Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward House Bill Would Withhold Military Aid To Israel Over Detention Of Palestinian Children
(JTA) — Rep. Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat, has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would withhold funding from Israel over its detention of Palestinian children. The bill establishes the Human Rights Monitoring and Palestinian Child Victims of Israeli Military Detention Fund, authorizing $19 million annually for nongovernmental organizations to monitor human…
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Fast Forward Jeremy Corbyn Praised Book Claiming Jews Control Banks, Press
(JTA) — British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn wrote a forward to a book that says that banks and the press were controlled by Jews. Corbyn wrote the forward praising the new edition of JA Hobson’s 1902 book “Imperialism: A Study,” for a new edition issued in 2011. He wrote the forward four years before…
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Fast Forward New York Times: Our Antisemitic Cartoon Shows ‘Numbness To Creep’ Of Jew Hatred
(JTA) — The New York Times editorial board said in an editorial published Tuesday that the newspaper’s publishing of “an appalling political cartoon” is “evidence of a profound danger — not only of anti-Semitism but of numbness to its creep.” The newspaper also acknowledged its own contributions to the rise of anti-Semitism, saying that: “In…
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Fast Forward Poway Synagogue Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
(JTA) — Alleged Poway synagogue shooter John Earnest pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder. Earnest, 19, stood inside a glass booth during his arraignment in San Diego County Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon. He is accused of being the lone shooter in the April 27 attack on the Chabad of Ponway synagogue which…
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Fast Forward Army Veteran Arrested For Planning Attacks Against Jews, Others
(JTA) — A U.S. Army veteran was arrested for planning terror attacks in the Los Angeles area, including against Jews. Mark Domingo was arrested Friday after he received what he thought was a bomb from an undercover federal officer. At a news conference Monday, officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI and Los Angeles Police…
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Fast Forward Rod Rosenstein Submits Resignation
(JTA) — Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation letter to President Donald Trump. His last day in office will be May 11. He had said in January that he would step down when a new attorney general was confirmed. William Barr was confirmed in February Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel to…
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Fast Forward MoveOn Endorses Omar, Tlaib For 2020 Reelection
(JTA) — MoveOn, the progressive advocacy movement, in its first official endorsements for the 2020 election cycle, said it will back Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib for reelection. The organization said in a statement that it has over 16,000 members in Minnesota’s 5th district, and that Omar was backed for reelection with…
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Fast Forward Man Arrested For Poway Synagogue Shooting Charged With Murder
(JTA) — The alleged gunman in the attack on the Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego was charged with murder. The gunman, 19, was charged on Sunday afternoon with one count of Murder in the First Degree, and three counts of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, according to jail records posted on the…
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