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Fast Forward This Flow Chart Shows Why Israel Is Bad At Condemning Nazis
A blogger for the Hebrew language edition of Haaretz tweeted out a “Starter chart to the [Israeli] right” in the aftermath of the events in Charlottesville this past weekend. The chart cheekily suggests that Israel’s right is friends with Nazis who support Israeli, and hate non-Nazis who hate Israel. The flow chart was posted in…
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Fast Forward Politician Switches From ‘Greedy Jewish Landlords’ To Alt-Right (((Echoes))) On Twitter
Less than two hours after agreeing to stop using the phrase “Greedy Jewish landlords” on Twitter, Thomas Lopez-Pierre, a candidate for New York City Council, has taken to using the (((echoes))) popularized by Holocaust deniers and the “alt-right.” On Monday afternoon, Lopez-Pierre, who is a candidate for a district in Manhattan comprising the Harlem and…
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Fast Forward Meet the Nice Jewish Boy Behind the Insanely Cute ‘Dogist’ Instagram
Meet Elias Weiss Friedman, a nice Jewish boy who left corporate life behind to make a living taking pictures of cute dogs all over New York City. After getting laid off in 2013, Friedman started an Instagram account that showcased pictures of adorable dogs. He called it The Dogist. Nearly 5,500 posts, 2.6 million followers…
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Life How Much Should Ivanka Share About Her Kids Online?
(JTA) — By now, some of you may know a bunch of random but adorable facts about 5-year-old Arabella Kushner, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump. For instance, she likes Israel more than she likes ants, she loves fidget spinners and she wants to be a Marine when she grows up. We know all this…
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Fast Forward This Heartwarming Subway Photo Of Hasidic Couple And Muslim Woman Goes Viral
The New York City subway isn’t the prettiest spot for photos. But a snap from the F Train highlighting interfaith harmony between Muslims, Jews and Taoists ricocheted around the Internet this week, after being posted to Facebook by city resident Jackie Summers. “A Taoist (me) gives up his seat so a Hasidic couple could sit…
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Breaking News 200,000 People Post #WeRemember Photos To Commemorate Holocaust
(JTA) — More than 200,000 people from around the world have posted on social media photos of themselves holding signs saying “We Remember” in dozens of languages ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The social media campaign was launched two weeks ago by the World Jewish Congress in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is marked…
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News Following France, Knesset Considers ‘Facebook Bill’ To Fight Incitement
Israel’s Knesset is getting closer to passing its “Facebook bill,” legislation that when implemented would allow the police to seek court orders for the removal of content that it deems amounting to incitement to violence. “[Facebook’s] policy of removing [content] is very, very, very strict and the bar is set very high,” a spokesman for…
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News Abe Foxman: Anti-Semitism ‘Sewer Covers Are Off’ — But I’m Optimistic on Trump
“The sun is still shining,” Abe Foxman boomed over the phone from Southern California, where it was “men’s week” at the Golden Door spa in San Marcos, about 35 miles north of San Diego. It was an overcast afternoon in New York. But Foxman was paying one of his twice yearly visits last week to…
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