This is the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Israel News Republicans Take Turns Bashing Obama
Republican presidential candidates took turns bashing President Obama’s record on Israel, as they made their pitch to Jewish Republican voters less than a month before the primary season kicks off. The message delivered to an audience of Jewish supporters by six of the Republican hopefuls (Ron Paul was not invited to the forum) in a…
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Israel News Panetta and Clinton Take Aim at Israel
Just as the troubled relationship between the Obama administration and the government of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to be getting on track, remarks by top American officials have made it clear that frustration still runs deep in Washington over Israel’s policies. Over the course of just a few days, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham…
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Israel News White House Draws Fire for Speeches
Controversial speeches by administration officials have given President Obama’s opponents space to hit back just a week after he touted his strong support cooperation with Israel while courting Jewish donors in New York. Following comments critical of Israel’s stance towards the Palestinians by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and U.S. ambassador to Belgium Howard Gutman,…
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Opinion Only Nice Words for Obama
You wouldn’t expect a host to say anything bad about his guest of honor. But American Council for World Jewry chairman Jack Rosen was especially gracious about the message delivered by President Obama at a fundraiser held at Rosen’s Manhattan home. “He made, I think, a solid case for having stood with Israel on the…
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Opinion Obama Trumpets Pro-Israel Record
President Barack Obama reasserted his administration’s support for Israel to a group of donors convened by one of America’s most influential Jewish fundraisers in Manhattan Tuesday night. “I try not to pat myself too much on the back, but this administration has done more in terms of the security of the state of Israel than…
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Opinion Bibi Is a Liar, So What’s the Fuss?
Few stories that start out as potential bombshells end up as utterly duddish (from “dud”) as the “hot mic” exchange between Presidents Sarkozy and Obama. Duddish, that is, here in Israel, where I am for a couple of weeks; not so back home, in the States, as we shall see. If I were a rich…
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Opinion Bibi and Abu Mazen Kiss
One can always dream, right? This photo(shopped) image has been making the rounds and it’s hard to tear your eyes away from that pucker. It’s one of a series from a new ad campaign from Benetton that harkens back to the days when they were regularly producing wonderfully subversive ads that demanded a double take…
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Opinion Jewish Vote Not a Problem for Obama
As the 2012 election approaches and Republican presidential candidates continue to attack President Obama on his Middle East policies, we can expect to hear increasing chatter and anecdotes about a “Jewish problem for Obama and Democrats.” These claims may capture headlines, but they ignore the data that demonstrate how Obama’s only problem with Jewish voters…
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