Many of Heckerling’s films were adapted as television series. Fast Times at Ridgemont High evolved into the series Fast Times (1986), while Clueless (1995) became a television series that ran from 1996 to 1999. [Wikipedia]
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Our commitment to Israel is of course strategic, but it is also based upon friendship and commonality of values. An Israel that can protect, for its people, the right to exist in peace and pursue happiness and prosperity, is an ally that shares the values and ideals of America. A strong alliance with Israel is both a strategic and moral imperative. [Bill Wells]
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Published by The Center Square (The Center Square) – As rioters take over college campuses setting up encampments, committing acts of violence, vandalism and antisemitism forcing some graduation ceremonies to be canceled, a coalition of Jewish groups has sued Palestinian groups arguing they are “collaborators and propagandists for Hamas.” The global law firm Greenberg Traurig,
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Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], May 7 (ANI): The United States on Monday said that it cannot support an operation in Rafah the way it is envisioned as of now. “We’ve made quite clear our position on Rafah for some time, which is that we cannot support an operation in Rafah as it
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We were instructed not to interact with them, but I felt an urge to ask some of the poster holders for explanations. Not to pick a fight, but to understand what they meant or to confirm my suspicion that they didn’t fully grasp what they were saying. For example, I would have liked to discuss with a lady holding a sign that read: “Proud to be a Jew. Proud to be anti-Zionist.” What did she mean? As anti-Zionism literally means the dismantling of our Jewish state, how could it coexist with being a “proud Jew”? [Yakov Nayerman]
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Published by The Daily Caller Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced an increase in federal funding to enhance security at U.S. places of worship Sunday, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Schumer said that the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program will receive an additional $400 million, according to The AP. The boost in funding responds to
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Published by NJ.com Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway told the state school’s Board of Governors Monday that he remained confident in his handling of the peaceful end of the encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on campus last week. The protesters disrupted 28 finals Thursday for about 1,000 students. After the university agreed to some of their
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Published by Benzinga The Islamist group Hamas has officially accepted a ceasefire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar on Monday, as confirmed by Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. The announcement came shortly after Israel mandated evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, signaling preparations for a possible military offensive. Despite Hamas’s acceptance, an Israeli official
Published by HNGN More than a dozen students at Princeton University are participating in a hunger strike after the university refused to heed students’ requests for divestment from Israel. The students have said they will abstain from all food and drink, except for water, until the university agrees to boycott Israeli universities, disclose its investments
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, the longest-serving independent senator in American history, said Monday he will seek a fourth term in an announcement touting his record over 16 years and taking aim at US military funding for Israel. The 82-year-old son of Jewish immigrants — who describes himself as
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President Woodrow Wilson, who was in office during the time of the Suffragist movement, was not initially a supporter of the cause. What did President Wilson say after meeting with Maud Nathan about the Suffragist issue? [Mark D. Zimmerman]
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Published by DPA International Despite international criticism over the Gaza war, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emphasized that Israel “will stand alone” and defend itself alone if need be. In remarks late Sunday marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday, Netanyahu said: “In the terrible Holocaust, there were great world leaders who stood by idly;
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Animal rescue is an important aspect of the San Diego County Humane Society, according to Gary Weitzmann, its President and CEO. I rescued an Angora rabbit from a depressing living situation and she is living the best life as a “free roam” house rabbit with my family. [Cailin Acosta]
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When Sarah’s parents died within a year of each other, she asked her messianic “rabbi” to say the mourner’s Kaddish prayer for them. Sarah cried when he told her, “There is no reason to say Kaddish since your non-believing parents are burning in hell.” Sarah was devastated by the callousness of this statement, and she started to entertain doubts about Christianity. [Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz]
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