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Fast Forward Dr. Zelenko attended Capitol Trump rally and hoped to avoid “too much collateral damage”
A Hasidic doctor who rose to national prominence for pushing an unproven remedy for coronavirus was at the Washington, D.C. rally on Wednesday that turned into a mob that invaded the Capitol. Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, the architect of a drug regimen that includes hydroxychloroquine, was asked by an unknown interviewer about his thoughts on the…
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Opinion Maybe now we’ll crack down on the alt-right
No one should be shocked by what happened Wednesday in Washington. The mob that crashed into the Capitol building and carried the flaccid banners of white supremacy to the floor of the House did not suddenly start marching following President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally. “If you’re at all surprised by what’s happening now,”…
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Opinion I voted for Trump, but I didn’t sign up for this
For my children, Wednesday felt like any other day. I picked my 12-year-old up from his yeshiva at the same time a mob of President Trump’s supporters was making its way through the Capitol building. Wondering whether he knew what was going on, I asked him about it. He had an idea — he’d heard…
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News A guide to the extremists and hate groups that invaded the Capitol
As photos and videos of the insurrection at the Capitol trickled out of Washington, D.C., a pattern emerged — well-known antisemites and their symbols were at the uprising or cheering it on from afar. That guy’s hoodie says “Camp Auschwitz.” https://t.co/I2hwHZ1MsD — Matt Ford (@fordm) January 6, 2021 Here’s a guide to some of the…
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Opinion ‘It was always going to end this way:’ Capitol coup is work of one man
On January 6, 2021 a coup was staged in the United States of America. Some will say that the coup began months before, when President Trump refused to accept the legitimacy of an election he lost. For a while, the coup was dressed in respectable clothes, masquerading as lawsuits and appeals and writs of certiorari…
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Fast Forward Trump grants pardon to Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner
President Trump has granted pardons to a group of high-profile allies including Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner. The elder Kushner pleaded guilty to 16 counts of tax evasion in 2004, as well as additional counts of lying to the Federal Election Commission and retaliating against a federal witness. He…
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Fast Forward Trump names Richard Grenell, former ambassador to Germany, to Holocaust museum post
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Among the last-minute rush of presidential appointments ahead of Donald Trump’s departure from office is Richard Grenell, a former ambassador to Germany and outspoken Israel advocate, to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council. Grenell, who also has been outspoken in his efforts to isolate Iran, was among three people Trump named to…
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Fast Forward Trump administration pushes Indonesia to recognize Israel, dangles $2 billion extra in aid
(JTA) — A top Trump administration official wants to leverage development aid to have Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, recognize Israel. Adam Boehler, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp., told Bloomberg that Indonesia could get $1 billion to $2 billion more in development aid if it joins the rush being organized by…
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Opinion This is the most disorienting Rosh Hashanah in memory
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Fast Forward Meet Lev Kreitman, who brought down Tel Aviv shooter and survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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Fast Forward Trump visits gravesite of Lubavitcher Rebbe to mark Oct. 7 anniversary
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Forverts in English How can Jews committed to Yiddish culture call a massacre of Jews ‘resistance’?
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Fast Forward Suspect arrested in U of Michigan rabbi’s home robbery, with no evidence of antisemitic intent
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