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Fast Forward AIPAC In Rare Rebuke: No ‘Moral Equivalence’ In Charlottesville
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a rate statement unrelated to Israel or the Middle East, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee implicitly rebuked President Donald Trump for drawing an equivalence between the sides in the Charlottesville, Va. clash. “AIPAC shares the outrage and deep concern of our fellow Americans about the inexcusable violence and sickening displays…
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Fast Forward Johnny Cash’s Family ‘Sickened’ By Neo-Nazi Fan In Charlottesville
(JTA) — Johnny Cash’s children took to social media to denounce a neo-Nazi who wore a T-shirt with the singer’s name on it during the Charlottesville far-right rally last weekend. In a Facebook post Wednesday, Rosanne, Kathy, Cindy, Tara and John Carter Cash pointed out that their late father had received humanitarian awards from, among…
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Fast Forward Mnuchin Upset At Trump Over Charlottesville — But Stays Silent
Two Jewish advisers stood next to President Trump when he delivered his comments comparing neo-Nazis to those who protested against them. And while Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, has made his fury known, at least in inner circles, press reports indicate that Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin, while quieter on the issue, was also not…
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Fast Forward Apple CEO Tim Cook Donating $1M To ADL After Charlottesville
Apple CEO Tim Cook is putting his money where his mouth is on diversity and acceptance, announcing that he will give $1 million each to the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center following the weekend violence in Charlottesville. In a letter to workers, Cook announced the donations and encouraged his colleagues to also…
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Community Orthodox Rabbis Speak Out Against Charlottesville Riots
Statement of Orthodox Rabbis and Clergy on Charlottesville Demonstration and its Aftermath The central teaching of the Bible is that every human being is created in the image of God. This means that every individual and group is unique and to be treasured — but is, no less, equal and of infinite worth. Equality and…
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Opinion This Jewish Group Has Failed to Condemn Trump’s Defense of Nazis
Our nation is reeling in the wake of President Trump’s astonishing, disgraceful comments on the events in Charlottesville on Tuesday. In his press conference, the President drew a false equivalence between white supremacists and those who protested them. In his now famous remarks, the President referred to some of the white supremacist marchers as “very…
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Opinion Trump Isn’t The Only One Lying About What Happened In Charlottesville
After alt-right demonstrations in Charlottesville turned into clashes led by Antifa, leading to an alt-right Nazi sympathizer driving a car into a group of counter-protesters, things were bad enough. As always, both sides of the political aisle have determined to make an awful situation worse. The big problem is that both Left and right now…
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Breaking News Have Republican Jews Reached Their Breaking Point With Trump?
Some of President Trump’s staunchest supporters in the Jewish community may have had enough. Trump’s Tuesday afternoon rant — in which he claimed that there were some “fine people” in the crowd of white supremacists who chanted anti-Semitic slogans in Charlottesville, Virgnia, and equated the “alt-right” and neo-Nazi marchers with counter-protesters who came to oppose…
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