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Marcy Oster

Marcy Oster

Israel-based JTA correspondent

A firefighter works to extinguish a fire near the Kfar HaOranim settlement in the West Bank on Oct. 9, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yossi Aloni-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israeli firefighters battle 250 blazes over hot, dry weekend

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 12, 2020

Thousands of Israelis were forced to evacuate their homes over the weekend as a result of fires burning across the country. Some 250 fires, including 13 identified as very large, […]

Israeli demonstrators clash with police officers during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Tomer Neuberg-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Tens of thousands of Israelis renew protests against Netanyahu

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 12, 2020
Marcy Oster, back center, with her family. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Oster)
Posted inOpinion

Student, soldier, doctor, teacher: How my family sits at the intersection of Israel’s Covid-19 crisis

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 7, 2020October 8, 2020
A chuppah awaits a wedding couple. (Photo/JTA-Mendy Hechtman-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Britain’s Liberal rabbis begin allowing interfaith couples to get married under a chuppah

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 6, 2020October 6, 2020
the main entrance to a yellow public school building
Posted inNews

Jewish high school students ask Marin district to take action against antisemitism

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 1, 2020
three people in head-to-toe protective equipment work in a medical lab
Posted inNews

Israel reports record nearly 9,000 Covid cases in one day

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA October 1, 2020
Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks and a slideshow to the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 29, 2020. (Screenshot/Twitter-@netanyahu)
Posted inIsrael

Hezbollah has a secret arms depot in a Beirut neighborhood, Netanyahu tells UN in video slideshow

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 29, 2020September 29, 2020
Chairs commemorating the Israeli deaths from the coronavirus set up in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on Sept. 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israel has more per capita deaths from the coronavirus each day than US

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 29, 2020
Chairs commemorating the Israeli deaths from the coronavirus set up in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square, Sept. 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

More restrictive lockdown set for Israel as coronavirus cases remain at record levels

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 24, 2020
Worshippers at the Western Wall pray in enclosed areas meant for 10 people at a time in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, March 15, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Jews may not be able to visit the Western Wall — but they can still have their prayers placed there

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

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