Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
Aiden Pink
By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Nadler will miss end of Senate trial to be with ailing wife
Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the Democratic managers of the Senate’s trial of President Trump, tweeted Friday that he will miss the conclusion of the proceedings in order to be with his ailing wife, Joyce Miller. I am sorry to not be able to…
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Books What books should Jared Kushner have read about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
White House senior advisor Jared Kushner was widely mocked after telling Sky News Arabia that he was qualified to propose a new Israeli-Palestinian peace plan because he had “read 25 books” about the conflict. While the White House refused to tell the Forward what those books were, our reporting uncovered four of them. But it…
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Breaking News Here’s what Jared Kushner read to prepare for his Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
After President Trump unveiled his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Monday, White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, one of the key architects of the plan, went on Sky News Arabia to defend his bona fides. “I’ve been studying this now for three years,” he said. “I’ve read 25 books on it, I’ve spoken to every leader…
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Fast Forward Bloomberg rising in polls thanks to $200 million on ads
It turns out $217 million can really get you far in politics. Billionaire and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg is rising in the polls, and is now in fourth place nationally – thanks in no small part to the hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money that he’s spent on advertising,…
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Fast Forward What are the Democratic candidates saying about Trump’s peace plan?
The candidates running in the Democratic presidential primary have very little positive to say about President Trump’s foreign policy — and his newly-unveiled Israeli-Palestinian peace plan is no exception. The Democratic presidential race hasn’t touched on Israel that much —some candidates, mostly on the left, have proposed putting conditions on American military aid to the…
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Israel News What does Trump’s peace plan mean for Israel, the Palestinians and Jerusalem?
Surrounded by some of their closest allies, from members of Congress to major megadonors, President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed several details of their 180-page plan, which was later released online. Here’s what you need to know, in plain English: What does Israel get? Its sovereignty over the Jordan Valley recognized by the…
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Israel News Trump’s plan calls for a 2-state solution, but not the one you’re thinking of
Surrounded by some of their closest allies, from members of Congress to major megadonors, President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ignored the corruption charges hanging over both of their heads and unveiled an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that Palestinians are almost sure to reject. The president’s remarks were typical Trump – he went off-script to…
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Israel News Actually, this peace deal IS different from all other peace deals
President Trump is set to announce his Israeli-Palestinian peace plan at the White House on Tuesday, and while details at this point are scarce, it will probably to differ in several key aspects from past American presidents’ proposals. Here’s a brief history of recent American involvement in Israeli-Palestinian peace. Bill Clinton’s peace plan, part 1…
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