Vegas Tenold, a Norwegian journalist, spent over seven years embedded in different white nationalist groups, and his new book tells of living in a hateful mishmash of outcasts that is barely holding itself together. In an interview with Vice, Tenold explained why he thinks membership in white nationalist organizations is appealing — and why their…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his deputy Rod Rosenstein have little in common, but there is one thing they share — both have been scolded publicly by President Trump for their roles in investigating Russia’s involvement in the 2016 elections. Axios reported on Wednesday that hours after the latest Trump fusillade, the two sat down…
Jewish White House staffers made time Wednesday evening to gather in the building to celebrate the holiday of Purim by reading the Megillah, the Book of Esther. The reading, led by Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, included the traditional noise-making groggers that participants sounded off every time the reader said the name of the evil…
(JTA) — The American-Israeli man accused of making hundreds of bomb threats to Jewish community centers in the United States was indicted for federal hate crimes. The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday indicted the 19-year-old alleged computer hacker Michael Kadar, who is under arrest in Israel, they said. The hoax threats to the Jewish community…
The Federal Elections Commission ruled that Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign illegally received foreign donations with the help of Australian volunteers, Bloomberg Government reported. Australians underwritten by the Australian Labor Party worked for Sanders’ campaign, receiving over $24,000 total for airfare and stipends. The campaign workers were apparently only present for the New Hampshire primary. The…
(JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference is coming up, running Sunday through Tuesday. AIPAC’s byword is bipartisanship and, as we reported this week, that’s a hard sell in the increasingly polarized Trump era. Still, AIPAC remains the preeminent pro-Israel lobby and its conferences have been a reliable weathervane of where…
The teenage gunman who stormed the hallways of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, killing 17 people, had swastikas etched into his AR-15 bullet magazines, CBS reported. Cruz is facing 17 counts of premeditated murder. CBS’ source — a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into the shooting — also said that Cruz had 180 rounds…
A co-president of the Women’s March movement attended a rally in Chicago on Sunday sponsored by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan — only the latest incident in which she has associated with the man whom the Anti-Defamation League calls “the leading anti-Semite in America.” Tamika D. Mallory, one of four presidents of the Women’s…
The Trump family is focusing their ire on White House Chief of Staff John Kelly over the continued negative media coverage of Jared Kushner, Axios reported Wednesday. Axios quoted a White House official as saying, “Javanka and Kelly are locked in a death match. Two enter. Only one survives.” The source claims that the Trump…
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who was indicted last week on felony invasion of privacy charges stemming from an alleged blackmail plot, will remain a recipient of a lucrative prize for Jewish humanitarians sponsored by one of the Jewish community’s most notable philanthropists. Before entering politics, Greitens established a nonprofit called The Mission Continues, which helps…
Updated, 5:00 p.m. The four Oshry sisters, each Instagram celebrities, have made significant efforts to conceal that their mother is Pamela Geller, known for her Islamophobia and hard-right ideology, The Daily Beast reported Wednesday. Geller, who has been condemned by the Southern Poverty Law Center for hate speech, was an organizer of the “Draw the…
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