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Fast Forward Jewish Businessman Tied Trump Tower Moscow To Russian Aid For Trump Campaign
A Russian-Jewish business associate of President Trump promised in a 2015 email to another Trump aide that he would engineer a business deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin that “will get Donald elected.” Felix Sater, a broker who had previously worked on real estate and licensing deals for the Trump Organization, emailed longtime Trump lawyer…
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Fast Forward Israel May Act Alone To Stop Iranian Groups In Syria, Netanyahu Tells Putin
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Israel was prepared to act unilaterally to prevent an expanded Iranian military presence in Syria. Russia intervened in the civil war on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2015, joining a de facto alliance with Iranian forces…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, Putin To Meet For Sixth Time In Russia
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for the sixth time in two years. Netanyahu and Putin are scheduled to meet on Wednesday in the Russian city of Sochi, located on the Black Sea, the Prime Minister’s Office announced in a statement on Saturday night. The two…
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Fast Forward Russia Sanctions Won’t Affect Italian Etrog Exports For Sukkot
(JTA) — The Italian government said that the export of Italy-grown etrog fruits to Russia will not be affected by sanctions imposed by the European Union against Moscow, Russia’s chief rabbi said. The agreement to exempt the export of the citrus fruit, which Jewish communities use as a religious artifact during the week-long holiday of Sukkot,…
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News Meet The Russian Jewish Journalists Challenging Putin Today
Ever since the days of Isaac Babel, Vasily Grossman and Ilya Ehrenburg, Russia’s Jewish journalists and commentators have been at the forefront of those fearlessly speaking truth to power. Today’s Russian media is swarming with misinformation, or “fake news” in American terms — ‘news’ stories that are farmed and placed by government propagandists across languages….
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Fast Forward Blumenthal: FBI Raid Proves Manafort Tied To Criminal Activity
After successfully irritating President Trump earlier this week, Connecticut senator Richard Blumenthal is now taking aim at Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Following the recent revelation that the FBI raided Manafort’s home in late July, Blumenthal issued a statement arguing that the raid made it clear that Manafort is suspected of criminal actions. “Apparently…
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Fast Forward Trump Lashes Out At Sen. Richard Blumenthal: ‘Phony Vietnam Con Artist’
In a Monday morning Twitter storm, President Trump sought out an old rival – Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal. “Interesting to watch Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut talking about hoax Russian collusion when he was a phony Vietnam con artist!” Trump tweeted early in the morning. Trump was referring to Blumenthal’s first Senate race, when he…
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Fast Forward Trump Signs New Iran Sanctions Into Law Over His Own Objections
(JTA) — President Trump signed into law a new sanctions package that targets Iran, along with Russia and North Korea, despite complaints that it includes “a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions.” The measure passed easily in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, effectively nullifying the president’s ability to veto. The Iran component ramps up sanctions…
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