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Making A Sexy Pitch For Israel
“Welcome to BDS News! Where we pretend to care about Palestinians, but really just want to see Israel disappear!” Thus opens one of the videos the Israeli government hopes will go viral in what is billed as a new large-scale “cyber second strike” campaign. Supported and spearheaded by the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, the campaign…
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Why Do American Neo-Nazis Love Jeremy Corbyn? He’s ‘Anti-Jew’
America’s top neo-Nazi website officially endorsed UK’s socialist Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in days leading up to the British general election — because he’s “seriously anti-Jew.” “I am actually, literally endorsing him,” wrote Andrew Anglin, publisher of the Daily Stormer wrote on June 7. Anglin even update the banner on his website to include…
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Michael Steinhardt Says Religion Is Big Problem For American Jews
Mt. Kisco, N.Y. (JTA) — Michael Steinhardt has poured millions of dollars into ventures for American Jews. But he’s no fan of American Judaism. The hedge-fund billionaire turned mega-philanthropist is best known as the founder of Birthright Israel, the 10-day free trip to Israel for Jewish young adults. More recently, he’s founded a network of…
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Who is Jon Ossoff?
Who is Jon Ossoff? Ten years ago, Ossoff, a Jewish native of Atlanta, Georgia, was an undergraduate student at Georgetown University. Five years ago, he was an aide to Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson. Now, the 30-year-old is a Democratic nominee for Congress in a special election in Georgia. He faces Republican opponent Karen Handel in…
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Gorka Strays Out Of His Comfort Zone—And Straight Into Controversy
Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s counter-terrorism advisor, appears to still be smarting this week following a rare foray beyond the right-wing media ghetto to which he usually limits himself. Two days after the deputy assistant to the president engaged in an epic clash with CNN anchor Chris Cuomo on June 5, Gorka told Steve Malzberg of…
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James Comey Just Told Us Everything We Need To Know About Jared Kushner And Trump
Did James Comey’s passing mention of Jared Kushner at his gripping Senate hearing appearance speak volumes about the presidential son-in-law’s White House role? Kushner has been trumpeted as a key moderating force on President Trump — but Comey’s testimony seemed to hint at a less-potent role. The fired FBI director vividly described how Kushner seemed…
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This Week In Chicago: A Musical About A Lynching—And Lots of Books!
Time to go outside!
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J Street Founder With Famous Name Launches Bid For Wisconsin Congress Seat
Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional district has been sending Republicans to Congress for decades. But Dan Kohl, a Jewish Democrat who was among the founding members of J Street, believes he can flip the district from red to blue. Kohl, whose uncle Herb Kohl represented Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate for four terms, is among the first…
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Jews Applaud Harvard For Revoking Admission Over Anti-Semitic Memes
Jewish students at Harvard applauded the school’s decision to rescind the admission of a group of incoming Freshman who shared racist and anti-Semitic memes in a private Facebook group. “The university will be a much better place without their toxic influence,” Gabriel Dardik, an incoming freshman to Harvard wrote to the Forward in an email….
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Steve Bannon Consolidates White House Power As Jared Kushner Battles Russia Probe
In the Byzantine world of President Trump’s inner circle, it’s now Jared Kushner’s turn to be down — while Steve Bannon is on his way up. At least this is the way Trump political-watchers view the current ebb and flow of White House power struggles, where the conservative wing led by Bannon is once again…
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Will ‘Other Shoe’ Drop In Hasidic Village After Developer Pleads Guilty To Voter Fraud?
In his years-long battle to build thousands of homes for Orthodox Jews in the small upstate New York village of Bloomingburg, developer Shalom Lamm often cast himself as a victim of anti-Semitism. On Tuesday, Lamm took on a new role: admitted felon. Lamm, son of one of Modern Orthodoxy’s most prominent rabbinic leaders, pled guilty…
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