Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward World Soccer Chief Calls Dispute Over Israeli Settlement Teams ‘Priority’
— The new president of FIFA, the governing body of international soccer, said he would make finding a resolution to the conflict over West Bank Israeli soccer teams “a priority.” Gianni Infantino was elected to serve a three-year term as head of FIFA in February. “This is one of my priorities and our priorities. I have not yet…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked Says Law Should Be ‘More Jewish’
JERUSALEM — The more Jewish Israel is, the more democratic it will become, the nation’s justice minister wrote in a new journal. The legal system in Israel should strengthen its Jewish nature, Ayelet Shaked wrote in the inaugural issue of the Hebrew language policy journal Hashiloach, published by the Tikva Fund. “When we wish to…
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Fast Forward 3 Jewish Supreme Court Justices Skip Opening of Term for Rosh Hashanah
— The Supreme Court’s three Jewish justices missed the start of the new term due to Rosh Hashanah. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan were not present on the opening day on Monday. Federal law requires the court to open on the first Monday in October. The session lasted only about five minutes…
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Fast Forward Israel Intercepts Boat Carrying 13 Women Aiming To Break Gaza Blockade
JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces reportedly intercepted a boat attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. The Women’s Boat to Gaza, with 13 female passengers, was intercepted Wednesday afternoon less than 50 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza, according to reports based on social media. Organizers had lost contact with the boat…
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Fast Forward Reconstructionist Movement To Open California Summer Camp
— The Reconstructionist movement will open a film- and arts-based camp in Southern California, a branch of its Camp JRF. The new camp is being started with a $1.4 million grant over four years from the specialty camps incubator of the Foundation for Jewish Camp. The camp, which will be geared to third- though 10th-graders,…
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Fast Forward British Labour Party Activist Questions Holocaust Remembrance Day
— A senior activist in Britain’s Labour Party who is close to controversial party leader Jeremy Corbyn questioned why Holocaust Remembrance Day is only about Jews. Jackie Walker also questioned the need for security at Jewish institutions, suggesting that anti-Semitism is not behind any attacks, during a workshop organized by the Jewish Labour Movement at the…
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Fast Forward San Francisco Train Stations Hit With Anti-Semitic Flyers
— Anti-Semitic fliers were placed on car windshields in parking lots located at Bay Area Rapid Transit stations. The fliers were discovered on Tuesday evening, the NBC Bay Area affiliate reported. The fliers called the Jewish community “serpents” and called for separating Jews from children, NBC reported. The fliers are believed to have been printed and…
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Fast Forward Deal Ends Feud for Control of $500M Koret Foundation
) — A settlement has been reached in a case that focused on control of the $500 million Koret Foundation, that pitted its founder’s widow, Susan Koret, against its former president and current board member, Tad Taube. The settlement was approved on Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court, J., the Jewish news weekly of Northern…
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