Jesse Bernstein
By Jesse Bernstein
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Fast Forward Israeli Man Uses Pizza Board To Stymie Stabbing Attack
Pizzeria worker Shlomi Madar used a wooden pizza board to help subdue a suspected terrorist who had begun to stab patrons at a nearby restaurant in an Israeli town, according to the Times of Israel. “I heard screams coming from the shawarma shop two stores down and I immediately understood what was happening,” he said….
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Fast Forward Journalist Says Israeli Army Radio Tried To Block Sheldon Adelson Report
Former Army Radio journalist Avner Hofstein says that his investigation into possible misconduct in billionaire businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson’s relationship with Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center was blocked by his superiors. Hofstein, once the head of investigative reporting at Army Radio, also claimed in a Facebook post that he was threatened with dismissal after refusing…
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Fast Forward Israeli High Schoolers Help Uncover 2,700-Year-Old Water System
Israeli high school students helped the Israel Antiquities Authority excavate a 2,700-year-old water system, according to the Times of Israel. The water system, 20 meters long and over 4 meters deep, was likely built after the Neo-Assyrian Empire invasion of Israel in 738 BC. The invasion brought more than just soldiers—it brought agricultural infrastructure, indicating…
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Fast Forward Dan Markel Murder Remains Puzzling — 3 Years Later
Florida State law professor Dan Markel was murdered in his own driveway on July 18, 2014. Three years later, prosecutors are still trying to sort out what exactly happened that day, with theories that include an angry ex-wife, in-laws, hired hitmen — or all of the above. It wasn’t until two years after the murder…
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Fast Forward Mélenchon Agrees With Le Pen: France Not Responsible For Holocaust
Leftist French leader Jean Luc Mélenchon has said France bears no responsibility for the actions of the pro-Nazi Vichy government during the Holocaust, according to Haaretz — echoing the remarks of far right wing leader Marine le Pen. Mélenchon rejected President Emmanuel Macron’s assertion on Sunday that France bore responsibility for helping the Nazis roundi up…
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Fast Forward Can Donald Trump’s New Lawyer Provide ‘Adult Supervision’?
The ever-growing constellation of lawyers surrounding President Trump and his family has grown again after the president tapped corporate lawyer Ty Cobb as his Special Counsel, according to Axios. Cobb, who is a descendant of the namesake baseball legend, is a veteran of Hogan Lovells law firm, specializing in white collar defense. Jay Sekulow, who…
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Fast Forward 96-Year-Old Jewish D-Day Vet Honored By Trump In Paris
Steven Melnikoff, a 96-year-old Jewish veteran of World War II who fought on D-Day with the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, was honored by President Trump and other assembled dignitaries during an event in Paris. Melnikoff, from Cockeysville, Maryland, had previously been honored by President Obama during his 2014 visit to the shores of Omaha Beach….
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Fast Forward Did Jack The Ripper Hope To Inflame Anti-Semitism WIth Murder Spree?
A new book claims that serial killer Jack the Ripper planted clues intended to cast suspicion on Jews — inflaming anti-Semitic hysteria about the notorious slayings in late 19th century London. Australian author Steven Senise theorizes that the killer carefully chose the sites of his attacks in order to arouse suspicion about the Jewish community….
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