Mark Mellman
By Mark Mellman
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Opinion No, the Democrats aren’t abandoning Israel. This election proved it.
Everyone has heard Viscount Northcliffe’s famous aphorism explaining what makes news: “When a dog bites a man, that is not news… But if a man bites a dog, that is news.” While it’s an understandable editorial principle, if two or three men start biting dogs, each generating its own splashy set of news stories, one…
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Opinion Predicting Jewish Vote More Complicated
Understanding the Jewish vote requires appreciating at least four realities: 1. Impelled by our history and tradition, American Jews remain deeply devoted to the values of the Democratic Party and repelled by those of the Republicans. Like Democrats, Jews are committed to a pluralistic society that respects the rights of all; to creating opportunity while…
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