nearly $10 million. The board will remain in the building, in the Bloomsbury neighborhood, until early next year, the London Jewish Chronicle reported. It will relocate to the London Borough of Camden, where other Jewish and general communal organizations are sited….
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Fast Forward Jewish Gravestones Vandalized in Britain
Gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in England were painted with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti, and some were toppled. The vandalism in Manchester was discovered Monday; it is believed the attack occurred on Sunday or early Monday. A similar attack occurred earlier this month, according to the Manchester Evening News. Inspector Mike Reid of the Greater…
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Fast Forward British Soccer Fans Can Now Chant ‘Yid’ Without Fear of Arrest
Fans of the British soccer team Tottenham Hotspurs who use the term “yid” will not be arrested, British police said. Constable Steve Payne of London’s Metropolitan Police told a meeting of team fans last week that using the word is no longer an arrestable offense, but that fans could still be charged if accused of…
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