This is the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Groups Jump on Chuck Hagel Bandwagon
A number of prominent pro-Israel Jewish figures joined an ad endorsing Chuck Hagel for the U.S. defense secretary post. Meanwhile, Christians United for Israel announced plans to bring 200 pastors and other Christian leaders to Washington to lobby against Hagel’s confirmation, according to Breitbart.com. The pro-Hagel ad appearing Wednesday in The Hill, a Capitol Hill…
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Fast Forward Get Ready for Next Round Between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu
Get ready for The Barack and Bibi Show, Part Two. With crunch-time looming in the Iranian nuclear standoff and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict still smoldering, the fractious relationship between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be tested in coming months like never before, as both leaders move into new terms in office….
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News The Truth Hurts, Bibi
So now we have the journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, presumably based on conversation(s) with officials of the Obama administration, perhaps with the president himself, quoting Obama: “Israel doesn’t know what its own best interests are.” And then, with “each new settlement announcement Netanyahu is moving his country down a path toward near-total isolation.” Needless to say,…
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Fast Forward Chuck Hagel Reassures Jewish Leaders in Meeting
In a meeting with Jewish leaders, Chuck Hagel, President Obama’s defense secretary nominee, affirmed his commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring a nulcear weapon and to maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge. “Sen. Hagel met with the leadership of several major American Jewish organizations at the White House as a part of his ongoing outreach,” said…
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News Obama Gives Iran Clues in Soaring Inaugural Speech
A fleeting reference in an inauguration speech otherwise focused on domestic policy offers a clue to President Obama’s preferred course of action when dealing with Iran in the next four years. “We will show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully,” Obama said. “(It’s) not because we are naive about…
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Fast Forward Emboldened Obama Urges End to Political Feuding
President Barack Obama urged Americans on Monday to reject political “absolutism” and partisan rancor, as he kicked off his second term with an impassioned call for collective action and estabished a more assertive tone for the challenges he faces over the next four years. Obama’s ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol was filled with traditional…
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Fast Forward President Obama’s Speech — The Full Text
Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of…
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Opinion 5 Jewish Things at the Inauguration
President Obama’s first inauguration in 2009 was full of Jewish side events. There was a fancy ball at a downtown hotel co-sponsored by major Jewish groups and attended by Jewish politicos, activists and even Dr. Ruth Westhehimer, plus a string of private events hosted by Jewish Democratic donors and supporters. WATCH President Obama’s inauguration LIVE:…
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Fast Forward After Netanyahu and Cindy McCain meet, she calls out ‘desperation’ in Gaza, and he accuses her of ‘misrepresentation’
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Fast Forward ‘Be a human being about this’: Ritchie Torres, Adam Friedland and a sensational confrontation over the Israel-Hamas War
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Fast Forward Minneapolis school shooting suspect had Tree of Life shooter’s name and antisemitic messages on his guns, videos show
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