Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Ex-Israeli Army Official Defends Killing of Downed Palestinian by Soldier
JERUSALEM — A former Israel Defense Forces deputy chief of staff said that any supposition of innocence for an Israeli soldier on trial for the killing of a downed Palestinian assailant was “trampled on.” Uzi Dayan, nephew of the late Gen. Moshe Dayan, testified Monday in the trial of Sgt. Elor Azaria, 19, of Ramle, in…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Praises Israel’s Use of Racial Profiling for Security
— Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lauded Israel for its success in using racial profiling to prevent terror attacks. In a phone interview Monday with “Fox & Friends,” the network’s morning show, Trump said that U.S. police are afraid to consider religion or ethnicity when identifying suspects as potential terrorists. “Our police are amazing. Our local…
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Fast Forward Mikveh-Peeping Rabbi Barry Freundel Loses Appeal of 6-Year Prison Sentence
— A federal appeals court upheld the prison sentence of Rabbi Barry Freundel, a once-prominent modern Orthodox rabbi in Washington, D.C., who secretly videotaped women in his synagogue’s mikvah. Freundel, 64, who began serving his sentence in May 2015, was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism, a charge…
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Fast Forward Colin Powell Says Israel Has 200 Nuclear Weapons: Leaked Email
JERUSALEM — Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said in a private email exchange that Israel has 200 nuclear warheads. The exchange last year from Powell’s private Gmail account was leaked late last week by hackers, The Associated Press reported. Powell told the AP Friday through a spokeswoman he was referring to public estimates…
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Fast Forward Obama and Netanyahu To Meet as White House Mulls New Peace Moves
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama will meet in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting will take place Wednesday on the sidelines of the international forum and comes as Obama considers making a push to jumpstart stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his final months in office….
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Fast Forward New York City Council Votes 40-4 for Anti-BDS Resolution
— The New York City Council approved a nonbinding resolution to condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The resolution, which passed Wednesday in a 40-4 vote with six abstentions, condemns “all efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the global movement to boycott, divest from, and sanction the people of Israel.”…
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Fast Forward Shimon Peres Still Sedated and on Respirator
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli President Shimon Peres remains sedated and on a respirator two days after suffering a massive stroke, his office said. Peres’ status “remains unchanged,” a statement issued Thursday by his spokesperson said. “He is being closely monitored by his doctors, and continues to receive treatment as previously set forth,” the statement said….
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Charged With Torching Mosque of Orlando Nightclub Killer
A Florida man who investigators say posted anti-Islamic material on social media was arrested on Wednesday on charges of setting fire to a mosque attended by the gunman who committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police said. The case is being prosecuted as a hate crime under Florida law, and the suspect,…
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