Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Rocket Fired From Gaza Hits Home Near Tel Aviv, Injuring 7
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A long-range rocket fired from Gaza scored a direct hit on a home in central Israel, injuring 7 including two infants. Following the early Monday morning attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also serves as Defense Minister, announced that he would cut short his visit to Washington DC., and would return…
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Fast Forward Women’s March Leader Shares Post Blaming Jewish Establishment For Mosque Attack
(JTA) — A co-leader of the Women’s March shared a post blaming the “American Jewish Establishment” for its role in the attacks on two New Zealand mosques, and then apologized. Bob Bland on March 17 shared a post from Jesse Rabinowitz, a social justice advocate, who wrote that: “The same language and hate that folks…
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Fast Forward After Solicitation Charge, Robert Kraft Apologizes – But Doesn’t Say For What
(JTA) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, in his first comments since he was charged with soliciting prostitution in Florida, publicly apologized. “I am truly sorry,” Kraft said in a statement issued on Saturday and first reported by ESPN. “I know I have hurt and disappointed my family, my close friends, my co-workers, our…
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Fast Forward New York Food Store Employee Fired After Pretending Cooler Was A Gas Chamber
(JTA) — A health food store in southeast New York fired an employee several days after he made anti-Semitic comments and actions toward her. The worker at Mother Earth’s Storehouse in Ulster, New York turned the light off in the produce cooler and told an employee named Sarah, “You’re in the gas chamber,” then called…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Putin Makes Anti-Semitic Joke About Jews And Money
(JTA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin made a joke invoking the anti-Semitic trope about Jews and money during a visit to Crimea. During a visit with local residents and religious leaders on Monday in Crimea, a local Jewish leader made a comment about financial difficulties. Putin replied “So the Jews have problems with finances! Only…
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Fast Forward Israeli Spacecraft Conducts Final Major Maneuver On Way To Moon
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet successfully conducted its final major maneuver as it continues on its journey to the moon. The spacecraft burned its engine for 60 seconds as it moved to an elliptical orbit around the earth that will intersect the moon’s orbit and be captured in it. The rendezvous is scheduled for…
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Fast Forward ‘Heil Hitler’: 30 Gravestones Vandalized At Jewish Cemetery In Massachusetts
(JTA) — Swastikas and anti-Semitic epithets were drawn on at least 30 gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in southern Massachusetts. The vandalism at the Hebrew Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts, occurred over the weekend, police told local media. Among the graffiti written in black marker were “Heil Hitler,” “Hitler was right,” and “Oy vey, this…
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News David Irving Holocaust Denier Leads Tour Of Nazi Death Camps
(JTA) — British Holocaust denier David Irving is planning to lead a tour of Nazi death camps. Irving is taking deposits on his website for the tour of Nazi historical sites scheduled for September, the U.K. Jewish News reported. The nine-day tour, which costs $3,650, is scheduled to visit Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec and Majdanek. Publicity…
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