Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Israeli General Admits Illicit Sex in Plea Bargain
JERUSALEM — An Israeli general was convicted of prohibited sexual relations and sexual offenses as part of a plea bargain. Brig.-Gen. Ofek Buchris, 47, was convicted on Sunday in military court in Tel Aviv. Under the deal, Buchris was convicted of prohibited sexual relations by consent instead of three counts of rape. He will be demoted…
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Fast Forward Jewish Butchers Hawk Kosher Heritage Chickens
— Heritage chickens raised under humane conditions are now available for consumers who observe the laws of kashrut. The Jewish Initiative for Animals, or JIFA, has partnered with two kosher meat providers – KOL Foods and Grow and Behold – to bring over 1,000 heritage chickens to kosher processing plants. The chickens are available for purchase online….
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Fast Forward Report Shows Israel Has Highest Poverty Rate in Western World
— More than 20 percent of Israelis are living below the poverty line, according to the country’s annual poverty report, showing a slight drop from the previous year. The data for the report released Thursday by the National Insurance Institute was gathered by the Central Bureau of Statistics from a survey of 9,000 Israeli households….
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Fast Forward Islamic State Says It Fired Rockets at Israel From Sinai Peninsula
JERUSALEM — The Islamic State claimed responsibility for firing two missiles from the Sinai Peninsula at an Israeli border crossing, and that the Israeli military retaliated with airstrikes. The long-range Grad rockets fired Monday were aimed at a crossing on the Israel-Egypt border, but landed in Egypt. The Islamic State has claimed in the past…
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Fast Forward Austria Will Seize Hitler House to Keep Out Neo-Nazis
— Austrian lawmakers voted to dispossess the home where Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born. The vote Wednesday night followed years of the German border town of Braunau and later the national government trying to purchase the home from its owners. In October, the Austrian government initiated legal procedures to dispossess the home from its…
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Fast Forward Brazilian Court Ends Bribery Probe Aimed at Sephardic Billionaire Joseph Safra
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian federal court has closed a criminal suit that accused banker Joseph Safra of being part of a conspiracy to pay bribes to Brazilian tax officials, which the Jewish billionaire and philanthropist has always denied. “Mr. Safra was not investigated, he was not even heard, and even so, he was…
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Fast Forward Long Island Rabbi Hurt in Hit-and-Run Outside His Synagogue
— A longtime rabbi in West Hempstead, New York, suffered head and hip injuries after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident in front of his synagogue. Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, 70, who has led the Young Israel of West Hempstead on Long Island for more than 30 years, was listed in serious but stable…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Noted Torah Scholar, Recovering from Stroke
JERUSALEM — Talmudist and Torah scholar Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is recovering after suffering a stroke a week ago. Steinsaltz, 79, who also goes by the surname Even-Israel, was moved from the Intensive Care Unit to a regular ward at Shaarey Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem on Monday. He reportedly is breathing on his own and is…
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