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How Kendrick Lamar Was ‘Blown Away’ By Hebrew Israelite Beliefs
The rapper Kendrick Lamar has long explored spiritual or religious themes in his critically-acclaimed and chart-topping work. On his fourth studio album, he surprised some by evoking beliefs associated with Hebrew Israelites. “I’m an Israelite, don’t call me black no more,” Lamar recited on his April release titled “Damn.” A voicemail from someone identified as…
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Israeli Envoy Dani Dayan Insists ‘Conscience Is Clear’ On 50 Years Of Occupation
In an interview a week before President Trump is set to visit Israel on his first overseas trip, Israel’s consul general in New York, Dani Dayan, presented an image of a government supremely confident in its own moral position, and committed to maintenance of the status quo in the West Bank. “If I take a…
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Israel Right Winger Says Trump Peace Plan Is DOA — And She’s Happy
NEW YORK (JTA) — Ten days before Donald Trump was inaugurated, Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked visited the Jewish settlement in Hebron. A community of several hundred ensconced in a city of 150,000 Palestinians, Hebron’s Jewish residents are considered to be among the most extremist and controversial Israeli settlers. Shaked, 41, wearing black jeans and…
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Sebastian Gorka’s Speech Vs. The Facts
As one of the Forward reporters responsible recently for a series of critical stories on Sebastian Gorka, President Trump’s top counterterrorism adviser, I would like to publicly thank Gorka for one of his high-profile comments yesterday. “Nobody found one sentence that I have said that is anti-Semitic or anti-Israeli,” Gorka told his audience at The…
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Sebastian Gorka Plays Israel Card In Pushback On Ties To Nazi Allies
Facing an adoring crowd of pro-Israeli Jews, President Trump’s controversial aide Sebastian Gorka sought to frame the discussion regarding his affiliation with pro-Nazi organizations as part of an organized campaign by critics of Israel. “Because we are pro-Israel we have to be attacked,” Gorka said at the annual Jerusalem Post conference held in New York….
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Sebastian Gorka’s Wife Spearheads Trump Push To Gut Anti-White Supremacy Program
In the past six months, Life After Hate, an organization devoted to reforming violent extremists, mainly members of white supremacy groups, has seen a spike in calls. The number of inquires from people reaching out to seek help for their loved ones reached an all time high. “Given the last election cycle, people have much…
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Why Some See Judaism’s Future In Luring Converts — Taboo Or No
Rabbi Michael Feshbach has been offering introductory courses to Judaism at his Reform synagogue in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for the past seven years and attracts a range of students — unaffiliated Jews, non-Jewish spouses, even groups from nearby Christian churches. The small classes might meet in the sanctuary of Temple Shalom, where the rabbi will…
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Jews And Muslms Unite Against Marine Le Pen — But Could Catholics Rally Behind Her?
Emmanuel Macron is expected to win France’s election against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, with recent polls suggesting he could receive some 60 percent of the vote. Both Jewish and Muslim leaders are banding together to block Le Pen, but some are worried that Le Pen could ride Catholic support to a surprise. Imam Hassen…
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An Increasingly Autocratic And Islamic Turkey Is Scaring Its Jews
Numbers paint a stark picture for the future of Turkey’s steadily shrinking Jewish community. Forty percent of the population is preparing a possible exit route from a land that has harbored Jews since Ottoman times. Over the past 15 months — a stormy political stretch culminating in a disputed vote to expand President Recep Tayyip…
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A Plaque On Broadway Honors A Vichy Leader. Will The City Remove It?
In 1931, New York City honored a French war hero with a ticker-tape parade up Broadway. In 1940, that French war hero became leader of the Vichy regime, which collaborated with the Nazis. In 2017, there’s still a plaque commemorating his parade in the middle of New York City. Now, New York State Assemblyman Dov…
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Next Week In Chicago: Why Do Jews Answer Questions With Questions?
The Spertus Institute is one of Chicago’s foremost centers for Jewish learning. They take this mission extremely seriously and go to extraordinary lengths to explain all the great mysteries of Judaism. But this Sunday, they are going above and beyond with the public lecture “Why Do Jews Answer Questions With Questions?” Why do Jews answer…
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