Jesse Bernstein
By Jesse Bernstein
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Fast Forward ‘Holocaust Revisionist’ Organization Upset At Being Labeled A ‘Hate Group’
A self-described group of “Holocaust revisionists” has taken issue with being designated a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Deir Yessin Remembered, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., says that its mission is to spread awareness about a 1948 massacre by Jewish militias that, by some estimates, killed more than 100 Arab villagers. However,…
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Fast Forward Citing Her Own Work, Ginsburg Strikes Down Discriminatory Citizenship Law
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg cited her own work from her time as a civil rights lawyer as ruled on Monday that laws that treat unwed fathers and mothers differently when granting citizenship to children born abroad are unconstitutional. Under current law, children of American mothers and non-U.S. fathers could become citizens as long…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Official Anonymously Donates To Israeli Hospital That Treated Him For Cancer
A Palestinian Authority official has donated thousands of dollars to a Haifa-area hospital where he received cancer treatments, the Times of Israel reported Monday. The official, who chose to remain anonymous, cited his experience at the Rambam Medical Center as a primary motivation for the donation. “When I arrived at Rambam, I saw a medical…
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Fast Forward Groucho Marx’s Hollywood Home Hits The Market For $4.2M
Groucho Marx, the legendary comedian whose career spanned over 70 years, died in 1977. But that doesn’t mean the “Duck Soup” star can’t still be a punchline. Marx’s sold his Hollywood Hills home for $35,000 in 1959, which would equal roughly $293,000 in today’s dollars. This week, the house was listed at $4.2 million. It…
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Fast Forward Fox News Contributors Suggest Muslim Internment Camps
“Fox and Friends Weekend” was forced to apologize on Sunday for its guests’ comments after former UKIP leader Nigel Farage and British media personality Katie Hopkins said that British Muslims should be put in internment camps. Farage, one of the politicians who led the “Leave” campaign prior to Brexit, first suggested that if the British…
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Fast Forward Comey: Kushner’s Attempted Russian Back-Channel Had ‘Obvious’ Risk
Former FBI Director James Comey expressed deep concerns about Jared Kushner’s alleged attempts to establish a clandestine backchannel with Russian intelligence during his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee today. Senator Martin Heinrich had asked Comey what the potential risks of setting up a backchannel with the Russian government would entail. Comey responded with this:…
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Fast Forward Senate Democrats Move To Scuttle Portion Of Saudi Arms Deal
Senators Chris Murphy, Rand Paul, and Al Franken are moving to block a small portion of the reported $110 billion arms deal recently agreed upon with Saudi Arabia. Their disapproval measure, which focuses on the sale of $500 million worth of offensive weapons, is expected to fail, as did a similar move, in September. “I…
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Fast Forward Israelis Rejoice: Indian PM Will Skip Palestinian Authority In Upcoming Trip
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be making a diplomatic visit to Israel next month. However, in an unusual move, he will not meet with the Palestinian Authority. “This is going to be a purely bilateral visit. He is coming to visit us, and only us,” a senior Israeli official told the Times of Israel….
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