Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Pride Stabber Rearrested Over New Plot
JERUSALEM — Yishai Schlissel, who is serving a life sentence for stabbing six marchers at last year’s Jerusalem Pride Parade and killing a 16-year-old, was arrested in prison for a violent plot against this year’s march. Israel Police cleared for release Thursday, hours before the scheduled start of the march, that Schlissel was arrested in…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Pride Stabber’s Whole Family Banned During Parade
JERUSALEM — The family of the man who went on a deadly stabbing spree at last year’s Jerusalem Pride parade has been banned from the city during this year’s march after being detained by police. The brother of Yishai Schlissel, who stabbed six marchers at last year’s parade, killing a 16-year-old girl, was arrested Wednesday…
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Fast Forward Detroit JCC Camp Counselor Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
— A former JCC camp counselor in suburban Detroit charged with creating and distributing child pornography has entered into a plea agreement. In the case of Matthew Kuppe, 21, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office told the Detroit News she could not discuss the agreement. The spokeswoman, Gina Balaya, did confirm an Aug. 4…
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Fast Forward Brazilian Journalist Who Called Israel ‘Nazi State’ Loses Lawsuit
RIO DE JANEIRO — The umbrella Jewish organization in Sao Paulo, Brazil, won an indemnity lawsuit for moral damages against a journalist who claimed he was gagged after calling Israel a “Nazi state.” The Sao Paulo Jewish federation announced the court victory on Monday. “We are always alert to anti-Semitic expressions and take the appropriate…
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Fast Forward Airman Nathan Narboni, Flew for Israel, France and U.S., Dies at 92
— Nathan “Gino” Narboni, a veteran of the French Air Force who volunteered to fly a combat plane during Israel’s War of Independence and also served in the U.S. Air Force, has died. Narboni died July 16 at his home near San Antonio, Texas. He was 92. Narboni, who was born in a Jewish community…
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Fast Forward Knesset Passes Law Aimed at Booting Outspoken Arab Lawmakers
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Knesset passed an amendment to the Basic Law that would allow lawmakers to expel any member who supports armed struggle against Israel or incites racial hatred. Lawmakers approved the suspension law on its second and third reading late Tuesday night by a vote of 62 to 45. Under the new law, setting the…
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Fast Forward Arizona Islamist Terror Suspect Eyed Tucson JCC
— An Arizona man accused of plotting attacks on government buildings in the state wanted to target the Tucson Jewish Community Center, a federal agent said. Mahin Khan, 18, is charged in Maricopa County Superior Court with terrorism for allegedly plotting to attack buildings in Tucson and Phoenix. A special agent with the Joint Terrorism…
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Fast Forward Israel Army May Dump Right-Wing Rabbi who Called Gays ‘Perverts’
JERUSALEM — The Israeli army reportedly said it will reevaluate its collaboration with the head of a pre-military yeshiva in the West Bank following controversial comments he made, including calling homosexuals “perverts.” Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, who runs the Bnei David academy in the Eli settlement, has been the subject of public condemnation since a video speech…
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