Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Slow down annexation Kushner tells Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a conference call with Jared Kushner and other top White House officials to discuss slowing down West Bank annexation plans, an Israeli TV station reported. Channel 13 in its report Monday cited an unnamed senior Israeli source that the Trump administration wants to “downplay the enthusiasm”…
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Fast Forward Cannabis residue discovered on ancient Israelite altar
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The ancient Israelites burned cannabis on their altars during religious rituals, researchers have found. Israeli archaeologists found a mixture of cannabis and animal dung in the residue found on a 2,700-year-old altar discovered in a temple at Tel Arad in the Negev. It is the first evidence of the use of a…
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Fast Forward Israeli police shoot, kill autistic Palestinian man they thought had a gun
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Border Police shot and killed an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem that they believed to be armed but was not. One of the officers was placed under house arrest and the second was released from police custody and placed under restrictive conditions. Israel’s defense minister, Benny Gantz, has apologized for the…
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Fast Forward AIPAC cancels next year’s policy conference due to COVID
(JTA) — AIPAC has canceled its 2021 policy conference, citing the “continued uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic.” Betsy Korn, the president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, made the announcement in a letter sent to the organization’s membership on Sunday. The annual conference had been scheduled for March 7-9 in Washington, D.C. One…
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Fast Forward US ambassador to Israel says Jewish illiteracy is greatest threat to diaspora
JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman told a virtual conference that Jewish illiteracy is the greatest threat to Diaspora Jewry. “The Jewish state, while not without issues, is growing: both religious and secular institutions are thriving, basic Jewish education is available to all and there is little risk of assimilation. The same…
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Fast Forward Woman arrested in vandalism of Texas synagogue
(JTA) — A woman has been arrested in connection with the vandalism of a Texas synagogue and two other houses of worship. Temple Emanuel, a Reform synagogue in McAllen, a church and a Hindu temple were spray-painted Tuesday morning with a swastika and the words “WITCH,” “HADES,” “RAPEST,” “NEW YORK KILLER” and other random phrases…
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Fast Forward Oklahoma governor signs anti-Israel boycott legislation
(JTA) — Oklahoma can no longer contract with companies that boycott Israel. On Tuesday, Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, signed a bill that would apply to state contracts over $100,000, unless the company is officially exempted by the Oklahoma secretary of state. The measure says that Oklahoma may not enter into contracts with companies that…
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Fast Forward Rep. Omar says Israel, Saudi Arabia both have too much influence on Trump
(JTA) — Rep. Ilhan Omar likened Saudi Arabia’s influence on the Trump administration to Israel’s, saying both countries relied in part on money to bring about their preferred outcomes. An interview with the London-based Sunday Times ahead of the publication of her book “This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman”…
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