Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders, 78, Is Hospitalized And Cancels Upcoming Campaign Events After Heart Procedure
(JTA) — Sen. Bernie Sanders had two stents inserted for an artery blockage after being hospitalized in Las Vegas. A Wednesday statement by Jeff Weaver, an aide to the Vermont Democrat and presidential hopeful, said Sanders had “experienced some chest discomfort” at a Tuesday campaign event. Testing found a single artery blockage and the procedure…
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Fast Forward Sheldon Adelson Ordered To Pay Damages To Jewish Democratic Group
(JTA) — A federal judge in New York has ordered billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to pay compensatory damages and legal fees to the National Jewish Democratic Council for using “legal sadism” to disband the organization. The NJDC now exists in name only as it works to recover its debts from its legal battle with…
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Culture Film About Yitzhak Rabin’s Assassin Takes Israel’s Top Prize
JTA — A film about the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as seen through the eyes of his murderer won Israel’s Ophir Award for Best Picture and will be the county’s nomination for an Oscar. “Incitement” won Israel’s top prize on Sunday night at the Ophir Awards of the Israel Academy of Film…
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Fast Forward Israeli Preschool Ordered Closed After Segregating Ethiopian Children
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli kindergarten was ordered closed after segregating students by race. The children of Ethiopian descent in the southern town of Kiryat Gat met in an auxiliary room with a separate entrance, The Times of Israel reported. They were spread out to kindergartens and day cares throughout the town, with transportation provided…
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Fast Forward Suicide Prevention Hotline’s Phone Number Is A Pro-Hitler Code, War Vet Claims
(JTA) — A New York man wants the Federal Communications Commission to choose a different three-digit number to reach the national suicide prevention hotline because the proposed number glorifies Hitler. The proposed number is 988. The digits 88 are often used by neo-Nazis to refer to the phrase “Heil Hitler.” H is the eighth letter…
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Fast Forward Arab Parties Recommend Benny Gantz Form Next Israeli Government
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Arab Joint List recommended to President Reuven Rivlin that Blue and White head Benny Gantz be tapped to form the next government in order to end the political career of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Joint List head Ayman Odeh explained his coalition’s decision in an op-ed published in the New York…
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Fast Forward Israeli National Baseball Team Qualifies For 2020 Olympics
(JTA) — In a historic first, Israel’s national baseball team qualified for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team defeated South Africa on Sunday at the Europe/Africa Qualifier tournament in Italy. It finished the qualifier with a record of 5-1. Israel has become the only team besides Japan to qualify for next summer’s…
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Fast Forward International Judo Federation Suspends Iran For Boycotting Israeli Athletes
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The International Judo Federation has suspended Iran from competition over its boycott of Israeli athletes. Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei was ordered at the 2019 World Judo Championships last month in Tokyo to throw several matches so that he would not have to face Israel’s Sagi Muki, who went on to win the…
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