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Anti-Semitism Spikes in Poland — Stoked by Populist Surge Against Refugees
Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Poland, a country with almost no Jews. A new national study conducted by the Center for Research on Prejudice at the University of Warsaw finds a significant increase in negative attitudes toward Jews since 2014. The research, covering the years 2014-2016, shows that anti-Semitic hate speech is becoming increasingly…
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Nikki Haley Gets Jewish Backing in Confirmation for UN Post — Tillerson and Pompeo Move Ahead
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top Trump administration nominees for foreign policy and security posts are advancing through the Senate. On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., a congressman known for his hard-line opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, as CIA director. Also Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Nikki Haley, the South Carolina…
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Israel Ordered To Release Body of Bedouin Driver Who Ran Over Cop
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the state to release the body of a Bedouin teacher who ran over a police officer during demonstrations in an unauthorized Bedouin village over home demolitions. Police shot and killed Yacoub Abu al Kiyan, 50, as he attempted to drive through the demonstrations on the way to work….
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Women Bring Torah Scroll to Western Wall Prayer Service
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Original Women of the Wall group held a prayer service in the women’s section of the Western Wall that included a Torah scroll. It was the first time that women have succeeded in bringing in and reading from a Torah scroll at the Western Wall since an interim Supreme Court ruling said…
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Why Sarah Silverman Isn’t Happy ‘Alt-Right’s Richard Spencer Got Punched Out
It seemed like something that could unite a broad swath of Jews: Richard Spencer — figurehead for the infamously white nationalist “alt-right” movement — was punched in the face at an anti-Trump inauguration protest on Saturday. While giving an interview to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Spencer was explaining the meaning of the Pepe the Frog symbol —…
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Rudy Giuliani Will Take ‘I Like You Very Much’ Message From Trump to Netanyahu
(JTA) — Former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani said he will bring a message from President Donald Trump to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits Israel this week. Appearing Monday morning on “Fox and Friends,” Giuliani was asked whether he will be relaying a message to Netanyahu from Trump during a business trip starting that evening….
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Israeli Army Has a Smoking Problem: Study
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Nearly 40 percent of Israelis are smokers by the time they finish their compulsory army service, according to a new study. That is twice as high as the overall national rate and dramatically higher than among American soldiers, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research….
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WATCH: Shia LaBeouf Shouts Down White Supremacist Sloganeer
Actor and performance artist Shia LaBeouf shouted down a man espousing white supremacist doctrine in an altercation that was live streamed as part of a protest art piece against President Donald Trump over the weekend. An unnamed man wearing a grey hat and a black backpack interrupted a group chant led by LaBeouf to face…
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Is Trump Putting Embassy Move to Jerusalem on Back Burner?
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s team spoke often about moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. But since Trump took office, the contentious issue is more nuanced and may already be moving to the back burner. In a statement before a first post-inauguration phone call between Trump and Israeli Prime…
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Irish University Scraps Conference Questioning Israel’s Legitimacy
(JTA) — An Irish university cancelled a conference that questioned the legitimacy of the state of Israel after management determined the university security would not be able to handle the expected protests. The University College Cork said last week that the conference scheduled for March cannot take place at that time, the Irish Examiner reported….
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Netanyahu Plans February Visit to Meet Trump in Washington
President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Washington in early February during a phone call in which they discussed the importance of strengthening the U.S.-Israeli relationship, the White House said on Sunday. In his first call with Netanyahu since taking office on Friday, Trump stressed his “unprecedented commitment to Israel’s security.”…
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