Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
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By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Did The IDF Delete A Video Praising Female Soldiers Due To Religious Pressure?
The Israel Defense Forces deleted a video on Friday celebrating the achievements of female air force soldiers that was posted on International Women’s Day, leading many in Israel to ask whether it was done to placate religious groups opposed to women serving in the armed forces. The video, entitled “The air force’s answer to chauvinism,”…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Jared Kushner Is Drunk, Crying And Shirtless — On ‘SNL’
This week’s episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” saw a new take on presidential advisor/son-in-law Jared Kushner — by way of another hit show for the network, “This Is Us.” In the taped sketch, actors play members of the Trump administration as characters from the heartwarming tearjerker. Kushner, played by Pete Davidson, is portrayed as…
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Fast Forward Congressman Condemns Farrakhan After Previously Praising Him
Rep. Danny Davis issued a statement on Thursday condemning the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, days after an interview in which he said he had “no problems” with the preacher who has been accused of anti-Semitism for decades. Davis, a Democrat who has represented parts of Chicago since 1997, told the conservative Daily Caller…
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Fast Forward Israeli Trauma Experts Help Parkland Shooting Survivors
Israeli psychologists who specialize in dealing with trauma have traveled to Parkland, Florida to assist organizations helping survivors of the mass shooting at a local high school cope with its psychological effects. “It’s not as if Israel knows anything America doesn’t,” psychologist Alan Cohen told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “But we have a lot more practical…
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Fast Forward Planned Parenthood Group Cuts Ties With Farrakhan-Friendly Women’s March Leader
A regional chapter of Planned Parenthood announced Wednesday that it was cancelling a planned speech by Women’s March co-president Tamika D. Mallory amid a growing controversy over her ties to the anti-Semitic preacher Louis Farrakhan. Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, which represents the states of Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Hawaii, issued a statement announcing…
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News Does Richard Spencer’s Disastrous College Tour Mean The ‘Alt-Right’ Is Fizzling Out?
Less than a year ago, Richard Spencer led hundreds of angry white nationalists through the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia. This week, he spoke in a barn to only a few dozen people. And that was only after he tried to give away tickets outside a local Macy’s. Spencer’s planned college speaking tour, which he hyped…
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Fast Forward J Street Still Endorses Congressman Who Praised Farrakhan
The dovish pro-Israel lobby J Street is endorsing Rep. Danny Davis for reelection, despite his repeated recent praise of the anti-Semitic preacher Louis Farrakhan. Davis, a Democrat who has represented his Chicago-area district since 1997, said in an interview with the Daily Caller last month that he thought Farrakhan was an “outstanding human being.” He…
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News Will Ties To Louis Farrakhan Spur Jews To Shun The Women’s March?
Sophie Ellman-Golan is a passionate Jew, and a passionate feminist. She’s the daughter of a rabbi, and helps run communications for the Women’s March, which organized the largest protest in American history. She used her platform to condemn rising levels of anti-Semitism from the far right, and wrote excitedly about organizing a Shabbat service at…
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