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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News ‘What she’s doing is like Moses’ — among Dems, rabbis donate most to Warren
Rabbis have a clear favorite among the Democratic presidential candidates: Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Warren received the most money from rabbis who donated to Democratic campaigns through the end of January, according to a Forward analysis of Federal Election Commission filings. Warren also had by far the most number of individual rabbis donating to her campaign…
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Breaking News Dueling hashtags urge people to #skipaipac – or say they’re #aipacproud
Sen. Bernie Sanders last week became the highest-profile figure to say that he would be boycotting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual Policy Conference — spurring many on social media to celebrate the success of a #SkipAIPAC publicity campaign, while allies of the lobby group pushed back with their own hashtag, #AIPACproud. Even before…
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Fast Forward Sanders at debate: I’m proud of being Jewish, but Netanyahu a ‘reactionary racist’
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, both of whom would be the first Jewish president of the United States, presented contrasting views on Israel during a portion of the Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina on Tuesday. CBS reporter Major Garrett pointed out that Sanders would be the…
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Breaking News Sanders, Bloomberg take the heat and present contrasts on Israel in latest Democratic debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has handily won two of the first three Democratic primary contests, came into the debate with the most momentum — and was the biggest target over the course of the night. Sanders and Bloomberg, both of whom would be the first Jewish president, also presented differing views on Israel. Within the…
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News Mayor Bloomberg didn’t schmooze, but Jewish Dems liked him — and still do
For twelve years, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg oversaw the city with the world’s biggest Jewish population. And many, it seems, are still grateful — especially the Democrats. A new Siena poll found Bloomberg in the lead among that group, with 28% supporting him, nearly double the response for second-place candidate Pete Buttigieg, the…
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Fast Forward After White House lobbying, ICE agrees not to deport fraudster Israeli rabbi
Under the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stepped up its policy of deporting immigrant criminals upon the completion of their prison sentences. But the agency has made an exception for an Israeli rabbi who was convicted of racketeering and money laundering conspiracy, Hamodia reported Saturday night. Rabbi Mordechai Samet, a resident of the…
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Fast Forward Bloomberg office vandalized, campaign blames Sanders’ ‘Trump-like rhetoric’
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s Chicago campaign office was vandalized with the words “racist,” sexist,” “GOP” and “oligarch” on Sunday, an act that Bloomberg’s campaign manager blamed on rival Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “willingness to condone and promote Trump-like rhetoric.” Several Bloomberg campaign offices around the country have been defaced in the last month,…
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News Why do people keep saying that Bernie Sanders isn’t ‘really’ Jewish?
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