Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
Aiden Pink
By Aiden Pink
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Fast Forward Trump campaign accuses Democrats of trying to ‘rig election’ — with money from Jewish billionaires
President Trump’s reelection campaign sent a letter to would-be voters accusing Democrats of trying to “rig the November election” with money from three billionaires with Jewish ancestry. The letter, which was first publicized last week by the progressive Jewish group Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, criticized Democrats for trying to expand remote voting options. “With…
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Fast Forward Stephen Jackson praises DeSean Jackson for ‘speaking the truth’ with Farrakhan/Hitler quotes
Former NBA basketball player Stephen Jackson defended Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson (no relation) after the football player posted an Instagram image of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan sharing a quote supposedly from Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Stephen Jackson, who was a friend of George Floyd, has emerged as a leader in the…
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News Vindman’s resignation a ‘travesty’: Jewish leaders react with praise, concern
Many Jewish leaders expressed disappointment on social media after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman announced his retirement from the United States Army on Wednesday. Vindman’s attorney cited a “campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation” conducted by allies of President Trump after he testified in Trump’s impeachment hearing. Daniel Goldman, who served as majority counsel during the…
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News ‘What am I going to read on Shabbos now?’ New Yorkers mourn loss of Jewish Week’s print edition
The New York Jewish Week, the largest Jewish communal newspaper in the world’s largest Jewish community, announced Tuesday that it was winding down its print operations and would move to an online-only model in August. The announcement, made by the president of the board of directors, Kai Falkenberg, and Editor-in-Chief Andrew Silow-Carroll, said that the…
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Fast Forward Oklahoma woman shot after trying to steal man’s Nazi flag
An Oklahoma man was arrested last month after being accused of shooting a woman who tried to steal one of the many Nazi flags he flies on his property, NBC News reported. Alexander John Feaster has been charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon and shooting with intent to kill. Authorities in Hunter,…
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Fast Forward Palestinians target Hillel, Federation at Israeli annexation protests in San Diego
Pro-Palestinian groups held a series of protest demonstrations across the United States on Wednesday against Israel’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank, an endeavor that the groups referred to as a “day of rage.” In San Diego, protesters held a socially-distanced “car caravan,” traveling to honk outside several local government centers and Jewish…
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Fast Forward Jewish groups offer $5K reward for info on Althea Bernstein attack
Jewish groups have raised $5,000 to offer as a reward for information in connection to last week’s alleged attack in Madison, Wisc. on Black Jewish teenager Althea Bernstein, local TV station WISC reported Tuesday. The money is being put up by Mizel Family Foundation and the Center for Combating Antisemitism, which is part of the…
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Israel News The ABCs of ‘annexation:’ Why Israel and its critics use different words to say the same thing
Israeli leaders have said that the country will begin annexing parts of the West Bank on July 1— and also that they won’t. That’s confusing enough, but the whole issue is made much more complicated by the fact that the different sides often use different words or phrases to refer to the same thing. Here’s…
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