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 Likud Attacks ‘Hypocrite’ Natalie Portman For Snubbing Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party condemned Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman on Saturday for refusing to accept the $2 million Genesis Prize because of her opposition to him and his government. “Such hypocrisy!” the party said in a statement on Saturday, according to the Times of Israel. “Natalie Portman speaks about democracy but she…
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Fast Forward California Man Charged With Hate Crimes Over ‘Kill Lists’ Of Prominent Jews
A southern California man has been charged with hate crimes after prosecutors say he had “kill lists” of prominent members of the Jewish community in his home. Nicholas Wesley Rose, 26, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to making criminal threats and violating civil rights, with hate crime enhancements. A family member had called the police…
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Fast Forward Politician Accused Of Anti-Semitism Bailed On Private Holocaust Museum Tour
The Washington, D.C. lawmaker who was accused of anti-Semitism after accusing a Jewish family of controlling the weather was invited to a private tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum — which he reportedly bailed on halfway through. Trayon White, a 33-year-old Democrat who began serving on the D.C. Council last year, posted a…
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Breaking News After BDS Victory, Barnard Students Say Anti-Israel Push Could Spread
After a long and grueling election campaign, students at Barnard College, one of the most heavily Jewish schools in the country, voted 64%-36% to ask the college to divest from eight companies that do business in Israel. Students from Jewish Voice for Peace, one of the main backers of the campaign, were understandably jubilant when…
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Fast Forward One Of The Most Jewish Colleges In The Country Just Voted For BDS By Nearly 2-1 Margin
Students at Barnard College, the elite women’s school in New York City, voted this week to ask the university administration to divest from eight companies that do business in Israel. The referendum, which was written by students from Jewish Voice for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine, listed ways that companies like Hyundai, Boeing…
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Fast Forward Did Michael Cohen Tell IRS About Stormy Payoff? If Not, He’s In Big Trouble
Michael Cohen’s $130,000 payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels to quiet her story about an alleged affair with President Trump may have constituted tax fraud if he didn’t report the payment to the Internal Revenue Service, a former IRS investigator wrote in The Daily Beast on Wednesday. Martin Sheil, who retired as a branch chief…
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Fast Forward Sanders/Cardi B 2020? Bernie Says Rapper Is Right About Social Security
Sen. Bernie Sanders has found an unexpected ally in his fight to strengthen Social Security spending: Cardi B, the stripper-turned-rapper behind “Bodak Yellow,” one of the biggest hits of last year. Cardi B, born Belcalis Almanzar, is a self-proclaimed history buff who says she can name all the presidents in order. In a recent interview…
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Owned Piece Of Mobbed-Up Brooklyn Social Club
Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen owned a stake in a Brooklyn social club formerly used as a meeting place for leaders of the Russian Mafia, Rolling Stone reported last week. The El Caribe Country Club, owned by Cohen’s uncle Morton Levine, was a well-known mob hangout. According to Talking Points Memo, the leaders of the Russian…
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