Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Life Did Israeli Scientists Really Just Discover The Cure For Cancer?
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A team of scientists at a biotech company in Israel claimed that they will have a cure for cancer — all cancer — within a year. Sadly, their claims were shot down by fellow scientists. In recent articles in Israel and the United States, Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd., or AEBi, which was…
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Fast Forward Torah Scrolls Vandalized At Jerusalem Synagogue
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Vandals broke into a Jerusalem synagogue and tossed four Torah scrolls on the floor. The break-in took place in the Kiryat Yovel neighborhood on Monday night. Worshippers arrived on Tuesday morning and found the Torah scrolls, prayer books and other Jewish artifacts strewn all over the floor. A hole was cut in…
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Fast Forward Israeli Cabinet Approves Export Of Medical Marijuana
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Cabinet approved the export of medical cannabis. Some of the countries reportedly eager to trade with Israel include Australia, Germany, Austria and Mexico, according to Forbes. The approval on Sunday comes a month after the Knesset passed legislation to pave the way for the legal export of medical cannabis. The Netherlands…
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Fast Forward Miami Police Sergeant Fired After Throwing Sacred Jewish Text
(JTA) — A Miami police sergeant was fired over a video showing him throwing a wooden box engraved with a Star of David and a copy of the Tanach in the back of a pickup truck, calling them trash. Sgt. Roberto Destephan, a 13-year veteran of the force, had been suspended for the last two months…
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Fast Forward American Jews Sue Airbnb, Alleging Anti-Semitic Discrimination
(JTA) — Five American Jewish citizens filed a lawsuit against Airbnb alleging the company’s policy to ban listings from Jewish West Bank settlements discriminates against Jews. Two of the five plaintiffs also are Israeli citizens and live in Efrat in the West Bank. The lawsuit was filed last week in San Francisco, where Airbnb is…
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Fast Forward Former Starbucks CEO Is ‘Seriously Thinking Of Running For President’
(JTA) — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he is “seriously thinking of running for president.” In an interview aired on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday night, Schultz told correspondent Scott Pelley that he would run as a “centrist independent,” despite being a lifelong Democrat. Schultz said the reason he would run as an independent,…
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Fast Forward EU Gave Nearly $5.7 Million To NGOs That Promote Israel Boycotts
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The European Union gave nearly $5.7 million to organizations that promote boycotts against Israel in 2017 and 2018, a new Israeli government report found. The money has gone to at least 10 nongovernmental organizations, including one based in Gaza, according to the report titled “The Money Trail: 2nd Edition,” released Wednesday by the…
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh Synagogue Spent MLK Weekend With Black Church Attacked In 2015
(JTA) — They didn’t share the same religion, but they shared the same pain. Ten members of a Pittsburgh congregation who survived the October attack on their building, along with their rabbi, traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, to worship with the members of a church that suffered a similar shooting in 2015. Eleven worshippers were killed…
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