Shai Franklin
By Shai Franklin
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Opinion Since When Is ‘Countering Violent Extremism’ A Bad Thing?
Could it be more starkly ironic than this: on Sunday, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President Trump opened the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, and on Tuesday, he announced his intention to end federal programs that counter violent extremism in the United States. The President’s speech to the leaders of Arab and Islamic nations assembled…
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Opinion Is Trump Setting Up The Next Anti-Semitism Envoy For Failure?
Responding to American Jewish anxieties, the Trump administration has indicated it will be filling the post of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (SEAS). Before popping Champagne corks, we should understand the severe limitations of such a role amid a retrenchment of U.S. diplomacy and serious challenges to civil rights by our own government….
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Opinion J Street’s Gifts To American Jewish Life
J Street is caught between two opposite but equally potent reactions to revelations that it hid the involvement of arch-liberal philanthropist — and Israel critic — George Soros until “outed” by the conservative media. On the right, those who questioned the legitimacy of the liberal lobby’s policies and denied the pro-Israel bona fides of its…
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