Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Fugitive Hasidic Rabbi Gets 18 Months for Sex Assault
— A rabbi who was extradited to Israel from South Africa after years on the run was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexual assault. Rabbi Eliezer Berland, the 79-year-old founder of the Shuvu Bonim religious seminary in Israel, was sentenced on Tuesday afternoon in Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court a week after he admitted to two…
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Fast Forward CNN Sorry for ‘Are Jews People?’ Banner During Segment on Alt-Right White Supremacists
— CNN has apologized for a controversial banner flashed on the screen during a segment on white supremacist groups which read “Alt-right founder questions whether Jews are people. The segment was aired Monday on “The Lead,” which was being guest-hosted by Jim Sciutto. The discussion with the CNN panelists included statements made over the weekend…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Killed After Trying to Stab Guard at West Bank Checkpoint
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian man was shot and killed after trying to stab an Israeli security guard at a West Bank checkpoint. The Palestinian assailant pulled out a knife and approached a security guard at the Qalandiyah checkpoint near Jerusalem, according to Israel Police. The guard and the assailant engaged in a fistfight before the…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Forbids Israeli Ministers From Reaching Out to Team Trump
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has forbidden all government ministers from contacting the new administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. A letter distributed to all cabinet members on Monday instructed government ministers to request permission to make contact through the Prime Minister’s Office or the Israeli Embassy in Washington. The letter was first reported…
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Fast Forward ‘Alt-Right’ Conference Finishes off With Nazi Salute and Anti-Semitism
— Speakers at an event of the white supremacist think tank the National Policy Institute quoted Nazi propaganda and said the media protects Jewish interests. The day-long event of speeches and panel discussions attended by about 200 people was held Saturday in Washington, D.C. The New York Times reported Monday that the final speaker of…
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Fast Forward Crowd Gathers to Protest Hate After Swastikas Left at Beastie Boys Park
— Hundreds gathered for an anti-hate rally at a vandalized Brooklyn park named in memory of the late Beastie Boys singer Adam Yauch. The rally Sunday at the Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn came after the park was defaced with swastikas and the message “Go Trump.” Yauch, known as MCA, died in 2012 at age 47…
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Fast Forward Rob Reiner Accuses Jared Kushner of Betraying His Heritage
(JTA) — American filmmaker Rob Reiner accused President-elect Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law of turning his back on his religion. “I don’t understand Jared Kushner at all. What is he doing? He’s turning his back on his religion and his heritage just so he can make money? I don’t get it. I just can’t wrap my…
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Fast Forward Sabra Recalls Hummus in Listeria Worry
— The Sabra Dipping Company has issued a voluntary recall of some of its hummus and other Middle Eastern spreads over a possible listeria contamination. The Virginia-based company posted the recall on its website, and on social media on Sunday, saying it was issuing the product recall “out of an abundance of caution.” The notice…
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