Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward After Debate, Benjamin Netanyahu Says Both Candidates Good for Israel
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet following the first U.S. presidential debate that as far as Israel is concerned, it does not matter who is elected. “They both spoke of their support for Israel and the importance of bilateral relations between our two countries,” he said Tuesday at the start of…
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Fast Forward 4 Acquitted of Helping Denmark Synagogue Attack
— The four Danish citizens accused of assisting the gunman in two deadly attacks in Copenhagen last year, including one outside a Copenhagen synagogue that left a Jewish security guard dead, were acquitted. The Danish court on Tuesday found that the actions of the four men were “not of such a character that the actions…
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Fast Forward Neo-Nazi Fliers Target Jewish Neighborhood in Florida City of Jacksonville
— Fliers calling to “Take America back from the Jews” were dropped in a Jacksonville, Florida, neighborhood that is home to Jewish residents and several Jewish institutions. The leaflets, which also claimed that the Jews are “plotting the minds of our government” and that it was up to the recipients to not “let them destroy what…
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Fast Forward 70 American Intellectuals Call for Boycott of Israeli Settlements
— More than 70 American intellectuals called for a targeted boycott of all goods and services from Israeli West Bank settlements. The boycott call, an open letter, was published in the most recent issue of the New York Review of Books, which is dated Oct. 13. Among the signers are Bernard Avishai, Peter Brooks, Peter Beinhart,…
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Fast Forward Israel Envoy Wants Kosher Food at UN Cafeterias
JERUSALEM — Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations hopes to soon be eating kosher food in the cafeterias of the international institution. Danny Danon, writing to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said there are many U.N. employees and diplomats from around the world who observe kashrut, yet kosher food is not available in any of the cafeterias…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Pledges $25M to Anti-Hillary Clinton Super PAC
— Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson reportedly will contribute as much as $25 million to a super PAC dedicated to derailing Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. The Future 45 fund was founded by Joe Ricketts, owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball franchise and his wife, Marlene, and is overseen by the Ricketts’ longtime political adviser,…
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Fast Forward Fringe Jewish Hasidic Sect Moves in Guatemala After Raid
— A haredi Orthodox sect that has been living on the outskirts of Guatemala City for the last two years has relocated to a village in eastern Guatemala after saying they were harassed by local authorities. Earlier this month, authorities in Guatemala City raided the fringe sect’s compound, separating children from their parents, amid allegations…
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Fast Forward Holocaust Historian Saul Friedlander Vows To Leave U.S. If Donald Trump Wins
— Historian Saul Friedlander said he would leave the United States if Donald Trump were elected president. Friedlander, a Pulitzer Prize winning international expert on the Holocaust who lives in Los Angeles, told the French news agency AFP in an interview that Trump is a “dangerous crazy” who could pull off a win in the…
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