Cnaan Liphshiz
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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Breaking News Ban On Circumcision Is Splitting Norway’s Socialist Left
(JTA) — A proposal to support a ban on ritual circumcision and label it child abuse is splitting the leadership of a liberal party in Norway, which supports outreach to Muslim immigrants. Socialist Left Party secretary Kari Elisabeth Kaski will push for language supporting the ban in the party’s official platform during a general assembly meeting this…
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Breaking News Rep. Jerry Nadler ‘Disturbed’ By Forward Report On Sebastian Gorka
(JTA) — A congressman wrote a letter to President Donald Trump voicing concern over reports on the alleged membership of a White House counterterrorism adviser in a Hungarian nationalist group. The letter dated March 16 by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., followed the publication this week of an article in the Daily Forward that quoted two…
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Breaking News French Center-Right Appeals For Jewish Votes Against Le Pen
PARIS (JTA) — Even to his supporters, France’s center-right presidential hopeful Francois Fillon is a flawed candidate. Dogged by corruption scandals Fillon, who represents The Republicans party of former President Nicolas Sarkozy, was indicted Tuesday for allegedly funneling public funds illicitly to his children and wife. Fillon, a career politician and former prime minister, has…
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Breaking News Haredi Men Detained Allegedly En Route To Disrupt Jerusalem Marathon
(JTA) — Israeli police detained dozens of Haredi bus passengers whom officers said were bound for Jerusalem in order to disrupt the city’s annual marathon. The buses were intercepted Friday morning between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Army Radio reported. Police learned about the buses from a young man they arrested Thursday, the report said. He…
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Breaking News Arab-Israeli Lawmaker Who Smuggled Phones Into Jail To Serve 2 Years
(JTA) — An Arab-Israeli lawmaker who allegedly smuggled cell phones to Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons will resign and serve two years in jail as part of a plea bargain, Israeli media reported. Basel Ghattas of the Balad Party, which is part of the Arab Joint List, was suspended In January by the Knesset Ethics Committee….
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Breaking News Israeli Planes Strike In Syria, Intercept Anti-Aircraft Fire
(JTA) — Israel’s military carried out aerial strikes in Syria and intercepted missiles launched at its aircraft from the ground, the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said in an unusual statement. The strikes took place Thursday night, according to the statement. No Israelis were hurt during the strikes or from the anti-aircraft fire, the statement also…
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Fast Forward Dutch Anti-Islam Party Of Geert Wilders Heads For Defeat: Polls
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Dutch center-right ruling party emerged as the Netherlands’ largest in exit polls from the general elections Wednesday, despite predictions of a major electoral victory for the anti-Islam party of Geert Wilders. Volkskrant Daily exit polls showed Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy receiving 31 seats out of…
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Breaking News Troubling Signs For Jews In Feud Between Turkey And Netherlands
([JTA](http://www.jta.org ” “JTA”)) — The thousands of people who gathered outside the Turkish consulate of this port city on Saturday patiently waited for hours, chatting with friends and relatives. Waving Turkish flags, they had gathered on a chilly evening to listen to a Cabinet minister from Turkey arguing in favor of a government-led referendum next…
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