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Pro-Palestinian Activists Push Cause as Protests Against Donald Trump Roil Nation
As thousands of protestors rally in the days after Donald Trump’s upset victory in last week’s election against Hillary Clinton, pro-Palestinian activists are joining their ranks — and hope to join their national struggle to the growing protest movement in America. “The fight is not easy back home and it’s not easy here now with…
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Some of Steve Bannon’s Friends Are Jewish — and They Love His Zionism
When president-elect Donald Trump named Steve Bannon, the controversial media figure behind the alt-right website Breitbart News Network, as his “senior strategist” — major Jewish groups raised the alarm. The Anti-Defamation League condemned the move, saying Bannon’s website was home to racists and fostered hatred against Jews. But to his Jewish defenders — which include…
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Will Trump Bring Jews and Muslims Together To Fight Back Against Bigotry?
Jews and Muslims have sometimes encountered difficulty working together due to splits over issues like Israel-Palestine. But after the election of Donald Trump, the American Jewish Committee and the Islamic Society of North America have announced a new advisory council to fight both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. “We have to show the administration that as American…
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Donald Trump’s Childhood Home in Queens Is on Sale for $1.6M — and Could Go Even Higher
For sale: the childhood home of president-elect Donald Trump. And since last Wednesday, the owners can expect to get a lot more money for it, as DNAinfo reports. The 5-bedroom brick & stucco Tudor is located in the affluent Jamaica neighborhood in Queens. Trump lived here until he was four years old and recalled many…
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9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Gets Thank You Call From Donald Trump
Alex Jones, a radio host and conspiracy theorist, says he got a call from Donald Trump thanking him for his support during the election. Jones is the host of Infowars, a popular show among the right fringe of the conservative moment. Over the last year, Trump has aggressively courted this vote, appearing on Fox’s Sean…
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Steve Bannon in the White House? Some Jews Fear Speaking Out Might Cost Precious Access
Steve Bannon’s appointment to a top position in the Trump White House is putting the Jewish community’s red lines to a test. Struggling to balance a need to speak out against bigotry and anti-Semitism, which many believe Bannon has endorsed, and the wish to maintain open doors to the future administration, some Jewish groups and…
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ADL Starts #ExposeHate Hashtag to Showcase Post-Trump Attacks
In the days since Trump became president-elect, the United States has seen a rise in racist and anti-Semitic crimes. More post-election depravity at Indiana church vandalized w/ “Heil Trump,” swastika, & gay slur graffiti https://t.co/PaHrVidC5t #ExposeHate pic.twitter.com/98EKdl7owj — Oren Segal (@orensegal) November 14, 2016 The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has responded by starting a hashtag to…
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Liberals Invent Hate Crimes and 6 More Wacky Breitbart News Stories for Age of Trump
Donald Trump has named Breitbart’s chairman, Steve Bannon, as a chief strategist for his administration. During the election, Breitbart was the most outspoken pro-Trump news organization out there. The conservative new organzation is linked to the “alt-right,” and publishes anti-Semitic and Islamophobic articles. So how have they covered the first week of president-elect Trump? What…
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Days After the Election, These 6 Jews Have Found Creative Ways to Resist the Result
American Jews voted against Donald Trump by more than a two-to-one margin. Now, less than a week after the election, some who opposed him are already figuring out clever ways to resist that go beyond street protests. 1. Amy Schumer: Donate to Planned Parenthood Trump has said that he will appoint justices to the Supreme…
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Newt Gingrich: Steve Bannon Isn’t Anti-Semitic — He Worked in Hollywood and for Goldman Sachs!
The ‘alt-right’ will be firmly ensconced in the West Wing next January, as former head of Breitbart News Steve Bannon takes up the role of chief strategist for President-elect Donald Trump. But don’t call him an anti-Semite, Newt Gingrich said. After all, he’s worked on Wall Street and in Hollywood. “He was a managing partner…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Jonathan Greenblatt
ADL’s New Head Wades Into a Political Mess When Jonathan Greenblatt succeeded Abe Foxman as national director of the Anti-Defamation League last year, he replaced a man who had become synonymous with the organization he led for nearly three decades. But Greenblatt, 46, wasted no time in putting his distinctive stamp on the venerable agency,…
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