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Netanyahu: U.S. Must ‘Seize The Opportunity’ Of Trump’s Iran Deal Moves
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Middle East policy community to do what it could to “seize the opportunity” presented by President Donald Trump when he decertified Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal. “President Trump has created an opportunity to fix the grave flaws of the JCPOA,” Netanyahu said Sunday during a…
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Many Foundations Funding Project Veritas Also Fund Jewish Causes
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of the foundations that fund Project Veritas, a group that uses deception and selective editing to discredit the media and liberal groups, also fund Jewish causes. BuzzFeed tracked the tax returns of 26 foundations that have given money to Project Veritas after its latest gambit backfired this week: A woman…
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Anti-Vaxxers Are Furious At This Jewish Children’s Book
(JTA) — Like any self-respecting author, Ann D. Koffsky checks her Amazon rankings on a regular basis. “A little bit ridiculously,” she acknowledged. Yet when she noticed the rating for her most recent book had dropped to one-star overnight, it wasn’t so funny — especially once she started reading the user reviews. “This book is…
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Can A Jew From Miami Beach Be Florida’s Next Governor? Philip Levine Says Yes.
MIAMI (JTA) — One candidate for governor is a former congresswoman and the daughter of a former governor and U.S. senator. Another candidate is a mayor who grew up in a blue collar African-American family. A third political newcomer is a Harvard graduate who builds affordable housing. Florida has been known as a place where…
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He Wandered Into Gaza And Can’t Escape. They Want U.S. Help To Get Him Back.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ilan Mengistu knows his pitch to rescue his brother, Avera, should be a no-brainer to Jews — “pidyon shvuyim,” the redemption of the hostage, is among the greatest of commandments. But Mengistu also knows that the story he has to tell is not the straightforward narrative longed for by those who would…
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An Israeli Soldier Insists He Beat A Palestinian. The IDF Doesn’t Buy It
TEL AVIV (JTA) – Imagine for a moment that a soldier is suspected of misconduct in the field. Typically, someone might be expected to report the soldier, prompting the army to investigate. The soldier might deny any wrongdoing. Well, in Israel, a recent case unfolded in almost exactly the opposite way. A soldier admitted to beating…
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Judaism Is The Star At A Bible Museum Built By Evangelicals
WASHINGTON (JTA) — As the Burning Bush crackles, God’s name is heard. “Mow-zes,” God says in the mysterious mid-Atlantic accent that Hollywood once trained its actors to use — the one Anne Baxter as Nefertiti used to summon Charlton Heston’s Moses in the 1956 blockbuster “The Ten Commandments.” “Mow-zes, Mow-zes.” That epic, earnest and seemingly…
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Israeli Officials Abuzz Over Report On Trump’s Peace Plan
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The White House quickly denied an Israeli TV news report that claimed to reveal “key principles” of a U.S. plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. But that has not kept Israeli officials from reacting to it. Israel’s Hadashot news reported Saturday night that the Trump administration’s peace plan will recognize a Palestinian state, but will…
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ZOA Boss Calls Young Jewish Activist A ‘Mindless Idiot’ On Twitter
Days after hosting a gala attended by former Trump advisers Sebastian Gorka and Steve Bannon, the Zionist Organization of America’s longtime chief took to Twitter to unleash on leftist critics. In tweets this week, ZOA President Morton Klein attacked two young Jewish left-wing activists, calling one a “mindless idiot” and another a “pathetic frightened Jew”….
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BDS Campaign Wins Historic Victory At University Of Michigan On 11th Attempt
The student government at the University of Michigan passed a resolution early Wednesday morning that for the first time called on the school to investigate divesting from companies that do business in Israel, a possible watershed moment at a school with notably large Jewish and Arab-American populations. The vote, which passed 23-17 with five abstentions,…
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After Hurricane Harvey, She Made Mezuzahs For Displaced Jews’ New Homes
(JTA) — As Hurricane Harvey swept over Houston, Chava Gal-Or counted herself lucky. The water rose up to her door and a little bit seeped in, but her home did not flood. However, many in the Reform synagogue where she works had it much worse: Twenty-nine families lost their homes — about 15 percent of…
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