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Fast Forward AIPAC apologizes for ads that called some Democrats ‘radicals’ pushing ‘anti-Semitic’ policies
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee apologized for and removed at least four Facebook ads that slammed “radical” Democrats in Congress, including one that said Israel’s harshest critics in Congress pose a threat “maybe more sinister” than ISIS and other terror groups. In a statement posted Saturday on Twitter, the lobby offered…
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Fast Forward Elizabeth Warren says she will skip AIPAC conference
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren indicated she would skip the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC’s conference next month’s and did not push back against questionable assertions about the lobby from a questioner at a campaign event in New Hampshire. In a sign of how the lobby has become a political lightning rod for Democrats, Warren answered…
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Fast Forward Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in Parkland shooting, removed from State of the Union
(JTA) — Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, was removed from the State of the Union address after yelling out in protest when President Donald Trump spoke about gun rights. “Just as we believe in the First Amendment, we also believe in another…
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Fast Forward 6 Jewish moments during Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is now in overdrive, judging by the way he turned much of this year’s State of the Union into a campaign pitch. “We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back!” he said during the speech…
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Opinion Don’t let the hour go by
I was sitting on our couch, trying to come up with a tidbit to share on Shabbat morning. It had to be short, since I wanted to leave most of the speaking time for our scholar-in-residence, Dr. Susannah Heschel. (Yes, she was amazing. Yes, your shul should bring her.) I flipped through our copy of…
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Fast Forward Schiff says Trump tweet intended as threat, White House denies it
(JTA) — Rep. Adam Schiff said a tweet from President Donald Trump on Sunday morning was “intended” to be a threat. The White House denied the claim. Schiff, D- Calif., is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and the lead prosecutor in Trump’s impeachment hearing in the Senate. He has been praised and vilified for…
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Fast Forward Nancy Pelosi leads Congressional delegation to Poland, Israel
(JTA) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leading a congressional delegation to Poland and Israel to commemorate 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, laid a wreath at the former Nazi camp on Tuesday. Pelosi joined her Polish counterpart, Elzbieta Witek, the speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of parliament, and Polish Senate Speaker Tomasz…
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Fast Forward Marianne Williamson drops out of 2020 presidential race
(JTA) — Marianne Williamson has ended her run for president. The Jewish writer and self-help guru made the announcement in a message to supporters on Friday, The New York Times reported. “I stayed in the race to take advantage of every possible opportunity to share our message,” she said. “With caucuses and primaries now about…
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