Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone Says He May Have Jewish Roots
— Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who was recently suspended from Britain’s Labour Party for saying that Adolf Hitler supported Zionism, said he may have Jewish roots. Livingstone told the London-based Jewish Chronicle newspaper that his maternal grandmother had what he was told was a Jewish last name. He said that the late Jewish Labour…
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Fast Forward Rhode Island Approves Anti-Boycott Legislation
( — Rhode Island’s General Assembly has approved legislation that would prohibit the state from contracting with companies that engage in boycotts of allies of the United States, including Israel. The Anti-Discrimination in State Contracts Act was passed on June 16 by the Rhode Island House by a vote of 63 to 4, and passed…
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Fast Forward Parents of African Immigrant Sue Israel — Slain After Being Mistaken for Terrorist
JERUSALEM — The parents of an Eritrean man shot and killed at the scene of a terror attack in Beersheba after being mistaken for the terrorist are suing the state. The parents of Haftom Zarhum are asking for $3 million shekel, about $780,000, in damages for the October 2015 killing. The lawsuit includes the Israel…
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Fast Forward Egalitarian Worshippers Scuffle With Ultra-Orthodox at Western Wall
JERUSALEM — Haredi Orthodox men fought with Conservative and Reform Jewish activists taking part in an egalitarian prayer service Thursday afternoon at the Western Wall Plaza. Police worked to separate the dozens of haredi men from the crowd of worshippers. The haredi men whistled and sang loudly to distract the service, and later became physical…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Spent $1,600 for Haircut on New York Trip
— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to New York last fall for the U.N. General Assembly cost more than $1.7 million, including a $1,600 haircut. An itemized list of the trip’s expenses was released Tuesday by the Jerusalem district prosecutor’s office after a Ramat Gan attorney filed for the information under Israel’s Freedom of…
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Fast Forward Hermann Goering’s Underwear Goes on Auction Block With Nazi Mementos
— An auction of Nazi memorabilia in Munich includes underpants worn by Hermann Goering and socks worn by Adolf Hitler. The auction scheduled for this weekend at the Herman Historica International auction house also includes the case that held the cyanide capsule Goering used to take his life the night before he was scheduled to…
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Fast Forward Israel Plans to Underground Concrete Wall To Thwart Gaza Tunnels
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense establishment plans to build a concrete wall that goes tens of yards underground as well as above ground along the Gaza Strip border. The plan, revealed on Thursday on the front page of the Israeli daily newspaper Yediot Acharonot, will cost an estimated $568 million, less than previously estimated, according to…
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Fast Forward App Commemorates Lost Jewish Community of Crete
ATHENS — A mobile phone application that enables visitors to learn about the Jewish heritage of the Greek island of Crete and the Etz Hayyim Synagogue has been launched. The app, a joint initiative between the Canadian and Israeli embassies in Greece, was launched Tuesday, the same day that a ceremony was held to mark…
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