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What Could Go Wrong as Ivanka and Jared Go Shul Shopping? Try Everything.
President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, are synagogue shopping in D.C. — and it’s making headlines in the Jewish world and out. Reporting this in the mainstream media requires some explanation — an MSNBC anchor apparently believed the story was about Trump shoe shopping — but generally the narrative touches…
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Neo-Nazi Backlash Against Montana Jews Spurs Stepped Up Police Patrols
The police in Whitefish, Montana are stepping up patrols and working with the F.B.I. after a Neo-Nazi website listed the names and contacts of local Jews, urging readers to “take action” against them. Lt. Bridger Kelch of the local Police Department told the New York Times that the force was ramping up their efforts after…
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Did Charter School Queen Eva Moskowitz Mess Up the Books?
Eva Moskowitz has long been a controversial figure in New York, mostly because she has championed charter schools and feuded with liberals, including Mayor Bill de Blasio. She recently invited more wrath by meeting with Donald Trump amid speculation that she could be in the running for a spot in his Department of Education. Now…
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Lawyer Slams ‘Appalling’ Lack of Evidence in Clinton Email Warrant Request
A lawyer who sued to unseal the bombshell search warrant used by the FBI to search Anthony Weiner’s laptop for emails tied to Hillary Clinton says he’s “appalled” at the lack of evidence in the document that was released Tuesday. After reading the court documents, E. Randol Schoenberg, the Los Angeles-based lawyer better known for…
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Why Jennifer Rubin, Conservative Washington Post Columnist Is Now a Punching Bag for Trump fans
Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin used to be a darling of the right, using her media platform to advocate for the Republican Party’s last presidential nominee, Mitt Romney. But for many backers of President-elect Donald Trump, she is no better than a traitor. “Jen Rubin is WAPO’s excuse for conservative; her contempt for all things…
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Judge Sides With ‘Woman in Gold’ Lawyer, Orders Clinton Search Warrant Unsealed
The lawyer battling to unseal the search warrant used by the FBI to search Anthony Weiner’s laptop for potentially incriminating emails from former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won a major victory today. In response to the motion filed by E. Randol Schoenberg, Judge Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New York ordered the court…
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After David Wichs’s Tragic Death, New York Tightens Crane Rules
A crane collapse that killed David Wichs last February was a result of human error, according to a report released this month by New York City. It’s the latest development in a bitter dispute between city officials, builders and Wichs’s widow over crane security and the city’s liability for his death. Wichs, a trader and…
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Neo-Nazis Target Jews in White Supremacist Richard Spencer’s Montana Town
For two years, the quaint town of Whitefish, Montana, has been the unlikely site of a showdown against white supremacy. Now, amid agitation by local activists against a resident white supremacist and his family, neo-Nazis have made a public call for harassment against the Jews in his predominantly white and Christian area. “The heat is…
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ADL ‘Helped’ A&E on KKK Reality Show Drawing Boycott Threats
A new documentary series that promises to go inside the private lives of Ku Klux Klan members is drawing instant condemnation on social media. But the Anti-Defamation League, which is partnering with the show’s distributors, is standing up for the program. Set to air on the cable channel A&E, home of reality shows like “Duck…
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David Friedman Does More Than Write for Far-Right News Site
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Amona Settlers Reach Evacuation Deal — After a Night of Raging and Raving
Saturday night, the West Bank hilltop Amona was transformed into a rave, as hundreds of religious teenage boys pumped their fists into the chilly air while a psychedelic van blasted techno music. Nearby, girls in long skirts and winter coats danced behind a wooden partition, out of sight of their male peers. Revved up by…
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