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The ‘best football player who grew up in Israel’ seeks a spot at US college
Published: 18/09/2018TEL AVIV (JTA) – In the summer of 2011, Yuval Fenta saw two guys tossing a football on the beach in Herzliya. He asked to participate. “You’re too small,” they responded. A dejected Fenta retreated, b ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Ari Fuld, American expat slain in West Bank, remembered as a combative activist and caring friend
Published: 17/09/2018(JTA) — When Ari Fuld first approached him, Josh Weixelbaum was a 20-year-old soldier visiting friends in the West Bank settlement of Efrat. Fuld had heard Weixelbaum speaking English, so he int ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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These 2 billionaires love Israel but hate Trump, the president who has been closest to its government
Published: 17/09/2018WASHINGTON (JTA) — Buried deep in the latest Jewish Public Policy Institute report on the Israel-Diaspora relationship: President Donald Trump wants more credit for his pro-Israel policies. R ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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An Afro-Cuban-Yiddish opera tells the story of a Jewish refugee
Published: 17/09/2018NEW YORK (JTA) — “Hatuey: Memory of Fire” flashes alternately among three unlikely settings and languages. The chamber opera is set in a nightclub in Havana in 1931, a Cuban battlefield where in ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Republican Jewish Coalition launches $1 million ad campaign against senator who backed Iran deal
Published: 17/09/2018(JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition launched a $1 million television and digital advertising campaign in North Dakota against its incumbent senator over her support for the 2015 Iran nuclear ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Who’s sorry now: The top 10 apologies of the Jewish year
Published: 17/09/2018(JTA) — Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins an intense 10-day period of introspection and repentance that culminates with Yom Kippur, which begins this year on Tuesday evening, Sept. 18. ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Analysis of 40,354 audio recordings of Argentina-Iran cover-up wins online journalism award
Published: 17/09/2018BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) — An Argentine news outlet’s analysis of secret recordings about the bombing of the 1994 AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires beat out The Wall Street Journal and oth ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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New York couple die in crash of small plane near Boston
Published: 17/09/2018(JTA) — A married couple from New York were killed when their small plane crashed near Boston. Dr. Michael Graver, 65, and Jodi Cohen, 52, of Long Island, were killed Saturday morning when the p ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Ehud Barak compares Netanyahu government to one led by Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu
Published: 17/09/2018JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak compared the government of his successor Benjamin Netanyahu to that of Romanian communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. “The moral collap ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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U.S. cuts $10 million for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence programs
Published: 16/09/2018(JTA) — The United States has cut $10 million of foreign aid money that was supporting coexistence programs between Israelis and Palestinians. The cuts were first reported Friday in the New York ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Pompeo accuses Kerry of ‘undermining’ U.S. policy by meeting Iranian counterparts
Published: 16/09/2018(JTA) — Secretary of State Michael Pompeo criticized his predecessor, John Kerry, for talking to senior Iranian officials after the Trump Administration withdrew from nuclear deal with Iran. Pom ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Jewish billionaires Seth Klarman, Leslie Wexner withdraw support from GOP candidates
Published: 16/09/2018(JTA) — One of the largest donors to the Republican Party in New England, Seth Klarman, is calling on voters to support Democratic candidates in the upcoming elections, and he put his money wher ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Professor with US and French citizenship arrested in West Bank protest, ordered deported by Israel
Published: 16/09/2018JERUSALEM (JTA) — A professor with dual American and French citizenship was arrested during a protest at a West Bank Bedouin village slated for demolition will be deported from Israel, his attor ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Three Palestinians killed during weekly Gaza border clashes
Published: 16/09/2018JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than 13,000 Palestinians rioted at the Gaza border with Israel as part of weekly protests that began some six months ago. Three of the Palestinian demonstrators at the bor ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Syrian media blames Israel for air strike on Damascus airport
Published: 16/09/2018JERUSALEM (JTA) — Syrian media reported that Israel targeted the Damascus International airport with missiles. The missiles fired on Saturday night activated Syria’s air defense system, which sh ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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Balloon believed rigged with explosives lands in central West Bank settlement
Published: 16/09/2018JERUSALEM (JTA) — A balloon believed to be rigged with explosives landed in a settlement in the West Bank. The yellow balloon with Arabic writing on it was found in the central West Bank settlem ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Supervisor of Chester, New York, said town is buying up property to keep Hasidics out
Published: 16/09/2018(JTA) — The supervisor of the Town of Chester in southeastern New York said the town is buying up available property in order to prevent future development by the Hasidic community. Chester Supe ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Israel’s Linoy Ashram wins silver in all-around finals at World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Published: 16/09/2018(JTA) — Israeli athlete Linoy Ashram won the silver medal in the all-around final at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. She won the silver medal in the all-around event on Friday, at t ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
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UCLA’s Michael Grunstein wins Lasker Award for medical science. Is a Nobel Prize next?
Published: 16/09/2018LOS ANGELES (JTA) – UCLA professor Michael Grunstein is a co-winner of the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Science Award, one of the most prestigious American research prizes, for work that has led to a s ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org -
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Book claiming Israel intentionally maims Palestinians wins academic prize
Published: 14/09/2018NEW YORK (JTA) — A book that claims Israel intentionally debilitates Palestinians in order to maintain control over them has won a prize from the National Women’s Studies Association. R ... Read moreSource: www.jta.org
