Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Swastikas Found in N.Y., Texas
(JTA) — A swastika and “KKK” were found trampled in the snow in a park in Queens, New York. The graffiti discovered Wednesday morning in a Middle Village is being investigated by the New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force, DNAinfo reported. Eileen O’Gara Linzer was walking her dog when she spotted the graffiti; she…
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Fast Forward Israel Police Evacuate Amona Synagogue in Last Phase of Removal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli police evacuated the synagogue at Amona in the West Bank, the last occupied building in the outpost. The synagogue, in which up to 100 people, mostly teens, were holed up, was evacuated early on Thursday afternoon, several hours after the last of the 40 homes in the outpost were emptied of…
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Fast Forward IDF Demotes Brigadier General Convicted of Sexual Misconduct
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israel Defense Forces military court demoted the senior military official accused of rape but instead convicted of sexual offenses as part of a plea bargain. Ofek Buchris on Thursday was demoted to colonel as part of his sentence; he was previously a brigadier general. He also was given a suspended jail…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Herman Schaalman, Oldest Reform Rabbi, Dies at 100
(JTA) — Rabbi Herman Schaalman, who was the oldest living Reform rabbi, has died at the age of 100. Schaalman, a leader in the Reform movement for seven decades, died on Tuesday, according to the Union for Reform Judaism. He served a small congregation in Iowa before moving to Chicago to become the Midwest…
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Fast Forward N.Y. Exam Criticized for ‘Anti-Israel’ Cartoon
(JTA) — A political cartoon dealing with Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians appeared on the New York state Regents exam, reportedly causing some students discomfort. The cartoon that appeared on the exam administered Jan. 24 shows three Israeli soldiers — identified by a Star of David on the back of one — huddling behind an…
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Fast Forward Israel Approves 3,000 New W.B. Settlement Units
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman have approved plans for another 3,000 new homes in the West Bank. The approvals were announced on Tuesday, ahead of the evacuation of the Amona outpost, and is seen as an effort to placate the government’s harder right wing and settlers angry…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Museum Calls on U.S. Government To Protect Refugees
(JTA) — The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum called on the government to create policy that addresses national security concerns but also allows in “legitimate refugees.” The statement issued Tuesday night does not directly address President Donald Trump’s recent executive order suspending entry of all refugees to the United States for the next four months,…
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Fast Forward ‘Muslim Ban’ Doesn’t Apply to Israeli Citizens Born in Affected Countries
JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. visas held by Israeli citizens born in the seven Muslim-majority countries covered under President Donald Trump’s travel ban remain valid, the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv has confirmed. A statement about the visas was posted Tuesday on the embassy’s website. “If you have a currently valid U.S. visa in your Israeli…
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