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Fast Forward David Duke Praises Trump’s ‘Courage’ For Spreading Blame Over Charlottesville Violence
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke praised President Trump’s “courage” for saying both sides bear blame for violence that erupted at a white supremacist march in Charlottesville In a press conference at Trump Tower on Tuesday, the president criticized the decision to remove a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from a Charlottesville…
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Fast Forward When Charlottesville Jewish Brothers Fought In The Civil War — On Opposing Sides
The Jews of Charlottesville, Virginia have sometimes found themselves divided — including when two brothers from a prominent local family found themselves on opposite lines of fire during the Civil War. Scions of a German immigrant family, Simon and Isaac Leterman were deeply involved in civic and commercial life in the Virginia town, which mirrored…
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Fast Forward Charlottesville Rally Organizers, Deadly Driver Sued For $3 Million
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) – Two people who say they were injured in a far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia sued the man charged with killing a woman by driving his car through the crowd as well as the event’s organizers on Tuesday for $3 million. Tadrint Washington and Micah Washington said in papers filed in Charlottesville…
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Opinion I Am A Rabbi — And My Place Was In Charlottesville
(JTA) — I was in Charlottesville on Saturday. I felt called to go because white supremacy is a hateful ideology that has murdered millions throughout history and continues to kill. I went because my family and ancestors suffered at the hands of anti-Semites throughout history, because I bear their scars on my DNA, because the…
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Fast Forward CEO Schwarzman Stays On Trump Council Despite Charlottesville
The CEO of one of Wall Street’s biggest investment firms issued a public statement bemoaning the violence protests in Charlottesville, but has decided to stay on as chair of one of President Trump’s advisory councils even as other corporate titans step down due to the president’s statements and actions. Schwarzman released a statement on Monday…
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Fast Forward Trump Shifts Charlottesville Blame From White Supremacists To ‘Alt-Left’
President Trump offered an angry defense of his stance on white supremacist and “alt-right” activists Tuesday, echoing racist talking points and lashing out at what he called the “alt-left” in a contentious press conference. Speaking to reporters at Trump Tower, the president emphatically backtracked from his Monday statements blaming extreme white nationalist groups for the…
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Fast Forward Canada ‘Breitbart North’ Co-Founder Quits Over Charlottesville
The co-founder of Rebel Media, the far-right Canadian news organization commonly referred to as “Breitbart North,” resigned on Monday, citing the firm’s cozy ties to white supremacists. Brian Lilley, a conservative radio host, said in a Facebook post that the departure had been “a long time coming. What may have started as a concern over…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu Condemns Charlottesville Violence — 3 Days Later
Three days after the deadly car attack by a white supremacist in Charlottesville, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued his first condemnation. In an English-language tweet Netanyahu wrote: “Outraged by expressions of anti-Semitism, neo-Nazism and racism. Everyone should oppose this hatred.” The Israeli prime minister seems to have waited to hear a clear condemnation from…
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