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The Real Reason So Many Republicans Love Israel? Their Own White Supremacy.
If you listened earlier this month to Republican responses to Donald Trump’s call for Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley to “go back” to the “places from which they came,” you noticed something odd. Trump’s defenders kept mentioning Israel. “They hate Israel,”replied Lindsey Graham when asked about Trump’s attacks on The Squad….
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Opinion Is Anti-Semitism Really At Unprecedented Levels In The US? Not According To Data
On Sunday, a Jewish man standing outside a synagogue was shot in the leg in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. It was only the latest in a string of anti-Semitic attacks this year. These attacks have brought in their wake headlines declaring “a spike in hate crimes” and “increased anti-Semitic attacks…
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Opinion Inspiring Women | The Sisters Behind ‘Dr. Fischer’ – One Of Israel’s Best Known Brands
They say the lessons you learn at home stick with you forever. The truth of this can be seen in Sigal Bar On, who is 54 years old and not only co-chairs her parents’ company with her sister, but also continues her mother’s legacy of charity, both in her home and outside of it. “Dr….
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Opinion We Went To See The Occupation. We Came Back More Connected To Israel.
One could read thousands of books and articles about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and still be stunned by a first glimpse of the separation barrier. Before J Street U’s “Let Our People Know” trip, most of us were familiar with data and statistics about the conflict and the Occupation. Yet, we confess that we were utterly…
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Opinion Netanyahu And Trump Are Xenophobic Tyrants. We Must Resist Them – Together.
For American Jews, the recent resurgence of American nativism recalls the worst moments of the last century. American nativism brought us the Immigration Act of 1924, a racist law that closed America’s borders to Jews and other “undesirables,” and that ultimately barred our forebears from escaping the Nazis and finding refuge in America. Jews then…
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Opinion It’s Official: Al Franken Was The Victim Of #MeToo Overreach
In the latest #MeToo news, veteran New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer has published a lengthy investigative story that appears to vindicate Al Franken, the former Democratic Senator from Minnesota who resigned in 2017 under a barrage of sexual misconduct charges. Mayer’s conservative critics have accused her of partisan bias, especially in view of her (they…
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Opinion Stop Blaming Women For The Bad Behavior Of Men Like Al Franken
It was late fall 2017 when the Democratic Party was rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct against Al Franken, a well-liked senator who owed much of his fame to a long stint on Saturday Night Live. Franken stood accused of unwanted touching. Before long, eight women had come forward with startlingly similar accounts of unwelcome…
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Letters Letter | No, The ZOA’s Trips Don’t Bribe Jews To Be Pro-Israel
Dear Editor, Last week, a story was published in these pages about campus trips to Israel run by the Zionist Organization of America. It wrongly argued that the ZOA is bribing young Jews to be pro-Israel. In truth, American Jews do not need to be bribed to be pro-Israel; plenty of American Jews — and…
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Opinion RIP: An Obituary For Israel’s Labor Party
For Israel’s erstwhile ruling party, it indeed ends with a whimper. Shelly Yacimovich, the Labor Party’s former chairwoman and popular public figure, has said she will not run in September’s snap elections. Her announcement followed the triumph of Amir Peretz over two much younger opponents in the party’s leadership contest earlier this month. All of…
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Opinion Ilhan Omar’s Pro-BDS Bill Is Gaining Momentum – Thanks To A Surprising Supporter
Last week, freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced the introduction of a new resolution protecting the right to boycott in the United States. A response to the 25 states which have passed laws curtailing the right to participate in the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement targeting Israel, Omar introduced H.Res.496 along with Representative Rashida Tlaib, who,…
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Opinion Jewish Tradition Dictates Fasting To Oppose Tyrants. We Should Fast To Overcome Trump.
“Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish,…
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