A lot of people seem to go apoplectic over Sebastian Gorka, the former counter-terrorism aide to President Trump with ties to anti-Semitic, far-right forces in Hungary. But what pushed self-described “20-something struggling journalist” Caleb Ecarma over the edge was the sight of Gorka’s “sh-tty four cylinder Mustang” parked illegally on a sidewalk in Arlington, Virginia….
The New York Daily News released its endorsements in key City Council races on Saturday, and for a contentious seat in the heavily Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park, Brooklyn, the paper reluctantly endorsed a candidate it had previously criticized. Two candidates are facing off on Tuesday: Kalman Yeger, a handpicked protege of outgoing councilman David…
A Georgia city council candidate defended himself against allegations of anti-Semitism last week, saying that his tweets describing Zionists as “cockroaches” and calls for Jews to be removed from the White House do not make him racist. “I’m absolutely not racist in the very least,” Joe Briggs told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Briggs, a 59-year-old engineer…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in the midst of a drive to battle corruption and consolidate power in the kingdom, jailing 11 princes, four ministers and dozens of businessmen last week. As David Ignatius wrote in The Washington Post on Sunday, the 32-year-old crown prince has developed a special relationship with the person…
Papa Johns said they don’t want racists eating their pizzas, after a neo-Nazi website claimed on November 3 that the chain served the “official pizza” of the ‘alt-right.’” “We condemn racism in all forms and any and all hate groups that support it,” the company said in a statement on November 6. “We do not…
Anthony Weiner’s first lunch in the big house consisted of pizza, spaghetti and a garden salad, TMZ reported, but for Shabbat dinner, he’ll get a hot dog. “A Weinerrific dinner,” TMZ said. Weiner will be dining in at Federal Medical Center in suburban Devens, Massachusetts. The disgraced ex-congressman is beginning serving a 21-month prison sentence…
Sarah Silverman blasted the Texas governor on Sunday for his support of Texans buying guns in the wake of the church massacre outside San Antonio. As investigators began to look for a motive in the killing of 26 people Sunday, Silver criticized Greg Abbott’s urging Texans to buy guns. The tweet is insane, & the…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to push a hard line with Hamas to bring home the bodies of Israelis being held in Gaza. Netanyahu made the remarks on Monday during a construction agreement ceremony in the city of Migdal HaEmek in northern Israel. “The government has two roles: to protect the…
Donna Brazile, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, writes that she “feared for her life” after the killing of Seth Rich, the murdered DNC staffer, in June 2016. According to excerpts published by the Washington Post, Brazile began shutting the blinds of her office to thwart snipers and installed a security system in…
Breitbart News has trumpeted the selection of editor Joel Pollack in the annual Forward 50 of influential Jewish Americans. Pollak, whom the right-wing site grandiosely describes as “Senior Editor at Large and In-house Counsel,” was included in the prestigious list for being “one of the most influential Jewish conservatives in the country.” Pollak, 40, writes…
(JTA) — A school district in Pennsylvania is investigating social media posts from students on a senior class trip that mocked exhibits at the U.S. Holocaust Museum. The senior class from the Forest Hills School District visited the museum in Washington D.C. last Wednesday as part of its senior class trip. Senior class president Gabe…
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