Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Students At Toronto University Adopt Broad Definition Of Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — The student union at Ryerson University in Toronto has voted to adopt a broad definition of anti-Semitism. The definition adopted last week includes the denial of the Jewish right to self-determination, the application of double standards to the State of Israel, the comparison of contemporary Israeli policies to that of the Nazis, and the…
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Fast Forward Imam Who Denounced Jews And Christians Apologizes At Singapore Synagogue
(JTA) — An Indian imam in Singapore who was ordered deported after speaking against Jews and Christians during a sermon visited a synagogue to apologize for his remarks. Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel pleaded guilty last week in a state court to a charge of promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion or race…
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Fast Forward Rasmea Odeh And Linda Sarsour Slam ‘Zionists’ At Jewish Voice For Peace Summit
(JTA) — A Palestinian woman who is being forced to leave the United States for not telling immigration authorities that she was imprisoned in Israel for two terror attacks told a U.S. Jewish group that they must stop the “Zionists” from their “land grab.” Rasmea Odeh was the keynote speaker on Sunday in Chicago at a summit of the…
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Fast Forward Jewish Center In Sweden Closes After Anti-Semitic Threats
(JTA) — A Jewish center in northern Sweden has decided to close after receiving anti-Semitic threats. The members of the Judisk Föreningen, or Jewish Association, in Umea, Sweden at a meeting on Sunday decided to close its building and end the association’s activities, The Local-Sweden reported. The association has received threatening e-mails, and its building…
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Fast Forward Bob Dylan Gets His Nobel Prize In Small Stockholm Ceremony
(JTA) – American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has received his Nobel diploma and his gold Nobel medal in Stockholm. The Swedish Academy met on Saturday with Dylan in a private ceremony in order to present him with the trappings of his Nobel Prize for Literature, Sara Danius, secretary of the Swedish Academy, said Sunday in a…
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Fast Forward David’s Sling Missile Defense System Enters Service
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The David’s Sling missile defense system, which is designed to stop medium-range rockets, drones and cruise missiles, became operational in Israel. They system entered into service with a ceremony on Sunday at the Hatzor military base in central Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense officials were in attendance at…
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Fast Forward Trump Talks On Israeli Settlements Suspended As Bibi Digs In Heels
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Negotiations between Israel and the United States on limiting building in the settlements reportedly has been suspended after representatives of the two countries failed to reach an agreement. Jason Greenblatt, Trump’s international envoy and an Orthodox Jew, has traveled in recent weeks to the Middle East for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders….
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Fast Forward Hundreds Of Israeli Protesters March To Denounce 50 Years Of Occupation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators marched in Jerusalem to protest 50 years of Israeli control of the West Bank. The march on Saturday night marked 50 years since Israel captured the West Bank during the Six Day War. It was organized by Omdim Beyachad, or Standing Together, a joint Jewish-Arab umbrella organization including…
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