Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Israel Recalls Envoy to UNESCO After Controversial New Jerusalem Resolution
JERUSALEM — Israel is recalling its ambassador to UNESCO to Jerusalem for consultations in the wake of the adoption of a second resolution that denies Jewish ties to Jerusalem holy sites. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a public announcement on Wednesday night. “The theater of the absurd continues, and so I decided to recall our…
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Fast Forward Kippah-Clad Fiend Swipes 4 Torah Scrolls Worth $200K From Brooklyn Synagogue
— Four Torah scrolls valued at approximately $240,000 were stolen from a Brooklyn synagogue during a holiday that honors the sacred texts. Surveillance video showed a man in his 20s wearing a kippah entering the Avenue O Synagogue in the Midwood section and leaving with the scrolls during Simchat Torah, according to local news reports….
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Fast Forward Will Jewish Federations Allow Missions to Settlements in Occupied West Bank?
— The board of trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America reportedly will be asked to decide whether to allow its missions to Israel to visit Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The board will discuss changing its policy during a conference call meeting scheduled for Wednesday, the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles reported…
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Fast Forward Israeli ‘Wedding of Hate’ Groom and 12 Guests Charged for Celebrating Murders of Palestinians
JERUSALEM — Thirteen Jewish Israelis who celebrated the death of a Palestinian baby in a firebombing during a wedding, including the groom, have been indicted on charges of incitement. Five of the people charged on Wednesday at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s court are minors between the ages of 14 and 17. The wedding took place in…
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Fast Forward 3 Israelis Busted in Organ-Trafficking Scheme
JERUSALEM — Three Israelis, including a doctor, were arrested for allegedly running an organ trafficking network, selling the kidneys of poor Israelis. Several operations had already been carried out at private clinics in Turkey and other transactions were in process, the Israel Police said Tuesday following the arrests. The poor Israelis received tens of thousands…
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Fast Forward Another UNESCO Committee Passes Resolution Ignoring Jewish Ties to Temple Mount
— The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural agency, adopted a resolution which ignores Jewish ties to the Temple Mount. The resolution passed Wednesday with less than a majority of the committee’s 21 members with 10 states voting in favor, two opposed, eight abstentions and one absent. The 21 voting countries were: Finland,…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Aide Denies Anti-Semitism Among Supporters
JERUSALEM — David Friedman, an adviser on Israel to the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, said there is no anti-Semitic sentiment among the candidate’s supporters, during an interview with an Israeli television station. When asked whether the Trump campaign had been damaged by accusations of anti-Semitism during an interview on Israel’s Channel 2, Friedman countered…
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News Chicago and Cleveland Rabbis Place (Very Jewish) Wager on World Series
— Conservative rabbis in Cleveland and Chicago have placed a friendly wager on the World Series. The rabbi in the losing city will travel to the synagogue in the winning city to engage in a debate on the Jewish significance of baseball. Rabbi Stephen Weiss of B’nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike, Ohio, a Cleveland…
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