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Arab Leaders Vow To Relaunch Mideast Peace Talks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Arab leaders declared their willingness to help advance the two-state solution, signaling that Palestinian demands would have to be addressed before, not after, any regional embrace of Israel. The closing statement of the annual Arab League Summit, hosted by Jordan, said Wednesday that “peace is a strategic option” for its members. The Arab…
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Attacks On French Jews Drop By Half
(JTA) — French authorities recorded a 58 percent drop last year in anti-Semitic incidents in a report that identified only far-right perpetrators and questioned the existence of a new anti-Semitism by Muslims over Israel’s actions. The annual report by the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights published Thursday on its website counted 335 anti-Semitic incidents…
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Israeli Teen Suspected Of JCC Bomb Threats Ordered Held In Jail
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli court ordered the Israeli-American teen arrested on suspicion of calling in more than 100 bomb threats to JCCs and Jewish institutions held in custody for another week. The suspect, 19, appeared Wednesday in Rishon Letzion Magistrate’s Court. His father, who had been detained on suspicion that he knew about his…
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Pro-Trump Radio Host Alex Jones Rants That George Soros Is Head Of ‘Jewish Mafia’
(JTA) — Radio host and Donald Trump supporter Alex Jones ranted about “the Jewish mafia,” which he said was run by Jewish billionaire George Soros. Jones was responding to a caller to his radio show who claimed that “the Jewish mafia” was supporting efforts by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to “derail the Trump presidency.”…
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Ivanka Trump To Become Unpaid White House Assistant To Donald
(JTA) — Ivanka Trump will become an official government employee acting as a special adviser to her father, President Donald Trump. Last week, it was reported that the president’s Jewish daughter was working out of a West Wing office and was in the process of receiving a government security clearance. But in statement Wednesday, Ivanka Trump acknowledged concerns that…
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Thousands Gather At United Nations To Oppose BDS
NEW YORK (JTA) — Thousands filled the United Nations General Assembly hall for a conference opposing the BDS movement. The conference on Wednesday, sponsored by the World Jewish Congress and Israel’s mission to the U.N., focused on ways to combat the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel. Sessions concerned opposing BDS on campus, among…
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Should Opposing The Occupation Get These Israeli Teens Out Of The Army?
TEL AVIV (JTA) – They’re both named Tamar. They’re both 19. And they both refuse to perform mandatory service in the Israeli army because of their opposition to Israel’s actions in the West Bank. But after back-to-back hearings at the Tel Hashomer army base Monday, the army deemed only Tamar Zeevi a conscientious objector. She…
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Holocaust Survivor Warns Trump’s Immigration Enforcer: ‘History Is Not On Your Side’
(JTA) — A Holocaust survivor known for speaking to schools about his experiences confronted federal and local officials about immigration arrests. Bernard Marks earned loud cheers on Tuesday after he confronted the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Thomas Homan, at a public forum in Sacramento, California. “When I was a little boy in…
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Israel Won’t Sanction Yeshiva Over Leader’s Comments On Female Soldiers
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Defense Ministry said it would not remove recognition from a pre-military yeshiva in the West Bank over comments by its leader that disparaged female soldiers. The ministry made the announcement Wednesday after Israel’s attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, said that the defense minister lacks the authority to withdraw recognition of the yeshiva’s programs, Ynet reported. Defense Minister Avigdor…
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Palestinian Woman Killed During Attempted Stabbing Attack In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian woman armed with a knife attempted to stab Israeli Border Police officers outside the Damascus gate in Jerusalem. Border guards shot and killed the woman as she approached them with a pair of scissors on Wednesday afternoon. None of the border officers were hurt in the incident. The Palestinian Ministry of…
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Bob Dylan Will Finally Pick Up His Nobel Prize In Stockholm
(JTA) — American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will receive his Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm. The Swedish Academy will hand over his Nobel diploma and Nobel medial in a “small and intimate” setting and no media will be present, Sara Danius, secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Wednesday in a blogpost. Dylan is scheduled to…
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