Avichai Scher
By Avichai Scher
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Fast Forward New Anti-Trump Organizing Group Founded By Jewish Longtime Activist
A veteran Jewish political organizer has formed a new group to oppose President Trump and elect Democrats. The group, Changing the Conversation Together, is using a method called “deep canvassing,” in which volunteers aim to engage voters in longer conversations that build mutual understanding, empathy, and change minds. Studies have shown the efficacy of this…
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Fast Forward California Democrats Vote to Oppose Federal Anti-BDS Bill
The California Democratic Party adopted a resolution at their annual convention on Sunday to oppose federal bills intended to thwart the movement to boycott Israel. The party’s legislative committee also supported a proposed federal bill preventing the Israel Defense Forces from using U.S. tax dollars to detain Palestinian children, but did not make it into…
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Fast Forward Oakland Mayor Proud She Tipped off Immigrants About ICE Raid
The mayor of Oakland, Libby Schaaf, said Tuesday that she was proud of warning the public about Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plans to conduct a raid on undocumented immigrants in the Bay Area. Schaaf, who is Jewish, announced in front of TV cameras on Saturday that she had “multiple credible sources” claiming that ICE was…
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Fast Forward Chats Show Neo-Nazis Celebrated Blaze Bernstein Murder
The man accused of murdering Blaze Bernstein exchanged racist and anti-Semitic messages with members of a neo-Nazi militia group, according to a new report from ProPublica.. ProPublica obtained 250,000 encrypted messages sent over Discord, an online chat service, from Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi extremist group. The messages reveal the group celebrating the January stabbing murder…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Faces Team’s Harassment Scandal — And Fine For Tanking Games
Mark Cuban, The Jewish billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is embroiled in two controversies this week. On Tuesday, Sports Illustrated reported on allegations of sexual harassment in the management of the Mavericks. The next day, Cuban was fined $600,000, the largest single fine of his over $2.6 million in fines he’s paid to the…
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Fast Forward Former Trump Aide Sam Nunberg Will Be Interviewed By Mueller
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg will be interviewed on Thursday by Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia investigation, MSNBC’s Katy Tur reported Wednesday. Nunberg, one of Trump’s first political consultants, had an uneven relationship with his boss. Nunberg was fired by Trump three times, most recently in 2015 after a series of racist…
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Fast Forward Trump Will Let Scandal-Plagued VA Secretary Shulkin Keep Job, ‘For Now’
Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin, who was accused by an internal report of mishandling taxpayer money, will likely keep his job, The Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing White House officials. Staffers said Trump could “stomach the story” from the inspector general that claims violations in Shulkin’s office. According to the inspector general, Shulkin’s former chief…
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Fast Forward Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne Defend Israel Concert: ‘We’ll Play Where We Want’
Ozzy Osbourne will not be joining the list of artists boycotting Israel. In a recent press conference, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne were asked if they felt any pressure not to play in Israel or were worried about backlash. Sharon Osbourne replied, “Listen, I’m half a Heeb. We play where we want to play, that’s it.”…
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