Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward 22 Ultra-Orthodox Men Charged With Sex Crimes In Israel
([JTA](http://www.jta.org ” “JTA”)) — Police arrested 22 haredi Orthodox men in four Israeli cities who are suspected of sex crimes against women and minors over the past two years, but were sheltered by religious leaders. The men ages 20-60 were arrested on Monday morning in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Betar Illit and Beni Brak, all cities…
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Fast Forward West Bank Attack On Israeli Soldier Is Foiled
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An attack against an Israeli soldier near a West Bank checkpoint was prevented. The alleged assailant was wielding a screwdriver as he approached a soldier at the Shomron Regional Brigade junction, also known as the Huwwara checkpoint near Nablus in the northern West Bank. Other solders subdued the alleged assailant and detained…
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Fast Forward Ex-Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Denied Pardon
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin rejected a pardon request from former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is currently serving a 27-month prison sentence for corruption. Rivlin officially rejected the request on Monday. The request was filed in late January. Olmert entered prison, continuing to proclaim his innocence, in February 2016. “The pardoning…
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Fast Forward Iran Imposes Sanctions On 15 US Companies Over Support For Israel
(JTA) — Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 American companies over their alleged support for Israel. The announcement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry accuses the United States of “propping up the Zionist regime, terrorists and suppressing civilians in the region,” the state agency IRNA reported. The announcement comes two days after the United States issued…
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Fast Forward Arkansas Lawmakers Vote 69-3 To Bar Deals With Companies That Boycott Israel
(JTA) — The Arkansas state legislature has passed a law that prohibits state agencies from contracting with or investing in companies that boycott Israel. The law was sent to Arkansas State Gov. William Hutchinson on Friday for his signature. The bill passed the state House of Representatives on its third reading on Wednesday by a…
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Fast Forward Dallas JCC Evacuated Over Threatening Phone Call
(JTA) — A Jewish Community Center in Dallas, Texas was evacuated due to a threatening call hours after an arrest was made in Israel in connection with dozens of other such threats around the country. The Aaron Family JCC in North Dallas received the threatening phone call and evacuated the building shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday….
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Fast Forward Man Admits He Groped Woman On Israel-New Jersey Flight
(JTA) — A New York man is facing up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to inappropriately touching the woman sitting next to him on a flight from Israel to Newark, New Jersey. Yoel Oberlander, 36, who is a registered sex offender, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with intent to commit…
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Fast Forward Second Montreal Mosque Hosts ‘Death To Jews’ Imam
(JTA) — A second Montreal mosque hosted an imam offering a speech demonizing Jews and quoting from the Quran to kill them. In a speech last December at the Dar al-Arkam mosque, Muhammad bin Musa al Nasr described Jews as “the most evil of mankind” and as “human demons,” the CIJNews reported Monday. He then…
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