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Fast Forward Trump campaign has accepted at least $2,000 from leader of neo-Nazi group ‘Aryan Nations’
Morris Gulett, leader of a Louisiana chapter of the neo-Nazi group the Aryan Nations, has donated at least $2,000 to Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign — and the campaign has not returned any of the money. Gulett made 29 separate donations from 2017 through May 2020, according to recent election filings reviewed by Popular Information. He…
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News Those ‘lifelong Jewish Democrats’ voting for Trump? Turns out half of them usually vote Republican
The Republican Jewish Coalition released a three-minute video featuring what it billed as four “lifelong Jewish Democrats” who were switching party affiliation this year to re-elect Donald Trump. Only one wrinkle — half of them have voted for Republican presidential candidates in the past. “I am an issue voter, not just a party-line person,” one…
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Community A letter to Miriam Adelson
Dear Dr. Miriam Adelson, I was given the opportunity to travel to Israel last summer through the Taglit-Birthright Organization, an experience that made a lasting imprint on my life. I connected with about 30 gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, non-binary and transgender Jews on my trip, all a part of a specialized “Pride” Taglit group departing…
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News ‘They are bullies’ — rabbi who confronted Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out
When Rabbi Susan Talve heard that Patricia and Mark McCloskey would be among the speakers addressing the Republican National Convention, she decided she could no longer stay quiet. “It’s so upsetting that they have a national audience,” Talve said. “It’s upsetting we make heroes out of people who hate.” Breaking News: RNC Tuesday night speaker…
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News These Florida Jews are sticking with Trump, even if it costs them family and friends
Rep. Randy Fine, a Republican member of the Florida statehouse, is an avid supporter of President Donald J. Trump. He’s also recovering from a serious bout of COVID-19, which landed him in the hospital with pneumonia in 30% of his lungs and critically low oxygen levels. He sees no contradiction between his frightening fight with…
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Fast Forward ‘You’ll always be Momala:’ Harris receives nomination from stepdaughter
As she accepted her formal nomination for the vice presidency, Senator Kamala Harris received a tribute from three female relatives, including her Jewish stepdaughter. In a pre-recorded video, Harris’s sister, Maya Harris, niece, Meena Harris and stepdaughter Ella Emhoff spoke glowingly of the vice presidential candidate, portraying her as an inspiring politician and a central…
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Israel News 5 winners, 4 losers from the historic treaty between Israel and the UAE
(JTA) — The treaty between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is a big deal. The agreement, announced Thursday in a joint statement from the White House and called the Abraham Accord, means that Israel will now have diplomatic and economic relations with a country that had not recognized it. In return for recognition and…
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Israel News Analysis: How the Israel-UAE deal helps Trump – and Biden
The governments of Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced a historic agreement on Thursday, in which the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would suspend plans to annex parts of the West Bank in exchange for the normalization of ties from the sheikhdom. The deal was brokered by President Trump, who said that…
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