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Fast Forward POLL: Some New York Jews Would Still Vote For Trump
More than half of Jewish respondents said they would vote for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton if the election were held again in a poll conducted by a New York paper. The poll targeted voters from neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Nassau County and other locations including the Bronx and Albany — areas where the…
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Israel News EXPLAINED: Why Did Israel Impose An Anti-BDS Travel Ban?
Israeli lawmakers took a cue from the White House Monday night and passed a travel ban. This one will target advocates of boycotts against Israel, Israeli settlements or Israeli institutions. Although pro-Palestinian activists have faced scrutiny and sometimes denial of entry into Israel for years, this law will codify what has until now been an…
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News Transform Your Chrome With The Backward Purim Plugin
Are you sick of seeing BDS given credence across the interwebs? Worried that Zionism and Judaism have lost their magic in the transition to digital platforms? Disappointed that Donald Trump isn’t getting his full regal dues? Our virile new owner Sheldon Adelson has provided a grant to develop this Chrome browser plug in. Just click…
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Fast Forward Trump Mocks Schumer For Eating Donut With Putin 10 Years Ago
President Trump lashed out once more against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, tweeting on Friday a decade-old picture of the New York senator munching on a Krispy Kreme donut with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin. A total hypocrite! pic.twitter.com/Ik3yqjHzsA — Donald…
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Fast Forward Chuck Schumer Says Trump’s Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Chuck Schumer wasn’t exactly bowled over by President Trump’s first address to Congress on Tuesday night. The Senate Minority Leader said he would judge the newly minted commander-in-chief by his actions, not a few well-crafted applause lines and an ability to stay on message for an hour and a half. “This president’s speech matters a…
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Fast Forward LOOK: 6 Bizarre Hitler-Trump Mashup Memes
Much has been said on the Trump-Hitler comparison. Is it fair? Is it useful? Earlier this month a prominent Hitler scholar offered a detailed comparison in the Los Angeles Review of Books. Just this week a card game designer sent a Hitler-themed board game to U.S. senators, urging them to resist Trump. Of course, Trump…
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Fast Forward ‘Cards Against Humanity’ Co-Creator Sends Hitler Game To Every Senator
The co-creator of Cards Against Humanity has sent his new game that “models the rise of fascism in a democracy” to every U.S. senator. The name of the board game is Secret Hitler — and its creators think the senators could learn something from it about President Trump. Max Temkin, one of the creators of…
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Fast Forward Progressive Jews Enter ‘Shadow Cabinet’ Against Trump
Taking their cue from the British parliamentary system, 15 American policy experts on the left announced the formation of an informal “shadow cabinet” to counter President Trump’s agenda with arguments and ideas of their own. Liberal Jews have been prominent in the new group, including Harvard Law professor Larry Tribe as “Attorney General” and U.C….
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