This is the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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The Schmooze Sandy Koufax Is Belle of White House’s Jewish Ball
True, it was an opportunity to shake hands with President Obama, to shmooze with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan and to count more than 30 Jewish lawmakers who showed up for the first ever White House Jewish American Heritage Month reception. But for many, the most thrilling moment was getting to shake hands with and…
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The Schmooze Polls Ask: How Much Do You Think Obama Loves Israel?
It’s the million dollar question here in Israel – what, exactly, does the public think of President Barack Obama? A Jerusalem Post poll in March indicated that just 9% of Jewish Israelis think that his administration is more pro-Israeli than pro-Palestinian. Now, figures from Tel Aviv University’s monthly opinion poll paint a very different picture….
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Opinion Why Obama Disappoints His Allies: Too Little Time, Too Many Fires To Put Out
Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt offers a striking theory on how President Obama chose his agenda for his first two years, and why so many of his allies are so disappointed in the results. Basically, there was just too much basic repair work to be done, given the mess he inherited from the…
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Opinion An Israeli General Explains Why Stopping Iran Requires a Real Settlement Freeze
Why should Israel have to freeze new Jewish housing construction in East Jerusalem, when it has already conceded so much and the Palestinians and their Arab patrons have given up so little? Well, for one thing, that Israel-gave-lots/Arabs-gave-little equation is not as cut and dry as it seems. But that’s a separate discussion for another…
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Opinion Republicans on Obama: 24% Say He ‘May Be the Anti-Christ’ (Harris Poll)
Just when you thought it was safe to leave the house: Author and former Giuliani speechwriter John Avlon posts, in a new blog post at TheDailyBeast.com, offers some mind-boggling numbers from new Harris poll. I’ll let him speak for himself: On the heels of health care, a new Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama:…
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Opinion It’s the Talk of the Town: Remnick on Israeli Obama-bashing
New Yorker editor David Remnick put his finger on an important aspect of the current U.S.-Israel relationship, overlooked by most observers, that contributes to the current tensions between the two governments. In his Comment piece in the magazine’s current issue, Remnick writes that for all the pride Israeli leaders take in their grasp of American…
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Opinion Shas Explains American Policy
When Israel’s Interior Ministry announced approval of plans for 1,600 new homes for Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem on Monday, March 8, embarrassing the visiting Vice President Joe Biden, Interior Minister Eli Yishai of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party found himself in the hot seat. After toughing it out for two days while the heat…
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News Yelling Match Live on Israeli Television
Israeli television certainly has its moments. On Thursday night, as much of the Western world relaxed and got ready to toast the New Year and many TV channels ran fluffy items, things got heated on a popular Israeli talk show.Jamal Zahalka, a lawmaker from the Arab party Balad was in the Tel Aviv studio of…
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