Marcy Oster
By Marcy Oster
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Fast Forward Israeli Burger Chain Won’t Open In Dearborn, Michigan Due To BDS Threat
(JTA) — A Michigan restaurateur said he will “step away” from opening a Dearborn branch of a burger chain founded in Israel following boycott threats. Sam Zahr will open two other Burgerim restaurants, in nearby Oak Park and Redford Township. The Lebanese American told the Detroit Free Press that he will not open in Dearborn…
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Fast Forward Israeli Embassy In Finland Attacked For 15th Time
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli embassy in Finland has been vandalized by neo-Nazi and far right extremists at least 15 times in the last year and a half. The embassy, located in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, was most recently attacked last weekend, Ynet reported. In that attack, the glass front door of the embassy…
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Fast Forward Over 1,400 Rabbis Sign Letter Supporting Asylum Seekers
(JTA) — More than 1,400 Jewish clergy from across the United States have signed a letter that calls on government officials to protect the legal right to seek asylum in the United States. HIAS, an immigrant advocacy and aid group formerly known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, organized the petition. It calls on elected officials…
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Fast Forward Iowa Man Charged With Making Anti-Semitic Threats To Major Jewish Group
(JTA) — An Iowa man was arrested for allegedly threatening a New York-based Jewish organization by phone and email. Garrett Kelsey, 31, of Cedar Rapids, was charged Tuesday in an Iowa courtroom with one count of transmitting threats to injure a person across state lines, which carries a maximum five-year sentence. Kelsey, whose Facebook page…
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Fast Forward Bernie Madoff Asks Trump To Commute His 150-Year Sentence
(JTA) — Bernie Madoff has asked President Trump to commute his sentence. Madoff, 81, filled a request with the Justice Department between one and three months ago, The Hill reported. The Justice Department’s website lists the request as “pending,” and says it is updated to July 1. The request is for clemency, not a pardon….
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Fast Forward Jeffrey Epstein Found Unconscious In Jail Cell With Neck Injuries
(JTA) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein was found unconscious in his jail cell in a Manhattan jail with injuries to his neck. Epstein, who was arrested and indicted for sex trafficking earlier this month, was found on the floor of his cell on Wednesday by guards at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, the New York Post reported….
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Fast Forward Orthodox Jewish Woman Promoted To Lead NSA Cybersecurity
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish woman has been tapped to head the National Security Agency’s new Cybersecurity Directorate. Anne Neuberger of Baltimore has worked at the NSA for the past decade. She helped establish the U.S. Cyber Command and worked as chief risk officer, where she led the agency’s election security efforts for the 2018…
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Fast Forward Jeremy Corbyn: Labour Party Must Recognize Its Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — Jeremy Corbyn said his Labour Party must recognize that anti-Jewish bigotry has become part of the movement and drive out anti-Semitism. “The evidence is clear enough. The worst cases of anti-Semitism in our party have included Holocaust denial, crude Jewish-banker stereotypes, conspiracy theories blaming Israel for 9/11 or every war on the Rothschild…
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