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“Whatever race I do, I always remember my nation,” said Lonah Chemtai Salpeter.
Apple, Spotify and Barnes & Noble also offer the film promoted by NBA star Kyrie Irving.
“Throw him off the team,” said Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism.
Salpeter, 33, was in the lead for the last few miles, but was overtaken by Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi, for whom it was her debut race.
Since Jerusalem and Doha have no diplomatic ties, the journey will include a “diplomatic layover” in Cyprus.
“I am aware of the negative impact of my post towards the Jewish community, and I take responsibility,” Kyrie Irving said in a statement.
“In basketball, there’s out of bounds, and insulting faith is out of bounds,” Rabbi Erez Sherman of Sinai Temple, who has had NBA players train in his synagogue, told JNS.
“Kayne is right about the Jews” was digitally displayed at Jacksonville stadium.
The basketball legend said, “Look what happened in the time it took for all the people who ended up condemning Kanye, look how long it took for them to get around to saying what they had to say. In the meantime, Jewish kids were intimidated and bullied and had to deal with a whole lot of violence or violent thoughts directed at them because someone like Kanye West says it’s okay. It’s not okay.”
The honor comes just days after a TV ad urging Americans to stand up against Jew-hatred aired during Sunday’s game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets.
Shachar Sagiv’s inclusion in the NEOM leg of the Super League Triathlon was “a very significant breakthrough,” says the head of Israel’s Olympic Committee.
Canadian-Israeli philanthropist casts a wide net to help those in need.