Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Headstones Toppled At Brooklyn Jewish Cemetery
(JTA) — Headstones were toppled at a cemetery that serves the Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. The vandalism at the Washington Cemetery was discovered on Saturday night, according to reports. New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind tweeted photos of some of the downed headstones on Saturday night. He said he was alerted to the vandalism…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire Apologizes For Anti-Gay Joke
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire apologized for making homophobic comments to an Israeli website, saying his remarks were “offensive” but meant to be “taken as jokes.” “I want to apologize for my offensive comments against the LGBT community,” he said in a statement issued Wednesday evening. “These remarks were taken from a…
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Fast Forward Homeland Security Secretary Orders Backing For Jewish Groups Amid Hate Wave
(JTA) — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has directed his department to “heighten” outreach and support to enhance public safety in the wake of threats to Jewish Community Centers across the country. Kelly said in a statement released on Wednesday evening that the Department of Homeland Security is “working closely with Jewish communities to advise…
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Fast Forward Israel Attorney General Won’t Defend Law To ‘Legalize’ Illegal Outposts
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit told the Supreme Court that he would not defend the so-called Regulation Law, which legalizes some West Bank houses built on privately owned Palestinian land. Mandelblit told the court in a letter sent Wednesday that he will not represent the government in the appeal against the newly passed…
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Fast Forward Ashkelon Beach Struck By Rocket From Gaza
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A rocket fired from Gaza exploded on the beach in Ashkelon in southern Israel. The rocket fired late Wednesday night is the at least fifth in the last month and the second this week, including several claimed by an ISIS-backed group operating in the Sinai Peninsula. The Code Red alarm did not…
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Fast Forward London Jewish Museum Evacuated By Bomb Threat
(JTA) — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of The Jewish Museum in London. Staff and visitors were sent outside after the threat was called in Monday at noon, the Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday. Children from two schools were visiting at the time. Police and security officials did not find any explosives in their inspection…
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Fast Forward Gunshot Fired Through Window Of Indiana Synagogue
([JTA](http://www.jta.org ” “JTA”)) — A gunshot was fired through the window of an Indiana synagogue. The bullet hole was discovered late Monday in the window of a Sunday School classroom at Adath B’Nai Israel Temple in Evansville. The apparent attack was reported to police on Tuesday morning, according to reports. Rabbi Gary Mazo told the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Kills Palestinian Intruder Who Stabbed Him In West Bank Outpost
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Palestinian man who stabbed a Jewish settler in his West Bank home was shot dead by the knifing victim. The resident of the Mor Farm outpost, in the south Hebron Hills, was lightly wounded in the Wednesday afternoon attack before using his gun to shoot the stabber. The knife attack and shooting…
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