Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Ban on non-Israelis entering country extended
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The ban on non-Israelis entering the country in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 has been extended at least two weeks into mid-June. The Israel Airports Authority notified airlines on Wednesday that non-citizens would be barred until at least June 15, the business daily Globes reported. The order had been set…
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Fast Forward Palestinians reject UAE COVID-19 aid because it was coordinated through Israel
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Palestinian Authority rejected a humanitarian shipment of medical supplies sent by the United Arab Emirates because it coordinated the shipment with Israel. The Etihad Airways flight that landed Tuesday night in Israel carrying 14 tons of medical aid to deal with the coronavirus was reported to be the first publicly acknowledged…
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Fast Forward Delta to resume flights between Israel, New York with masks mandatory
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Delta Airlines will resume flights between New York and Israel next month, with face masks mandatory for staff and travelers. The flights will be “less than daily,” Delta announced on its website. The airline’s first flight to Israel since mid-March will depart from New York’s JFK international Airport on June 3, with…
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Fast Forward Wealthy NY family brings body of matriarch to Israel, violating rules
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Seven members of a wealthy family brought the body of the family matriarch to Israel to be buried after she died of COVID-19 in New York, violating several Health Ministry regulations designed to stop the spread of the virus in Israel. The family, identified as wealthy Bukharan Jews involved in real estate…
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Fast Forward TikTok video makes fun of numbers tattooed on Holocaust survivors
(JTA) — A video on the social media music video platform TikTok that makes fun of the numbers tattooed on the arms of Jews held in Nazi concentration camps has received over 623,000 views. The British resident who posted the video said “it’s just a joke,” and TikTok has received “numerous” complaints, the London-based Jewish…
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Fast Forward State Department: Annexation should be part of peace process
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s annexation of West Bank settlements should be part of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians as part of the framework of the Trump administration’s peace plan, the State Department said. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus made the statement during a widely reported conference call with Israeli journalists. “We really think annexation should…
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Fast Forward Video shows Alabama teens drawing swastikas on boy’s back
(JTA) — A video showing a group of Alabama teenagers drawing swastikas on a boy’s back was posted to Snapchat. A group of boys are seen laughing at a shirtless boy, a student at Mountain Brook Schools, after drawing two large black swastikas and the word “heil.” Some of the students attend Mountain Brook, the…
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Fast Forward Pompeo makes 8-hour visit to Israel in first foreign trip since pandemic
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a whirlwind visit to Israel on Wednesday, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Prime Minister-designate Benny Gantz, the incoming defense minister. and top Israeli security officials. Pompeo’s eight-hour visit, which also included meeting with top Israeli security officials, was his first travel abroad since the…
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