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Elizabeth Warren Just Took New York By Storm – With Jewish History
Last night, thousands of New Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park to hear Senator Elizabeth Warren campaign for the democratic nomination. The crowd was electric, filled with hope as we took a one-night respite from Trump’s antics. The scene from Elizabeth Warren’s speech on corruption at NYC’s Washington Square Park pic.twitter.com/wEaKte0gU5 — Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou (@misyrlena)…
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Opinion The Women’s March Finally Dumped Linda Sarsour – And Replaced Her With Someone Worse
On Monday, the Women’s March made a shocking announcement: it had cut ties with three of its four founders––Linda Sarsour, Bob Bland, and Tamika Mallory. Sarsour and Mallory had become controversial figures due to allegations of anti-Semitism, including a cozy relationship with rabid anti-Semite and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Monday’s announcement should have…
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Opinion Palestinian Citizens of Israel Like Me Don’t Vote – Because Israel Is Not A Democracy
There’s a story that helps me explain to people why Palestinian citizens of Israel like myself don’t vote in Israeli elections. Mahatma Gandhi was once asked, “What do you think of Western civilization?” “I think it would be a good idea,” Gandhi replied. That’s how we Palestinian citizens of Israel feel about Israeli democracy. And…
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Opinion This Election, Israelis Are Choosing Between Our Hopes And Our Fears
The elections set to take place in Israel on Tuesday are historic, the first time in Israeli history that the Prime Minister failed to make a coalition, sending us back to the voting booth just five months after we voted last. But in another way, the election could not be more typical of what it’s…
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Opinion Who’s Going To Win Israel’s Election?
Tuesday’s election in Israel may seem like a straightforward choice, with right wing nationalist Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu challenged by the next biggest party, the head of the Center-Left bloc, Blue and White, helmed by Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid. But in truth, it’s a lot more complicated. As we saw in April, the…
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Opinion Can Elizabeth Warren Win The Black Vote?
As the Democratic primary for the 2020 election heats up and candidates drop like flies, two candidates appear to be heading towards a face-off: former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren. According to a Morning Consult and RealClearPolitics averaging, Biden is still ahead by a comfortable range of 10-12 percentage points. And…
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Opinion YouTuber PewDiePie’s ADL Boycott Shows How Anti-Semitism Goes Mainstream
YouTube’s biggest star is also one of its most controversial. Last month, PewDiePie, given name Felix Kjellberg, reached 100 million subscribers on his channel, where he plays video games for his viewers with a running commentary. He’s got the biggest viewership in the world after the Indian production company T-Series. But Kjellberg has also been…
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Opinion Under Trump’s First Step Act, Thousands Have Been Released From Prison. Much More Is Still Needed.
Earlier this summer, 3,100 people were released from federal prison ahead of schedule under a new criminal justice reform bill signed into law late last year. Many will find jobs and housing, transitioning back into their communities. It’s an important step in the ongoing fight for criminal justice reform. But it hardly fixes America’s over-incarceration…
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Opinion This Is The Least Important Israeli Election Ever
When you have seen as many Israeli elections as I have, patterns repeat. Every party spends a few months feeling out their electorate, dramatically overplaying the dangers of their opponents, and fighting internal battles for leadership. In the final month, you get TV ads, building-sized posters, overblown and suspiciously timed leaks, dramatic yet empty policy…
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Opinion What We Can Learn From The Jews Of The NAACP About Intersectional Organizing
You may know that the NAACP was formed in the wake of the 1908 Springfield, Illinois race riots, a horrific event that left nine African Americans dead and countless injured or homeless from arson. But you may not know that American Jews made several important contributions, lending organizational, legal, political and financial weight to this…
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Opinion Benjamin Netanyahu Is BDS’s Best Recruiter
Standing next to an easel bearing a large map of Israel stands Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Pointing to the map, Abbas declares that, if re-elected, he would annex one third of Israel. The Palestinian state’s new borders would include some of the most valuable parts of Israel, such as Tel Aviv and Haifa, and maybe…
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