Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Israeli Sailor Accused Of Smuggling More Than 500 Pounds Of Cocaine
Colombian authorities detained an Israeli sailor on suspicion of drug trafficking after more than 200 kilograms of cocaine was found aboard his yacht last week, The Times of Israel reported. Roy Erez, 39, was arrested while sailing from Panama to Jamaica, a piece of his trip around the world. Erez’s sister, Karina Erez Azoulay, wrote…
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Fast Forward Dershowitz Says Trump Should Fear New York Prosecutors, Not Mueller
Lawyer Alan Dershowitz thinks President Trump should be more worried about federal prosecutors in New York than about the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. Dershowitz, an emeritus professor at Harvard Law School and frequent cable news talking head, said Sunday on ABC News’s “This Week” that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the…
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Fast Forward John McCain Would Have Passed The ‘Anne Frank Test,’ Says Atlantic Editor
During a conversation about the Holocaust, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic told Sen. John McCain that he would have passed the “Anne Frank Test.” Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in The Atlantic that he talked every so often about the Holocaust with McCain, who died Saturday of brain cancer. McCain told him that all civilized people, and…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman ‘Praying’ For John McCain As He Halts Treatment For Brain Cancer
Joe Lieberman is praying for his friend Sen. John McCain, who decided to discontinue treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, ABC News reported Friday. “Becoming John McCain’s friend has been one of the great blessings of my life,” Lieberman said in a statement. “Today I am praying for him and his family.” NEW:…
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Fast Forward CEO Of Jewish Foundation In Buffalo Quits Amid Probe
The head of a major Jewish not-for-profit in Buffalo, New York, has resigned, The Buffalo News reported. Peter Fleischmann, who’s been CEO at the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies since 1982, has been on paid leave since late June. Since then, an outside firm has been reviewing the policies of the foundation, which supports Jewish charities…
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Fast Forward New York City Taxi Regulator Orders Michael Cohen To Give Up Medallions
The New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission demanded Cohen withdraw his interest in 10 taxi medallions, or they could be nullified, Politico reported. A commission rule stipulates that it can strip licenses from owners with felony convictions. It “intends to revoke all medallions in the attached ‘Exhibit A,’” according to a letter from commission…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen’s Holocaust Survivor Father Urged Him To Cut Ties With Trump
Michael Cohen’s father, a Holocaust survivor, encouraged him to cut ties with President Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported. It was a turning point for Cohen, Trump’s former longtime personal attorney, who had been in ever-increasing legal jeopardy since April. Maurice Cohen urged his son not to protect the president, saying that he didn’t survive…
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Fast Forward Steven M. Cohen Resigns Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
One of America’s leading Jewish sociologists has resigned from a Reform Jewish seminary amid sexual misconduct allegations. The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion announced Wednesday that professor Steven M. Cohen had resigned. The college had opened a Title IX investigation against Cohen after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. The allegations span decades…
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