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Opinion Don’t let the far-right define what it means to be ‘pro-Israel’
Supporting Israel does not mean unquestioning loyalty to its ascendent far-right government
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News Pressed over liberal politics, Jewish public affairs group declares independence
After years of waning influence, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs will stop officially representing dozens of Jewish federations across the country
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News Her son on the spectrum was mistreated at school. Thirteen years ago, she started a month for Jews with disabilities.
The cantor was singing a beautiful rendition of Oseh Shalom when Shelly Christensen, an author and advocate, happened to look at a woman sitting nearby. The woman, who lived in a facility for people with disabilities, had come to synagogue for a special service celebrating Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) — a…
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Israel News Advocacy Groups Seek New Marketing Strategy After Israeli Vote
For advocates of Israel, a couple of weeks in March have managed to rattle a message built into America’s DNA through decades of hard work. In the new reality created by Israel’s March 17 election and the events surrounding it, Israel’s commitment to peace and to pluralism is being questioned by key audiences whose full…
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Opinion A Threat to Israel in America’s Cuba Policy?
Obama is caricatured as Che Guevara, an iconic symbol of Cuba’s revolution, on the cover of Brazilian magazine Veja / Getty Images As a life-long Democrat, I was deeply disturbed by the Obama Administration’s decision to act unilaterally on the Cuban question. The policy option may have been a valid one, but the process invoked…
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News AJWS Plans Shift in Focus To Advocacy
American Jewish World Service, a Jewish social justice group that focuses on the developing world, will cut back on its service-learning programs while bulking up its domestic advocacy efforts, the organization has told the Forward. The results of a recently concluded strategic planning process, shared for the first time with the Forward, will have the…
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