Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Chelsea Handler apologizes for posting Louis Farrakhan video clip
(JTA) — Comedian Chelsea Handler has apologized for posting a video clip of the anti-Semitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on her Instagram account. She had defended leaving up the post — from a Farrakhan appearance on “The Phil Donahue Show,” once a popular talk show, on the topic of racial prejudice — for…
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Fast Forward Gantz says Israel will press ahead with annexation if Palestinians won’t talk
JERUSALEM (JTA) — If the Palestinians are not willing to discuss Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank, “then we will have to move forward without them,” Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday. “We need to not only manage the conflict but also shape it,” Gantz, also the alternate prime minister, told military…
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Fast Forward Palestinian driver killed by police in attempted car-ramming attack near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Border Police officer was injured in what Israel police are calling an attempted car-ramming attack by a Palestinian man in the West Bank. The Palestinian driver attempted to run over the female officer at a high speed on Tuesday afternoon near the city of Maale Adumim, some four miles east of…
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Fast Forward Nevada Jewish man stabbed in head by man shouting anti-Semitic slurs
(JTA) — A Jewish man leaving a Nevada bar was stabbed in the head by a man on the sidewalk outside who had asked him for money and then shouted anti-Semitic insults. The alleged stabber raised his arm in a Nazi salute multiple times and said “Heil Hitler, you piece of shit” before stabbing the…
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Fast Forward Tel Aviv to recognize same-sex and interfaith couples
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality will recognize same-sex, interfaith and other couples who are not eligible to be married by the state’s religious authorities. Those couples who live together will be allowed to register their relationship with a statement to the city. They will be eligible for municipal benefits, including housing tax discounts,…
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Fast Forward In a 8 minute long video, Republican Jewish Coalition launches $50,000 pro-Trump campaign
(JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition has launched a $50,000 ad buy in battleground states. To kick it off, the group released an eight-minute video highlighting President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel record on Friday. “President Trump is the most pro-Israel President in American history and with this video, the RJC is bringing that message to a…
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Fast Forward Winona Ryder says Mel Gibson asked if she was an ‘oven dodger’
(JTA) — Actress Winona Ryder said she was passed over for a movie role because the studio head thought she looked “too Jewish” and Mel Gibson once asked her if she was an “oven dodger.” Ryder talked about her experiences with anti-Semitism in Hollywood as part of wide-ranging interview published in the London-based Sunday Times….
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Fast Forward Melbourne kindergarten defaced with neo-Nazi graffiti
(JTA) — A kindergarten in Melbourne was defaced with spray-paint that read “4th Reich” and was accompanied by a Star of David. This is a despicable act. There is no place for anti-semitic behaviour in our community. Hurtful and cruel. 4th Reich’: Melbourne kindergarten defaced – The Australian Jewish News #anti-semitism #racism #springst #antidefamationcommission https://t.co/1Rxt0R5oYI…
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