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Fast Forward Baby Removed From List Of Palestinians Killed In Gaza Border Violence
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An 8-month-old infant who died during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops has been removed from the list of those killed during the violence. The baby’s name, Layla al-Ghandour, was removed from the list last week, The Times of Israel reported, citing the British newspaper The Guardian. The decision about whether…
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Fast Forward Adelson Flew Guatemala’s Leaders To Dedication Of Its New Jerusalem Embassy
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson flew Guatemala’s delegation to the opening of its new embassy in Jerusalem in his private plane. Guatemala opened its new embassy on May 16 in the Technological Park of southern Jerusalem’s Malha neighborhood. It became the second country to move its main diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv,…
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Fast Forward Five Of Top Seven Wealthiest People In Australia Are Jewish
SYDNEY (JTA) — Five of the top seven positions on the list of Australia’s wealthiest people are members of the Jewish community. The country’s wealthiest person according to the Business Review Weekly is Melbourne’s Anthony Pratt with $12.9 billion Australian dollars or $9.75 billion U.S. The BRW reports that Donald Trump’s tax cuts and allowing a 100…
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Fast Forward More Than Half Of France Says Zionism Is A Jewish Conspiracy
(JTA) — Zionism is a Jewish conspiracy meant to manipulate Western societies to benefit Jews. That’s the belief of a majority of 1,007 French respondents to a poll about the Jewish nationalist movement. Some 53 percent of the respondents to the survey conducted this year by the Ifop polling company agreed with the statement that…
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Fast Forward British Blogger Who Sang About Holocaust Denial Convicted
(JTA) — A British blogger who posted songs on YouTube denying the Holocaust was convicted in London of sending “offensive, indecent or menacing messages.” Alison Chabloz, 54, was convicted by a Westminster Magistrates’ Court judge Friday for writing, performing and disseminating three songs about Nazi persecution, including one about the young diarist Anne Frank. Chabloz,…
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Fast Forward IDF Strikes Southern Gaza Military Targets With Tanks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces struck a Hamas target in the southern Gaza Strip with tank fire. The attack early on Sunday morning was in response to a bomb placed near the border fence between Israel and Gaza, the IDF said in a statement. Three Gazans were killed in the attack, according to…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas To Remain In Hospital, Despite Discharge Announcement
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ doctor said the Palestinian leader will not leave the hospital despite announcing that he would be discharged. Abbas has been in the hospital since early last week, the third time he was hospitalized since undergoing ear surgery earlier this month. He reportedly had a high fever when…
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Breaking News Democrats Ask Why Israeli Firm Was Hired To Spy On Obama Officials
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The top Democrats on the House Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees want an Israeli spy firm to share data on its alleged campaign against Obama administration officials associated with the Iran nuclear deal. “We are writing to request documents relating to reports that Black Cube conducted a ‘dirty ops’ campaign against former Obama…
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