Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward The Ilhan Omar Controversy: What Is Happening?
The latest talk on Capitol Hill is about Representative Ilhan Omar and her most recent controversial comments, which have been called anti-Semitic. The comments led to a backlash, which led to the drafting of a resolution, which led to more backlash, which led to…there’s been a lot to keep up with. Where did it begin?…
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Fast Forward Sanders, Harris And Warren Defend Ilhan Omar Against Anti-Semitism Claims
Democratic presidential candidates Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday stood behind Representative Ilhan Omar as she continues to face backlash for her controversial comments about pro-Israel groups and politicians, CNN reported. While the Minnesota congresswoman’s comments have been called anti-Semitic, Sanders said criticism of her is actually about ending a discussion…
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Fast Forward Pelosi Struggles To Manage Ilhan Omar And Anti-Semitism Resolution
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought advice Wednesday as tension grew over Representative Ilhan Omar’s controversial comments, dividing House Democrats, Politico reported. Pelosi met with senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus for 20 minutes to discuss a new resolution condemning anti-Semitism. The group did not back the original draft, claiming it singled out Omar, a freshman…
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Fast Forward Meet Allen Weisselberg, the man who knows how Trump spent his money
Editor’s note: The New York attorney general has launched a tax-related criminal investigation into Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of former President Donald J. Trump’s company. With that in mind, we are re-sharing this 2019 article about Weisselberg. During his congressional testimony last week, President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen revealed the names of…
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Life From The Archive: An Unlikely Romance Between A Jew And Nazi Ally
In the 1930s, a Jewish woman fell in love — with a Hitler sympathizer. Helga Steinfeld first appeared in the pages of the Forward for her outrageous decision to marry Rolf Von Reitzenstein-Steinach, a German noble, spy and Nazi sympathizer. Indeed, love can make us do crazy things. The two were together six years, and…
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Life Tu B’Av Can Be Your Second Shot At Valentine’s Day
In a few months, when the weather is warm and candy hearts are stale — American Jews will have a second stab at Valentine’s Day. Tu B’av, (pronounced “too-beh-ahv”), a minor holiday on the 15th of Av, lands in late summer, this year in August. Known as the Jewish Valentine’s Day, it’s a popular day…
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Fast Forward Chelsea Clinton Joins Forward Editor In Calling Out Omar’s Anti-Semitic Tweet
In a tweet to Forward Opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon, Representative Ilhan Omar expressed that she believes AIPAC paid politicians to be pro-Israel. The statement, which is false because AIPAC doesn’t make political donations, led several notable figures to join Ungar-Sargon in condemning the Minnesota Democrat for drawing on the anti-Semitic trope of bribery. The Twitterstorm…
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Fast Forward David Duke Defends Ilhan Omar From Anti-Semitism Accusations
Ilhan Omar had an unlikely defender on Monday amid the debate over whether her remarks about AIPAC were anti-Semitic: David Duke. Duke, a Holocaust denier and the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, tried to back up Omar’s false claim that AIPAC pays politicians to be pro-Israel. “The most powerful political moneybags in…
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