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French Jews ‘Concerned’ Over Le Pen Success In France Vote
(JTA) — Leaders of French Jewry had mixed reactions to the success of Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French presidential elections. “Satisfaction and concern,” Francis Kalifat, president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, wrote on Twitter Sunday after exit polls showed that Macron, a centrist…
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REVEALED: Montana Woman Hit With 700 Vile Messages In Anti-Semitic Troll Campaign
Shocking new details have emerged about the extent of anti-Semitic harassment faced by a Jewish woman in Montana at the hands of online trolls — including round-the-clock by neo-Nazis who branded her a “slimy Jewess” and “Christ killer.” The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit against Andrew Anglin, publisher of the website the…
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U.S. Federal Prosecutors Charge Israeli Man With JCC Bomb Threats
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. filed charges today against the 18-year-old Israeli man accused of orchestrating a massive campaign of bomb threats against Jewish institutions across the United States. Michael David Kadar, a dual Israeli-U.S. citizen currently in custody in Israel, now faces felony charges in federal courts in Georgia and Florida. In addition to…
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Democratic House Members Demand Trump Fire Gorka, Citing Anti-Semitic Ties
At least 18 Democratic House members have signed a letter to President Trump demanding that he fire Sebastian Gorka, his top counter-terrorism aide, due to Gorka’s affiliations or work with anti-Semitic organizations and individuals. The letter, which is currently being circulated by Reps. Eliot Engel and Nita Lowey, both of New York, calls on Trump…
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Will One Of These Jewish Democrats Be The Next Jon Ossoff?
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff’s elevation, from documentary producer, to serious contender for a solid-red congressional seat was an exquisite bit of political alchemy: one part charisma, two parts timing and about 1,000 parts anti-Donald Trump fervor. Ossoff didn’t quite meet the threshold to take Republican Tom Price’s seat outright, but he’ll have another chance in…
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Brazilian Jewish Center Gives Platform To Rising Racist Leader
When a Jewish sports and social club in Rio de Janeiro hosted Jair Bolsonaro, a rising far-right politician known for his open bigotry, he didn’t disappoint. As some 200 protesters outside Hebraica chanted, “those who incite torture have forgotten the Shoah,” Bolsonaro, who has indicated he intends to run for president next year, faced some…
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The French Website That’s Driving Jews Into Marine Le Pen’s Arms
Like a Jewish Breitbart, the website Europe Israel has taken over the online conversation in Europe’s largest Jewish community. Now, as a crucial election approaches, its longtime bombardment of French Jews with biased, slanted news articles and controversial coverage of real, and sometimes fake, anti-Semitic attacks is having real consequences. Though the website never explicitly…
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Jon Ossoff Leans To J Street On Israel
[Jon Ossoff, the Georgia congressional candidate who Democrats are hoping will give President Trump a black eye, may also deliver a victory to the dovish side of the pro-Israel camp. Ossoff is a supporter of the left-leaning lobby J Street and has received $56,000 through the group’s political action committee in the run-up to Tuesday’s…
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Le Pen Beckons French Jews — And Some Respond
Back in February, the right-wing Jewish website Dreuz reported on an unprecedented meeting: The Confederation Of French Jews And Friends Of Israel, it disclosed, had recently met with Louis Alliot, the vice president of France’s National Front party, a far-right group long associated with Holocaust denial and historical sympathies for France’s wartime collaborationist regime with…
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Jon Ossoff Comes This Close To Stunning Trump — Runoff Looms
Democrat Jon Ossoff came within a hair’s breadth of dealing a major blow to President Trump on Tuesday night, leading a crowded field of almost a dozen Republicans but falling just short of winning a Georgia Congressional seat outright. With 185 of 210 precincts reporting, he held 48.3 percent of the vote – just shy…
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Judge Orders Auburn To Let ‘Alt-Right’ Leader Richard Spencer Speak
A federal judge has ordered Auburn University in Alabama to let white supremacist leader Richard Spencer speak on their campus on Tuesday night, days after the university cancelled his booked appearance due to safety concerns. The ruling was made by U.S. District Judge W. Keith Watkins just hours before Spencer’s scheduled appearance on campus, which…
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