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  What a Waste

  Six billion dollars. Six billion dollars. That’s the amount spent on the 2012 election campaign, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission data by the Center for Responsive Politics. It is by far the most money spent on an election in American history — probably in human history — and that is thanks in…

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  Gaza Escalation Changes Political Tune

  Dozens of rockets launched by militants in Gaza have pounded down on southern Israel today, wounding three Israeli civilians. The round of violence began last night when Gazans launched an anti-tank missile which scored a direct hit, wounding four Israeli soldiers — an act that was followed by Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian targets in Gaza….

  By Nathan Jeffay Nov 11, 2012 | 2 min read
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  The Forward Needs Your Help

  By Samuel Norich Nov 10, 2012 | < 1 min read

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• Jodi Rudoren This is my last column as editor of the Forward

  

• Jay Michaelson I supported Israel’s actions in Gaza in October 2023 — not anymore

  

• Rob Eshman How anti-Israel rhetoric led to the killing of two Jews in Washington, D.C. 

  

• Nora Berman How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March

  

• Dan Perry It looks like Israel totally underestimated Trump

  

• Emily Tamkin This week proved it: Trump’s approach to antisemitism at Columbia is horribly ineffective

  

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  Can States Nullify Fed Law on Health? How ‘bout Pot?

  Florida’s Tea Party-backed Gov. Rick Scott announced that he will refuse to implement the Affordable Healthcare Act, despite President Barack Obama’s reelection. Refusing to set up a state exchange doesn’t necessarily matter that much, since the law empowers the federal government to set up an exchange for states that fail to do so on their…

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 9, 2012 | 2 min read
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  McMansion Dude Backs Down on Vote Threat

  After President Barack Obama won reelection, controversial Florida time-share mogul David Siegel backed down from threats to fire workers who backed the president. Siegel, who famously built the biggest private home in America, told thousands of workers their jobs were safe and even gave them an average raise of 5 percent, according to the International…

  By Seth Berkman Nov 9, 2012 | 2 min read
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  ‘Yid Army’ in Crisis!

  Fans of London’s Tottenham Hotspur soccer team have long referred to their club as the “Yid Army”, seizing and transforming a nasty pejorative into a peculiar badge of honour, as a way of pushing back against their abusers and detractors. Not the first time, however, this modern tradition is being called into question, with London’s…

  By Liam Hoare Nov 9, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Divided Nation Is Moving Further Apart

  Before we get all carried away with the surprising results of our presidential election, let’s take a deep breath and acknowledge the central truth of President Obama’s reelection victory: Not much happened. For all the public’s economic discontent, for all the disappointment with Obama’s first term and the grand passions for and against abortion rights…

  By J.J. Goldberg Nov 9, 2012 | 3 min read
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  For Bibi, Two Setbacks on Tuesday

  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reeling from not one but two disappointments on Tuesday. It is widely believed that he was desperate for Mitt Romney to win the American presidential election. But he also had an eye on another election at home. The main religious-Zionist party Jewish Home was holding its primaries to choose…

  By Nathan Jeffay Nov 8, 2012 | 2 min read
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  Calling Israel’s Discrimination What It Is

  Forward columnist Philologos recently took the Israeli daily Ha’aretz to task for using the term “apartheid” in its reporting on a poll that showed most Israelis support discrimination against Arab citizens. “Apartheid” and mere discrimination are two very different things, Philologos claimed. He suggested that Ha’aretz should be censured for using such a damning epithet….

  By Brant Rosen Nov 8, 2012 | 4 min read
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  Sheldon Adelson’s Self-Defeating Meddling

  In late July, Sheldon Adelson pledged $6.5 million of his casino empire’s fortune, and potentially as much as $100 million, to a campaign by the Republican Jewish Coalition. It was aimed at peeling away Jewish voters from the incumbent Democratic president, Barack Obama, in potential swing states like Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Just to underscore…

  By Samuel G. Freedman Nov 7, 2012 | 3 min read
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  Sarah and Sheldon and Mindy, Oh My!

  Now that the serious stuff is out of the way, let’s list the best (or worst) Jewish viral videos of the 2012 election cycle. Silverman on Adelson Comedian Sarah Silverman offered sexual favors to billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson in this video from the group behind 2008’s Great Schlep. Silverman’s deal: Donate to Democrats instead…

  By Josh Nathan-Kazis Nov 7, 2012 | 2 min read