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 Will Trump Be First Sitting President To Visit Western Wall?
While President Trump’s official itinerary for his visit to Israel later this month has yet to be released, Israeli media has reported that Trump is likely to visit the Western Wall, making him the first sitting president to do so. Trump will be in Israel May 22-23, shortly before the 50th anniversary of Israel’s capture…
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Fast Forward White House Social Media Director Says Trump Will Travel To ‘Palestine’
Update, 5:01 p.m.: The post in question was edited to refer to “Palestinian Territories.” President Trump’s upcoming foreign tour later this month, his first trip abroad since his inauguration, will take him to many locations, including Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican. Also on his agenda, according to the White House’s director of social media:…
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Fast Forward Trump Links Comey Firing To Russia, Says He Would Have Done It Without Rosenstein’s Letter
President Trump would have fired FBI Director James Comey even if he hadn’t received a memo from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listing faults in Comey’s conduct, the president said in a Thursday interview. Comey is “a showboat. He’s a grandstander. The FBI has been in turmoil,” Trump told NBC News’ Lester Holt. “You know…
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Fast Forward Fidget Spinner’s Feelgood Jewish Story Might Have Been Too Good To Be True
Cathy Hettinger, who has been prominently featured in recent media stories as the supposed inventor of fidget spinners, actually applied for a patent that likely wouldn’t cover the incredibly popular toys, a Bloomberg News investigation revealed on Thursday. Hettinger claimed in recent interviews that she had been inspired to invent a toy to give Palestinian…
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Fast Forward Texas Governor Praises Bank’s Decision To Close Pro-BDS Group’s Account
Texas Governor Greg Abbott praised a decision by one of America’s largest banks to close the account of an organization that supports the boycott of Israel, in a move that Abbott tied to the state’s new law banning government business with Israel-boycotters. The Jerusalem Post reported last week that the Dallas-based firm Comerica Bank would…
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Fast Forward GOP’s Lee Zeldin Faces Challenge Over His Vote To Repeal Obamacare
A Jewish writer and sommelier in Long Island announced her intention last week to run for Congress against Rep. Lee Zeldin, one of only two Jewish Republicans in Congress. Hannah Selinger, a New York City native who moved to the island’s East End six years ago, explained on her Gofundme fundraising page that she was…
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Fast Forward Israel Breaks All-Time Monthly Tourism Record
Israel broke its all-time record for foreign tourists last month, the country’s Ministry of Tourism announced Tuesday. A record-breaking 349,000 visitors arrived in Israel from abroad in April 2017, a 38% increase from the previous April. The total since the beginning of the year is 1.09 million, a 28% increase on 2016. This has reportedly…
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Fast Forward Jared And Ivanka Branded Corrupt ‘Princelings’ By Jill Abramson In New York Times
Members of the Trump and Kushner families are corrupt “princelings” using their access to the White House to steer business towards their companies, journalist Jill Abramson argued in a New York Times op-ed Thursday. Abramson compared Trump and Kushner families to the Chinese children of government leaders who use their family connections to enrich themselves….
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