Alyssa Fisher
By Alyssa Fisher
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Fast Forward Bill Defining Israel As Nation Of Jewish People Likely To Become Law
An Israeli parliamentary committee deliberated Monday on the final draft of legislation that would define Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people, AP reported. The government says the bill will formally place into law the country’s existing status. Critics say it excludes the country’s Arab minority, which makes up about 20 percent of Israel’s…
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Fast Forward Ocasio-Cortez Promises To ‘Learn And Evolve’ On Israeli-Palestinian Issues
After drawing criticism during her primary campaign for her harsh statements about Israel, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told PBS on Friday that she’s beginning to look at issues like the Israel-Palestinian conflict differently. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted “This is a massacre…Democrats can’t be silent about this anymore” in May after Israel killed 60 Gazans on the border. But appearing…
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Fast Forward Sean Spicer Shifts Blame For ‘Holocaust Centers’ Gaffe To James Mattis
Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer seeks to shift the blame for his infamous “Holocaust centers” gaffe to Defense Secretary James Mattis in his new memoir. Spicer claimed Mattis first claimed that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad of Syria was guilty of acts worse than Adolf Hitler and that Hitler had never used chemical weapons….
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Fast Forward Homeless Drug Addict Arrested After Burglarizing Jewish Homes
A homeless drug addict who burgled Jewish homes in Manchester because he thought Jews were rich has been sentenced to six years in jail, Jewish News in Great Britain reported Monday. Steven Lovell was caught earlier this year by volunteers from the neighborhood watch group Shomrim, who handed him in to the police. He had…
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Fast Forward Congressman Takes Daughters To West Wing, Remembers His Childhood Tour
New York Republican congressman Lee Zeldin took his family on a tour of the West Wing on Thursday night, embracing the nostalgia of when he first experienced it as a kid in 1986. “Last night, I took three VIPs to the West Wing for a tour of history, where Presidents have tackled some of the…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Would Republicans Vote For Hitler On A GOP Ticket?
CNN Tonight with Don Lemon took an emotional turn Thursday evening, under the topic of “bigots on the ballot.” During a discussion about racism in the Republican party, panelist and Democratic strategist Angela Rye thanked David Jolly, former Republican Congressman from Florida, after he said he believes President Trump has racist tendencies and acknowledged white…
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Fast Forward Rich Siegel, Creator Of The Jewish Catalog, Dies At 70
Rich Siegel, one of the creators of The Jewish Catalog, died Wednesday evening in Los Angeles after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 70. The news was shared in an email to friends and colleagues by Barry Holtz, professor at The Jewish Theological Seminary. In 1973, Siegel, along with Michael and Sharon Strassfeld, created…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Isn’t Cleared To See Most Sensitive Government Information
Jared Kushner lacks the security clearance level required to review some of the government’s most sensitive secrets, according to two people familiar with his access. When White House security officials granted him permanent clearance in late May, Kushner was given only “top secret” status — a level that does not allow him to see some…
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