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Sheldon Adelson Associate Announces Anti-Pot Campaign in Florida
A Jewish developer and associate of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is on an anti-marijuana crusade in Florida. GOP fundraiser Mel Sembler has promised to raise $10 million to defeat a medical marijuana initiative that will be on this fall’s ballot in Florida, the Miami New Times reported. Critics who support the initiative fired back on…
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Michael Karfunkel, the Orthodox Billionaire No One Heard Of, Dies at 72
Michael Karfunkel, an eye-poppingly rich Orthodox Brooklyn billionaire who was virtually unknown outside of the religious Jewish community, has died. He was 72. Together with his brother George Karfunkel, who survived the 1976 raid on Entebbe, Michael and his family rank among the top hundred wealthiest families in the United States, according to Forbes. Their…
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On Israel and Beyond, Hillary Has Felt the Bern
The April 26 primary results in five Northeastern states have left Bernie Sanders with practically no path to winning the Democratic presidential nomination. But as Democratic Party insiders prepare to move beyond the primary race into the general elections, many argue that Sanders, despite his apparent defeat, has shaped the race and the party’s ideology…
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Donald Trump Slams President Obama as ‘No Friend of Israel’ in Major Address
In a foreign policy speech panning President Barack Obama’s foreign policy, Donald Trump said Obama has been no friend to Israel. “Israel, our great friend and the one true democracy in the Middle East, has been snubbed and criticized by an administration that lacks moral clarity,” Trump said in his speech delivered at the Mayflower…
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Does $90K Unpaid Debt Signal Trouble at Rabbi Marc Schneier’s Charity?
Two top Jewish public relations professionals say that Rabbi Marc Schneier’s prominent charity owes them $91,000 in debts dating back five years — raising serious questions about the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding’s financial health. Schneier, who was expelled from Modern Orthodoxy’s largest rabbinical association last year over infidelity allegations and is now leaving the Long…
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8 Bits of Need-to-Know Intel About Air Force Chief of Staff Nominee David Goldfein
The first thing to know about David Goldfein is that he’s the Jewish general whom Obama nominated to serve as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. But there’s more. 1) Goldfein, who was born in 1959, was one of only two pilots who was shot down during a 1999 air campaign against Serbian…
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Luxe Florida Country Clubs Lash Out at Security Firm That Quit Israel
South Florida retirees are turning their local country clubs into an unlikely battlefield in the fight over Israel. Following global security provider G4S’s announcement in March that they would be severing all contracts with Israel, retirees responded in kind, and at least seven local country clubs say they are considering terminating their decades-long relationship with the…
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5 Paths Forward for Bernie Sanders After Another Bruising Defeat (None Lead to the White House)
Tuesday’s primary races in five states left Bernie Sanders once again facing the question he’s been avoiding for weeks: What next? Hillary Clinton, with victories in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut and Delaware, has now passed the 90% mark on her way to winning a majority of delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination. Sanders’ path to…
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Israeli Judge Says No to Arabs Building in Jewish Town — Cites Bidding Woes
Dozens of Arab families who were planning to build homes in the Jewish city of Afula have lost their leases to the land after an Israeli judge said that they illegally coordinated their bids. Last November, hundreds of Jewish residents of Afula protested the prospect of Arab neighbors after Arab families won tenders to build…
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Is It Kosher for Malcolm Hoenlein To Back Sheldon Silver — With Presidents Conference Name?
Some of America’s most influential Jewish organizations apparently have no problem with a letter sent in their name seeking leniency for convicted felon Sheldon Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker awaiting sentencing on corruption charges. Malcolm Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, used Conference…
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Could Split on Israel Decide Toss-Up Maryland Senate Primary Battle?
The nation will be watching tonight to see if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump can win big in five states holding primary votes. But the pro-Israel community will be keeping a special eye on one toss-up U.S. Senate primary in the state of Maryland. Vying to fill the seat being vacated by Senator Barbara Mikulski,…
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