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Opinion In Barring Omar And Tlaib, Netanyahu Showed His Contempt For Liberal Jews
For the first time in its history, Israel has officially denied entry to Members of the US Congress. Today, Israeli officials denied that they would not allow Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib to travel to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The ostensible reason Israel gave for barring the Congresswomen was their their support…
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Opinion This Is How Israeli Democracy Ends
This morning, it was reported that Israel would be denying entry to two U.S. Congresswomen, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who sought to visit the West Bank and East Jerusalem. But Israel’s decision to block Representatives Tlaib and Omar, though shocking, is no surprise. Rather, it is part of a trend just as alarming as…
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The Schmooze Watch Bernie Sanders And Cardi B Debate Policy In A Nail Salon
This week, he ate a corn dog at the Iowa State Fair. She traveled on a private jet (though she often flies Delta.) He used to volunteer on an Israeli kibbutz. She’s a former stripper, who joked on Monday that she got breast implants because she can’t swim, and they help her float. Both are…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Ditches Meeting With Visiting Republicans
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declined to meet with a Republican congressional delegation only a week after meeting with a Democratic group on a visit to Israel. Abbas dropped out of a scheduled meeting in Ramallah with the delegation of 31 Republicans, according to Jewish Insider, leaving the lawmakers to meet with…
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The Schmooze Armie Hammer: Forget Equinox And SoulCycle, Marvel Entertainment Chair Donates To Trump, Too
Somehow Armie Hammer, despite his square jaw and absurdly heroic given name, is not in any of the Marvel films. This seems like an oversight, given the existence of a hammer-happy member of The Avengers and a separate character whose last name is also Hammer. But the “Call Me By Your Name” star has said…
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Opinion Epstein’s Case Deserves An Investigation, Not Conspiracy Theories
When the news that Jeffrey Epstein had died of suicide arrived on Saturday morning, it was not a question of whether conspiracy theories would quickly take hold, but of which ones. Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of sex trafficking underage girls, was connected to an ungodly number of elite circles: Wall Street, highly-ranked academic institutions,…
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Fast Forward Stephen Ross Was Hesitant To Host Trump Fundraiser After Backlash – But It’s Happening Anyway
New York real estate developer Stephen Ross had second thoughts about his plans to host a fundraiser Friday for President Trump at his Southampton mansion, Axios reported. Ross, who is Jewish, chairs a company that owns fitness brands Equinox and SoulCycle. When news of the fundraiser came out, customers threatened to cancel their memberships, despite…
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The Schmooze The Owner Of Soul Cycle And Equinox Is Hosting A Huge Trump Fundraiser
“Find your soul.” “You did not wake up to be mediocre.” “I am…enough.” Such are the phrases you will hear if you enter a SoulCycle, the wildly popular fitness company that offers group stationary-biking classes and mood-lit spirituality for a steep fee. (A single class at a Manhattan SoulCycle costs $36, which is 2.5 times…
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