Aiden Pink is the Deputy News Editor for the Forward. Contact him at pink@forward.com or on Twitter, @aidenpink.
Aiden Pink
By Aiden Pink
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News Bibi’s Embrace Of Extremists Deepens Divisions In American Jewry Over Israel
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked earlier this month to bring into his government a disciple of the racist rabbi Meir Kahane, American Jewish groups sprang into action in an unprecedented way. The surprise? Centrist groups like AIPAC – which almost never make public statements criticizing Israeli politics or policies – did exactly that….
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News This Rabbi Was Fired And Has No Pulpit, But He’s Running For President
A rabbi in Youngstown, Ohio who is running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination was fired Wednesday under disputed circumstances. Rabbi Dario Hunter said he was dismissed because of comments he made to the news site Cleveland.com in an article about his presidential run, in which he said the U.S. should stop providing aid to…
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Fast Forward Four Things To Expect From Michael Cohen’s Congressional Testimony About Trump
Over the next three days, Michael Cohen will be providing testimony before congressional committees about his history with President Trump. His testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday and the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday will be closed to the public, but his appearance on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee will be open…
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News Pro-Israel Democrats Clash With Leftists In Races For L.A. Party Posts
When arguments about Israel became the central issue in a mundane election for low-level California Democratic Party posts last month, things got weird. There were secret votes, bruised feelings, a cameo by Sen. Bernie Sanders’s campaign co-chair – and a preview of how the shifting Democratic discourse on Israel could make for a difficult year…
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Fast Forward New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged In Prostitution Sting
This is a developing story Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and a major Jewish philanthropist, was charged Friday with two counts of soliciting prostitution as part of a prostitution ring bust in south Florida. Kraft, 77, was one of 25 people charged in the sting, which prosecutors say involved human trafficking…
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Fast Forward More Than 200 Students Vote Against Approving Jewish Club At U.K. University
Updated February 22 A request to form a Jewish club at a British university was only approved by a narrower-than-expected vote of the student body, with more than 200 people voting against it. The proposed Jewish Society at the University of Essex had to be approved by the student union, which had recently approved clubs…
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Israel News Major Jewish Groups Mum On Netanyahu’s Deal With Extremist Party
As liberal and progressive Jewish groups assailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s deal to return supporters of the racist rabbi Meir Kahane to the Israeli Knesset, most leading American Jewish groups are keeping silent. Nine major Jewish groups, including the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Federations of North America, did not respond to questions…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Hires First-Ever Muslim Presidential Campaign Manager
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign manager will be American Civil Liberties Union national political director Faiz Shakir, the Daily Beast reported Tuesday. The move means that Sanders, who in 2016 became the most successful Jewish presidential candidate in American history, will have his campaign steered by the first-ever Muslim presidential campaign manager. Shakir is a…
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