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Bernie Sanders Squirms on the Hot Seat After Inflating Gaza Death Toll
Trying to put an end to a barrage of attacks by pro-Israel groups and officials, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders issued a statement making clear he did not intend to state that Israel killed more than 10,000 Palestinian civilians during the 2014 Gaza war. “The idea that Sen. Sanders stated definitely that 10,000 Palestinians were…
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A Game of ‘Jews v. Nazis’ Beer Pong Riles Princeton High — and the ADL
A group of high school students in Princeton, N.J. are in hot water after they were caught playing beer pong with a “Jews v. Nazis” theme. Even worse, they posted photos of their twisted drinking game on social media. Now, locals are debating whether it was all in fun as the Anti-Defamation League calls for…
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Non-Orthodox Groups Threaten Fight Over Kotel If Israel Scraps Deal
TEL AVIV — The Conservative and Reform movements in Israel are considering some drastic measures as part of a planned offensive over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem for egalitarian prayer if the government backs away from a long and drawn-out compromise to which it agreed. With that plan now at risk due to…
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In Brooklyn and Vegas, Cruz Seeks To Grow His Jewish Base
Fresh off his massive victory in Wisconsin, Republican candidate Ted Cruz is seeking to consolidate his backing among Orthodox Jews and expand support from other major Jewish donors by meeting with voters in both Brooklyn and Las Vegas, just in time for the New York primary coming up on April 19. Early on in the…
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Elected Officials Allow Hasidic Schools to Break the Law, Advocates Say
In fiery speeches on the steps of New York City Hall, advocates for secular education in ultra-Orthodox yeshivas accused city and state elected officials of allowing Hasidic communities to flout state education laws in exchange for political support. At the April 6 press conference organized by the advocacy group Yaffed, civil rights attorney Norman Siegel…
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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Leaves Marc Gafni’s Think Tank
Disgraced spiritual guru Marc Gafni has suffered another black eye as Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John Mackey has left the board of his vaunted think tank, The Forward has learned. The Center for Integral Wisdom, writing about its annual conclave, noted that Mackey had left as chairman of the board. A spokesman for Gafni…
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Orthodox Brooklyn Police Precinct Ensnared in FBI Corruption Probe
On the Jewish holiday of Purim, ultra-Orthodox big shots in Brooklyn invite police officials over for holiday meals. Then, they share the pictures on social media in an implicit contest over who drew the highest-ranking officer. Now, those cozy relationships are drawing scrutiny amid a reported federal corruption investigation involving Orthodox businessmen and a raft…
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Donald Trump Crushed in Wisconsin — Bernie Sanders Also Wins Big
MILWAUKEE – Republican Ted Cruz scored a decisive victory over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, giving him momentum at a crucial time and putting pressure on the front-running Trump to show he can absorb the shock and bounce back in upcoming primary states. Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, dominated the vote in Wisconsin on Tuesday,…
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A Jewish Voter’s Guide to the Candidates as Wisconsin Votes
By this point, the five main presidential candidates still standing have uttered oceans of words on their foreign policy views. Some statements contradict each other. Others just vary, or are nuanced, according to the candidate’s audience or circumstances. Trying to figure out what they add up to in terms of clear stands on specific issues…
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The Secret Role Donald Trump’s Jewish Son-In-Law Plays in White House Campaign
Before introducing Donald Trump to roughly a dozen Republican lawmakers at the Washington law offices of Jones Day, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions paused to acknowledge the man he said had facilitated the closed-door talks. He said it was Jared Kushner, a 35-year-old real estate investor and newspaper owner, who had suggested the get-together last month,…
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Hundreds of Israelis Exposed in Sprawling #PanamaPapers Financial Scandal
Some 600 Israeli companies and 850 Israeli shareholders are listed in the leaked documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, a leader in creating shell companies that often serve to conceal ownership of assets. The leaked files, which were obtained by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists with…
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