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Breaking News European Far Right Celebrates Donald Trump Victory
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Far-right leaders from across Europe congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, which they celebrated as a historic turning point. Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician on trial for promising to make sure that the Netherlands has fewer Moroccans, wrote Wednesday on Twitter: “Congratulations, !! A historic victory, a…
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Israel News For Israelis, President Donald Trump Is Great Unknown — for Better or Worse
Oleg Frolov, a 41-year-old bottle collector in Tel Aviv, said he didn’t know much about Donald Trump or where he stands on Israel. And that’s exactly why he was happy about Republican’s shocking upset victory over Hillary Clinton, whom he detests. “I don’t know Trump at all,” he said, stopping underneath an overpass near Tel…
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Breaking News Republican Jewish Coalition Slams ADL for Criticizing Anti-Semitism of Trump Backers
The day after a sweeping Republican victory, the Republican Jewish Coalition suggested that the Anti-Defamation League would have few friends in the Trump White House. The anti-Semitism watchdog might have gone too far in its criticism of Donald Trump and his supporters during the presidential campaign, said Matt Brooks, the RJC’s executive director. “We need…
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Breaking News Donald Trump’s Jewish Outreach Chief Hails ‘Historic’ Victory — Won’t Address Anti-Semitism
Donald Trump’s Jewish outreach chief hailed his “historic” victory and vowed that President Trump would be Israel’s “greatest friend” — but refused to address the anti-Semitism that appreared during the bitter campaign. “All I saw across America was fantastic support, support from pro-Israel voters (and) support from the American Jewish community,” said David Peyman, the…
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News ANALYSIS: Jewish Insiders in the Dark About Donald Trump Administration
Like everything else surrounding Donald Trump, his possible choices for cabinet positions are also puzzling and unpredictable. A true outsider, Trump will arrive in Washington with no previous experience in government and with no identifiable circles of advisers and confidants on policy issues. Which leaves Washington insiders completely in the dark, trying to guess based…
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Breaking News Donald Trump Scores Stunning Upset To Win White House — Vows Reconciliation Despite Anti-Semitic Overtones in Race
Donald Trump is the next U.S. president, sweeping to victory in at least 27 states with 276 electoral votes, and jolting a Jewish community made increasingly anxious as his rough-edged nativist rhetoric emboldened the far right and brought into the light a strain of anti-Semitic invective not heard in decades. Trump called on all Americans…
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Breaking News Democrats Gripped by Fear and Grief as Donald Trump Sweeps to Win
As Tuesday slid into Wednesday, the Javits Center started hollowing out — and a day that started with electric hope ended in gripping despair. Hillary Clinton supporter Megan Fitzgerald was standing alone and crying in an empty hall that had been packed just an hour earlier. “It’s just so heartbreaking that this is the country…
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Breaking News Jewish Democratic Chief: ‘Kick Through the Stomach’ as Donald Trump Clinches Win
The chair of the Jewish Democrats has left the building, feeling a kick “all the way through the stomach” as Donald Trump seemed headed for a stunning victory. As a Trump win seemed increasingly inevitable, Hillary Clinton’s election night event at the Javits Center is winding down. Greg Rosenbaum, chairman of the National Jewish Democratic…
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