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By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Will A Celebrity Rabbi’s Selfie Ruin Trump’s ‘Sanctuary City’ Court Case?
The White House held its first-ever Israeli Independence Day party on Tuesday night, and some of the biggest movers and shakers in the American Jewish world were in attendance. Among them was Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a former Republican congressional candidate and author of books like “Shalom in the Home” and “Kosher Lust.” Boteach, who frequently…
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Fast Forward Texas Becomes 17th State To Pass Law Outlawing BDS
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law on Tuesday that prohibited state agencies from contracting with companies that boycott Israel. “You can always count on Texas,” Abbott said at the signing ceremony at the Austin Jewish Community Center. “Any anti-Israel policy is an anti-Texas policy.” The law, known as HB 89, charges the Texas Comptroller’s…
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Fast Forward Jewish Fox News Commentator: Agents Told Me Not To Report Sexual Assault
A frequent contributor to Fox News Channel claims that she was told by her talent agency not to report her allegation that she had been sexually assaulted by a Fox News executive. Tamara Holder recounted to the Huffington Post on Tuesday that she told one of her agents, Steve Levine of ICM, last September that…
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Fast Forward Jewish Porn Star James Deen Wants To Save You From Warped Sex
James Deen, one of the world’s most successful porn stars, is growing increasingly uncomfortable with how online pornography affects people at younger and younger ages. In a recent interview, Deen expressed his concern that the plethora of easily accessible pornography is providing a warped view of sexuality and relationships, especially given that the average child…
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Fast Forward Even Canada Has To Pay For Jared And Ivanka’s Security Costs
Congress’s proposed budget will include an extra $120 million to cover security costs for the Trump family, a reflection of their unprecedented travel schedule, which one former Secret Service agent called a “logistical nightmare.” But Americans are not the only ones who will have to pay up: security services for the First Family’s international travel…
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Fast Forward College Fights ‘BDS’ Campaign With Israeli Science Database – And Wordplay
One of Israel’s top universities has built a database of Israeli research breakthroughs in order to counter the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign with their own BDS – Building Dialogue through Science. The Weizmann Institute of Science’s new BDS website contains academic publications and summaries of inventions and innovations made possible by collaborations…
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Fast Forward NBA All-Star Ray Allen: Why I’m On The Board Of The U.S. Holocaust Museum
Ten-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen was sworn in last week to serve on the board of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Allen, who was named to the position by former President Obama, is not only a two-time NBA champion and one of the greatest shooters of all time — he’s also passionate about…
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Fast Forward Chuck Schumer Found The Strength To Resist Trump From A Shirelles Song
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was despondent in the days after the presidential election, he admitted in an interview with Buzzfeed on Saturday. But he found solace and the strength to continue fighting for his beliefs from an unlikely source. “I was totally down in the dumps for three days [after the election], as was…
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