Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward How Do You Say ‘Trump Town’ In Hebrew? Here’s What Israel Might Name After Him
President Trump is feeling the love in Israel. He’s become very popular due to his support for Israel, most notably recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the United States embassy there. Now, several sites around the country could soon bear his name. Train station The idea to honor the U.S. president may have first…
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Fast Forward Louis Farrakhan Claims He Loves Jews — Just Not The ‘Satanic’ Ones
Louis Farrakhan claimed last week that he does not hate Jewish people, despite his long history of anti-Semitic language, culminating in being banned from Facebook last month. Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, was invited to give a speech at a Catholic church in Chicago on Thursday to address his recent removal from…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Ben Shapiro Melts Down, Storms Off BBC Interview
Tensions rose quickly during a BBC interview on Friday with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who cut the appearance short after accusing the network of being biased against conservatives. Shapiro went on the defensive early in the 16-minute interview, when journalist Andrew Neil asked Shapiro to explain his staunch views on abortion, wanting his thoughts on…
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Fast Forward Auschwitz-Patterned Skirts Removed From Online Store After Complaints
An e-commerce site was forced to stop selling miniskirts, tote bags and other merchandise printed with photos of the Auschwitz concentration camp, the Associated Press reported. Australian online shop Redbubble carried items with black-and-white images of the Nazi death camp, its gas chambers and the railway tracks leading into it. A skirt in the collection…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Talks About Her Father Admitting He Was In Massive Debt In Old Clip
Ivanka Trump once confirmed in a documentary that her father, President Trump, was “billions” in debt. Samantha Bee, host of TBS’ “Full Frontal,” aired a clip on Wednesday from the 2003 documentary, “Born Rich,” in which Trump shared a story of when her father pointed to a homeless person to explain his dire financial situation….
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Fast Forward Maverick Philly Prosecutor Larry Krasner: Drug Users Are Addicts, Not Criminals
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said he’s “very close” to enacting a policy that would end the criminalization of drug possession. Krasner, one of the country’s most progressive district attorneys, talked to “Axios on HBO” about his views on the war on drugs. “Possession is different than dealing,” he said. “We are talking about people…
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Fast Forward Why Does This Ad Have IDF Soldiers Wearing Yellow ‘Jude’ Stars?
Israeli Hebrew-language newspaper Israel Hayom published on Wednesday a full-page, close-up image of the Israel Defense Forces’ uniform shirt — featuring a yellow star with the word “Jude” pinned to the pocket. Judah Ari Gross, the military correspondent for the Times of Israel, tweeted out the image, which was captioned: “Know where you come from and…
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Fast Forward Jewish Ukranian President-Elect Could Fill Region With Jews, Says Putin Aide
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s adviser published an opinion piece expressing that Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky could fill eastern Ukraine with Jews, The Moscow Times reported. Sergei Glazyev’s blog post was posted to a nationalist website the same day that Zelensky met with top Ukrainian Orthodox Jewish rabbis, according to the Times. Zelensky is Jewish. “I…
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