Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Swastika Made Of Feces Found At Rhode Island School of Design
(JTA) — A swastika made with human feces was found in a dormitory bathroom at the Rhode Island School of Design. The existence of the swastika was confirmed by the school on Thursday, but reportedly was discovered a week ago. It was discovered in a gender-neutral bathroom, according to reports. “This level of disrespect and…
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Fast Forward Omri Casspi Dumped By New Orleans Pelicans After Breaking Thumb
(JTA) — Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans less than a week after he was traded to the team. Casspi was waived by the Pelicans on Saturday, after suffering a broken thumb Thursday night in his debut with the team. Casspi was part…
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Fast Forward Montana Bill Would Shun Businesses That Boycott Israel
(JTA) — The Montana House advanced a bill that would prohibit the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The bill passed a second reading the House on Saturday by a vote of 59-41. It must still pass a third reading before it leaves the House. The bill would prevent public agencies, including…
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Fast Forward Trump Administration May Quit UN Human Rights Council
(JTA) — The Trump administration is considering pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in part over its targeting of Israel, Politico reported. The withdrawal is not expected in time for the council’s new session, which starts on Monday, Politico reported Saturday, citing two unnamed sources in regular contact with former and current U.S….
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Fast Forward Swastika Spray Painted On Suburban Buffalo School Playground
(JTA) — About one dozen swastikas and racial slurs were drawn on cars and a building in a suburb of Buffalo, New York. A nearby elementary school playground and railway overpasses were similarly vandalized. The spray painted swastikas and slurs were discovered on Saturday morning and were believed to have been painted late on Friday…
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Fast Forward Drake University Hit By Anti-Semitic Vandalism
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic vandalism discovered on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, is being investigated by the university as a hate crime. The anti-Semitic slur was discovered carved into a chair in a university lecture hall last week. “Let me be clear that we will not tolerate acts of oppression and hate,…
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Fast Forward Australia Reaffirms Ties To Israel As Netanyahu Wraps Up Historic Visit
(JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his Australian counterpart reaffirmed the strong relationship between their two countries as the former completed his landmark visit to the island nation. The statement issued Thursday by Netanyahu and Malcolm Turnbull also said that “Australia re-affirmed its commitment to Israel’s right to exist as the nation-state of…
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Fast Forward Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of New Orleans JCC
(JTA) — A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the New Orleans Jewish Community Center on Thursday morning. A phone call threatening a bomb attack was made to the JCC at 9:15 a.m., Katie Steiner of WWL-TV in New Orleans reported in a Twitter post. People were allowed back into the building about two hours…
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