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Fast Forward Tensions flare at L.A. anti-annexation rally
With the Covid-19 pandemic surging in Southern California and the state teetering on the verge of another lockdown, scores of protestors formed a car caravan around the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles to protest Israel’s annexation of the West Bank planned for that day. The protest started on the ground early Wednesday morning, July 1,…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Group Convinces Software Company To Block BDS ‘Terrorists’
(JTA) — Donorbox, a U.S. software company, blocked a fundraising account of the Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel. The firm announced the move Friday, saying it followed a complaint by a pro-Israel group that said the campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel has links to militant organizations, the Associated Press reported. The decision…
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Fast Forward Trump Names Jewish Pro-Israel Security Expert To Senior Intelligence Post
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump chose as the deputy chairwoman of the intelligence advisory board a Jewish national security expert who is well known in the pro-Israel national security community. Samantha Ravich was named to the board, which helps shape intelligence policy, on Tuesday. Ravich, a former deputy national security adviser to Vice President Dick…
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Fast Forward Trump Names Christian Pro-Israel Activist To Religious Freedoms Commission
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump named Gary Bauer, the Washington director of Christians United for Israel, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. “We have seen a disturbing rise in anti-Semitism and persecution of Christians around the world, but especially in the Middle East,” Bauer, a veteran of top Education Department posts in…
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Life Pro-Israel Swag Brand Proclaims That It’s ‘Combatting BDS’
From protest slogans to performative support hashtags (a la #timesup) — proclaiming one’s identity and opinion sartorially is trendy. And for people who are pro-Israel and anti-BDS, One948 will provide the swag you need to wear your opinion on your sleeve. One948, a play on the year of Israel’s founding, is an apparel company created…
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Fast Forward Justice Department Settles With Pro-Israel Group Over Delay In Tax Exemption
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Justice Department settled with Z Street, a right-wing pro-Israel group that was for years denied tax-exempt status. The group complained that its 2009 application for U.S. tax-exempt status was being unduly scrutinized because of its connection to Israel. It was granted in 2016. In a statement, the Justice Department did not …
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Fast Forward Poll Shows Dropping Democratic Support For Israel. Here’s What You Need To Know.
A new Pew Research Center survey published Tuesday highlighted what Israelis and pro-Israel activists in the U.S. have feared for years — Israel is becoming a partisan issue, and the gap between Democrats’ and Republicans’ opinions of Israel is only growing. According to Pew, the partisan divide on Israel has reached a record level, with…
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