Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Morocco King Rededicates Casablanca Synagogue
— King Mohammed VI of Morocco attended the rededication of the Ettedgui Synagogue in Casablanca. The synagogue and the adjacent El Mellah Museum, which retraces Jewish history in Morocco, were reopened Friday. They were restored as part of the second phase of a government program aimed at rehabilitating Casablanca’s old city. A government grant of about…
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Fast Forward Swastikas and Hate Graffiti Strike Long Island
— Several incidents of red spray-painted swastikas and other hate incidents have been reported in neighborhoods on Long Island, New York. Police are investigating the incidents in the suburban neighborhoods through Dec. 16 as hate crimes, the New York Daily News reported. Among the places where the incidents occurred are the towns of Merrick and…
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Fast Forward Ohio Gov. John Kasich Signs State Anti-BDS Law
— Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law a bill targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The legislation, which prohibits the state from contracting with companies that engage in boycotts of Israel, including firms located outside of the state, and also requires companies to explicitly state in contracts that they are not…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Gilman, Upstate New York Republican Congressman, Dies at 94
— Benjamin Gilman, who served as a Republican congressman from New York for more than 30 years and who was a pro-Israel voice in Congress, has died. Gilman died on Saturday at a veterans hospital in New York at the age of 94. Gilman was first elected to Congress in 1972 and served 15 full…
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Fast Forward Ban Ki-Moon Wins Praise for Conceding World Body’s Anti-Israel Bias
— World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder praised outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for publicly admitting that there is an anti-Israel bias at the international body. Lauder in a statement issued on Monday welcomed the “long-awaited and impactful” pronouncement by Ban during his final address to the body on Friday, but criticized him for…
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Fast Forward 2 Jewish Congressmen Reject David Friedman as Ambassador to Israel
— Two Jewish Democrats in Congress said President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador is dangerous and out of sync with U.S. Jews and U.S. policies. U.S. Rep Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Friday that confirming David Friedman as the U.S. ambassador to Israel will have “dangerous consequences for both the United States and Israel.” The…
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Fast Forward Mossad Chief Briefs Trump Staff in Secret Meeting
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The head of Israel’s Mossad national intelligence agency made a secret visit to the United States to meet with members of President-elect Donald Trump staff and give a security briefing. Mossad Director Yossi Cohen briefed the Trump staff members on the Iranian nuclear deal, the Syrian civil war, terror threats and the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Grassroots Group Raises Money for Syrians
JERUSALEM — An Israeli grassroots initiative is raising money to purchase emergency supplies to help purchase and distribute supplies for Syrian children affected by the civil war in that country. The “Just Beyond the Border” campaign was launched by Israeli civilians on Thursday evening on a fundraising page on the Mimoona crowd funding website with…
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