Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Israel News Mahmoud Abbas Hits Back at Israel on ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Claim
JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas responded to a video released by Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it is Israel, not the Palestinians, who are committing “ethnic cleansing.” Abbas made the statement Sunday night as part of remarks for the start of the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice holiday. “The government of Israel is carrying out…
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Fast Forward $3M Jewish Push for Disabled Access Honors Itzhak Perlman
— The Genesis Prize Foundation and the Jewish Funders Network launched a $3 million matching grant program to fund an initiative to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in Jewish life. The “Breaking Barriers” program launched Monday in honor of 2016 Genesis Prize laureate Itzhak Perlman will promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in all…
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Fast Forward J Street Demands End to Tax Breaks for Pro-Settlement Groups
— J Street has called on the U.S Treasury Department to review the tax-deductibility status of groups that support settlement activity in the West Bank. The liberal Jewish Middle East policy group in a statement posted on its website and sent to journalists pointed out that the United States has “consistently opposed the construction and expansion…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Synagogue Vandalized with Spray Painted Crosses
JERUSALEM — A Jerusalem synagogue was vandalized with black crosses spray painted on its outside walls. The vandal attack occurred on Sunday night at a synagogue in the Katamon neighborhood in southern Jerusalem. The synagogue notified police of the possible hate crime on Monday morning. Police have opened an investigation into the incident. A police spokesman…
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Fast Forward Was Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a KGB Agent During Cold War?
JERUSALEM — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas served as a KGB agent during the 1980s, an Israeli news station reported. Israel’s Channel 1 public television station reported Wednesday night that Abbas worked with the Soviet intelligence agency using the code name “Mole” while living in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Abbas was recruited to the…
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Fast Forward Aly Raisman Hopes To Compete in 2020 Olympics
— Olympic medalist Aly Raisman said she is planning to compete in the Summer Games in Tokyo in four years. Raisman told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday that she plans to take a break before going back into training for the 2020 Summer Olympics. “That’s the goal,” Raisman said. “I’m going to take…
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Fast Forward Czech Atlas With Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Won’t Be Yanked After All
JERUSALEM — A school atlas that labels Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will not be removed from Czech schools, as originally announced. The Czech Education Ministry said last week that the atlas would be removed following a complaint by the Palestinian ambassador in Prague to the ministry. But on Tuesday night, Education Minister Katerina Valachova…
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Fast Forward Israeli Passengers Bristle at Serbian Flight to ‘Palestine’
JERUSALEM — Several Israeli passengers refused to board an Air Serbia flight from Belgrade to Tel Aviv after it was announced the plane was headed to “Palestine.” Only when the flight crew at Serbia’s Nikola Tesla International Airport in Belgrade corrected the announcement would the passengers board the Aug. 29 night flight, Ynet reported Wednesday. The…
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