Ben Sales
By Ben Sales
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Fast Forward Jewish MSNBC commentator: ‘What is the difference between Hitler and Trump?’
(JTA) — A Jewish television commentator said there is “no difference” between the rhetoric of President Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler, and Jews who support Trump “are not looking back at our history.” Donnie Deutsch, a former advertising executive and liberal TV personality from New York City, made the comments Wednesday on “Morning Joe” on…
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Fast Forward Groups call Trump ad featuring Bernie Sanders as puppet master anti-Semitic
(JTA) — Two left-wing Jewish groups are accusing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign of anti-Semitism over an ad showing Bernie Sanders holding Joe Biden as a puppet. The ad, according to screenshots posted on Twitter, has Biden dangling like a marionette from strings that are wrapped around Sanders’ fingers with text reading “Joe Biden: The radical…
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Fast Forward Study: More than one in 10 Americans under 40 thinks Jews caused the Holocaust
(JTA) — More than one in 10 American adults under 40 believes that Jews caused the Holocaust. That’s one finding from a survey published Wednesday trying to gauge Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Generation Z, a cohort ranging in age from 18 to 39. The survey found that most respondents had heard of the Holocaust…
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Fast Forward Florida Latinos flooded with election anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
(JTA) — Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories are spreading among Florida’s Latino communities ahead of the presidential election, amplified by social media and messaging apps as well as respected mainstream outlets. According to a report in Politico, much of the anti-Semitism stems from QAnon, the growing, false conspiracy theory that claims Democrats and the “deep state” run…
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Fast Forward California state senator facing anti-Semitic, homophobic death threats
(JTA) — This has been a difficult month for Scott Wiener, who represents San Francisco in the California State Senate, and not just because he’s running for reelection. Wiener has been the target of death threats on social media (“I’ll publicly execute you,” one reads), according to screenshots of posts he shared on Twitter, and…
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Fast Forward Lara Trump campaigns with Jewish Congressional candidate who’s a ‘proud Islamophobe’
(JTA) — Laura Loomer, a Jewish Republican congressional candidate in Florida with a history of bigoted statements, got a friendly visit on the campaign trail from Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law. Loomer, a conspiracy theorist who has described herself as a “proud Islamophobe,” is the Republican nominee in Florida’s 21st district, a liberal area currently…
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Fast Forward Orthodox youth group removes name from BLM statement, citing politics
(JTA) — NCSY, an Orthodox youth group, has removed its name from a Jewish letter in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, citing the movement’s politicization. The removal of NCSY means that no mainstream Orthodox Jewish group remains among the letter’s 600 signatories. The list includes the governing bodies of Judaism’s three other major…
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Fast Forward Summary of New Movement for Black Lives platform does not mention Israel
(JTA) — Four years ago, the Movement for Black Lives put out a platform that, among a long list of detailed policy recommendations, accused Israel of genocide. Several major Jewish organizations expressed their outrage and put out statements condemning the platform. On Friday, the Movement for Black Lives is convening a Black National Convention, where…
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