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Fast Forward Trump Urged Ukraine’s Jewish President to Investigate Biden’s Son
President Trump pressured Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky several times to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, The Wall Street Journal reported. In a July phone call, Trump asked Zelensky, a Jewish former comedian who won the presidency in April, to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to learn if Biden, when he was…
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Fast Forward Trump: I Don’t Believe Reports That Israel Is Spying On United States
(JTA) — President Donald Trump does not believe reports that Israel is spaying on the United States, he said. Trump’s remark Thursday was about a report that Israel was likely behind the placement of devices in the vicinity of the White House that can capture cellphone calls. “I don’t believe that. No, I don’t believe…
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The Schmooze President Trump’s Feud With ‘Racist’ Debra Messing Of ‘Will And Grace,’ Explained
President Trump took a breather from the trade war with China Thursday morning to enter the fray against “Will & Grace” actress Debra Messing. Messing, the 51-year-old Jewish actress who became a demi-icon for her portrayal of Jewish interior decorator Grace Adler on NBC’s “Will & Grace,” a role she reprises currently on the network,…
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Fast Forward Trump Tweets 2020 Campaign Ad With Logo Used by White Nationalists
President Trump tweeted a new 2020 campaign video on Wednesday evening, which immediately sparked controversy for its purported use of a white nationalist logo at the end of the clip. Former Snopes managing editor Brooke Binkowski was among the first to point out the problematic use of the logo. Binkowski tweeted a thread showing an…
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Fast Forward Trump Won’t Release Peace Plan Before Israeli Elections
JERUSALEM (JTA) — It’ll be at least more three weeks before we see any of the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. “We have decided that we will not be releasing the peace vision (or parts of it) prior to the Israeli election,” White House special Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt wrote in a tweet Wednesday. Days…
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Fast Forward Voters Oppose Trump’s ‘Disloyalty’ Comments – Unless They’re Republicans: Poll
Most Americans disapprove of President Trump’s claim that Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats are unintelligent or “disloyal” — but most Republicans support those remarks, according to a poll released Wednesday. President Trump attracted much criticism from the Jewish community when he said on August 20 that Jewish Democrats have “either a total lack of…
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Fast Forward Trump’s Washington Hotel Adds Kosher Food To Attract Orthodox Customers
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. has started a kosher menu in order to attract more Orthodox Jewish customers, The Jerusalem Post reported Saturday. The meals will come pre-sealed from a kosher catering company in Maryland, the Post reported. Washington has long been known for its lack of kosher restaurant options — there’s only…
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Opinion By Blindly Supporting Netanyahu, AIPAC Has Betrayed American Jews
Even if they have never attended it, just about everyone in the American Jewish community is aware of The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual Policy Conference, which attracts nearly 20,000 people and is billed as the largest pro-Israel. This one day Washington-based event features presentations by an array of journalists, academics, and commentators on…
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