Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward $178M Judgment Against Hamas Backers to Family of Slain Infant
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A U.S. court ruled that Iran and Syria must pay a total of $178.5 million in damages to the family of an infant with dual American-Israeli citizenship who was killed in a terrorist attack by a member of Hamas. Chaya Zissel Braun was 3 months old when she was thrown from her…
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Fast Forward Knesset Advancing Bill to Silence ‘Breaking the Silence’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Knesset approved on a preliminary reading a bill that would prevent a controversial organization of Israeli army veterans from entering Israelis schools. The legislation passed Wednesday by a vote of 51-17 targets Breaking the Silence, which collects former soldiers’ testimonies, some published anonymously, that accuse the Israeli military of using excessive force…
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Fast Forward United States, Scores of Other Countries Will Attend Paris Peace Conference
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Representative of 72 countries will attend the Paris peace conference, French officials announced. Among those who said they will attend is U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who late last month in a lengthy speech laid out six principles that the United States believes must govern the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while…
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Fast Forward ‘Jewish’ Golf Club May Reject Obama Membership Over Israel
(JTA) — An exclusive, mostly Jewish golf club in Maryland may snub President Barack Obama’s request for membership over his decision to abstain from an anti-Israel vote at the United Nations, the New York Post reported. Obama is interested in joining the Woodmont Country Club after he leaves office on Jan. 21. Club members are…
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Fast Forward David Shulkin Tapped by Trump as Secretary of Veteran Affairs
(JTA) — Dr. David Shulkin, the undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has been appointed secretary of veteran affairs by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump announced Shulkin’s Cabinet appointment on Wednesday during a news conference, his first meeting with reporters since July. Shulkin is the first Trump holdover from the administration of President…
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Fast Forward Campaign Gives Young Jews a Platform To Fight for Racial Justice
(JTA) — A campaign to engage Jewish young adults in taking action for racial justice is sponsoring a platform for people to find opportunities across the country for Martin Luther King Day weekend. The year-long “Act Now for Racial Justice,” a program of the Repair the World initiative, plans to engage thousands of Jewish young…
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Fast Forward Charleston Church Gunman Who Aimed To End ‘Jewish Problem’ Is Sentenced to Death
(JTA) — Charleston church gunman Dylann Roof, whose racial manifesto said the Jewish “problem” would be solved “if we could somehow destroy the Jewish identity,” was sentenced to death on Tuesday for killing nine black worshippers. Roof was sentenced in federal district court in Charleston, South Carolina, late on Tuesday afternoon for the June 2015…
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Fast Forward Michigan Bans Boycotts, Without Mentioning Israel
(JTA) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a bill that prohibits boycotts against individuals or a public entity of a foreign state. The legislation signed Monday does not mention Israel specifically. The Michigan State House and State Senate passed the measure in December. According to the legislation, the Department of Management and Budget…
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