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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News Ilhan Omar’s Jewish Constituents Say They Already Schooled Her On Anti-Semitism
Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, arrived in Washington to great fanfare in January. But soon after, she began to be criticized in the national media for a 2012 tweet saying that the Jewish state had “hypnotized the world” – a message that many felt echoed age-old anti-Semitic tropes…
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Fast Forward Jewish Democrat Max Rose Calls Out Both Omar And GOP Hypocrisy On Anti-Semitism
Rep. Max Rose of New York was the first Democratic congressman to criticize fellow Democratic member of Congress Ilhan Omar of Minnesota for her remarks on Sunday suggesting AIPAC pays politicians to be pro-Israel – but he also called out the Republican Party for what he described as their hypocrisy on the issue. “Congresswoman Omar’s…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Apologizes After Being Accused Of Anti-Semitism Over AIPAC Tweet
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota apologized on Monday, one day after she published tweets accusing the pro-Israel group AIPAC of paying politicians to support Israel, which many fellow Democrats characterized as anti-Semitic because of its association with the trope of Jews using money to nefariously control the government. “Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful…
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Fast Forward Pelosi Calls On Omar To ‘Immediately Apologize’ For ‘Anti-Semitic’ Comments
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives called on Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota to apologize for what they described as her “anti-Semitic comments.” “Congresswoman Omar’s use of anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’s supporters is deeply offensive,” Pelosi and the other leaders said in a…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Just Doesn’t Understand AIPAC — Here’s How It Works
Freshman Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has once again been accused of anti-Semitism and castigated by members of her own party, this time after she suggested on Sunday that politicians only support Israel because of financial contributions from pro-Israel groups. It’s all about the Benjamins baby ? https://t.co/KatcXJnZLV — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 10,…
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Fast Forward Candace Owens: Hitler Would Have Been ‘Fine’ If He Stayed In Germany
Updated 2:20 p.m. Conservative activist Candace Owens said at an event in Great Britain in December that it would have been “fine” if Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler had confined his goals to Germany and not attempted to impose his regime on other countries, BuzzFeed News reported Friday. Owens is the communications director of the right-wing…
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Fast Forward Justice Department Opens Probe Into Jeffrey Epstein Sexual Assault Plea Deal
The Department of Justice is opening an internal inquiry into its 2008 settlement with Jeffrey Epstein, a multimillionaire who was accused of molesting more than 100 girls but was only sentenced to 18 months in prison, the Miami Herald reported Wednesday. Federal prosecutors had compiled a 53-page document on Epstein, a prominent Miami financier and…
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Fast Forward Holocaust, Pittsburgh Survivor Gets ‘Happy Birthday’ Conducted By Trump
A surprising impromptu moment broke out during what was otherwise a largely unremarkable State of the Union address by President Trump on Tuesday: The assembled members of Congress sang “Happy Birthday” to a man who survived the Holocaust and narrowly escaped the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue last year. Judah Samet was one of many…
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