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Marcy Oster

Marcy Oster

Israel-based JTA correspondent

The home of Palestinian Islamic Jihad senior commander Baha Abu al-Ata was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on Nov. 12, 2019, killing al-Ata and his wife in what the Israel Defense Forces called a "surgical strike." (JTA/Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
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Israel assassinates Islamic Jihad leader, rockets fired from Gaza in retaliation

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA November 12, 2019November 12, 2019
Donald Trump waving after addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., March 21, 2016, before he was elected president. (JTA/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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Trump will appear at annual conference of the Israeli-American Council

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA November 11, 2019November 11, 2019
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations in New York City, Sept. 26, 2018. /JTA-Luiz Rampelotto-NurPhoto via Getty Images
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2 plead guilty to spying in US for Iran, including on Jewish targets

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA November 6, 2019
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations in New York City, Sept. 26, 2018. /JTA-Luiz Rampelotto-NurPhoto via Getty Images
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Iran will again enrich uranium at underground plant, another nuclear deal violation

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA November 5, 2019November 5, 2019
A memorial for the victims of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. (Photo/JTA-Hane Grace Yagel)
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Pennsylvania flags at half-staff to mark one-year anniversary of synagogue attack

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster October 22, 2019
several men in suits walk toward the camera, flanked by Israeli flags
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Arab parties recommend Benny Gantz to form the next government

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 23, 2019
Netanyahu smiles while shaking the hand of a grimacing Gantz, Rivlin looks on
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Netanyahu reaches out to form a government with his rival — and gets rejected

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 19, 2019September 19, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at a voting station in Jerusalem, Sept. 17, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Alex Kolomoisky-Pool-Flash90)
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5 things to watch for in the aftermath of Israel’s too-close-to-call election

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 18, 2019September 18, 2019
It’s still unclear who will emerge victorious in Israel’s elections: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, or Benny Gantz. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)
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Israel’s second election in one year too close to call, again

Marcy Oster by JTA and Marcy Oster September 17, 2019September 17, 2019
Roberts reclines on a couch, smiling
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Pioneering journalist Cokie Roberts, who wrote about her interfaith marriage, dies

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA September 17, 2019

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