Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Lieberman: Democratic Party Is Not Anti-Jewish, But Some Members Are
(JTA) — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat turned Independent who ran for vice president in 2000, said during a radio interview that the Democratic Party is not anti-Jewish, but individual members have problems with Jews. “The Democratic Party is not an anti-Jewish party, but there are some people in the party now, including in…
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Fast Forward Chelsea Clinton Told She Is A Cause Of New Zealand Mosque Attacks Because Of Ilhan Omar Response
(JTA) — A Palestinian activist and an American-Israeli activist confronted Chelsea Clinton at a vigil for the 50 Muslims killed in an attack on a New Zealand mosque and accused her of being a cause of the massacre due to her criticism of an anti-Semitic tweet by New York Rep. Ilhan Omar. The vigil was…
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Fast Forward Swarthmore Student Government Approves BDS Resolution
(JTA) — Swarthmore College’s student government voted to approve a resolution calling on the university to divest from companies that do business with Israel related to the West Bank. The March 3 vote by the Student Government Organization came a month after the resolution was rejected at a similar closed-meeting vote. The student government at the…
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Fast Forward Jews Are Still The Most Democratic Religious Group, New Study Shows
(JTA) — About half of American Jews identified as Democrat in Gallup polls in 2018. Some 52 percent of American Jews identified as Democrat, 16 percent as Republican and 31 as independent in combined Gallup tracking poll data for 2018, which encompassed over 75,000 interviews with U.S. adults, including 938 self-identified Jewish Americans. Jews were…
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Fast Forward Israeli Bank Pays $195 Million Fine For Helping Customers Evade U.S. Taxes
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s third-largest bank will pay a $195 million fine after admitting to helping its customers avoid paying U.S. taxes. The fine was announced Tuesday by the U.S. Justice Department and it is the result of a five-year investigation, Reuters reported. Under the settlement, Mizrahi Tefahot, accepted responsibility for the actions of former…
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Fast Forward Sanders Aide Sorry For Asking If Jews Have Dual Loyalty – Including Her Boss
(JTA) — A campaign aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized for a Facebook post in which she suggested that American Jews have a dual loyalty to Israel. Politico reported that Belen Sisa made the comment as part of a discussion in a Facebook thread in which she said that she supports Rep. Ilhan Omar in…
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Fast Forward Nazi Posters Hung At School Whose Students Played Swastika Drinking Game
(JTA) — Posters with Nazi symbols were hung around the campus of a Southern California high school whose students were filmed offering the “heil Hitler” salute over a swastika made out of beer cups during a drinking game. The posters were discovered Sunday on the campus of Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach and…
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Fast Forward Police Close Temple Mount After Firebomb Thrown At Officers
JERUSALEM (JTA) — All entrances and exits to the Temple Mount were closed by Israel Police after a firebomb was thrown at a police outpost at the site. The police said in a statement Tuesday afternoon following the attack that one of the suspects was identified and detained. Dozens of police officers reportedly entered the…
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