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Fast Forward 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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Fast Forward 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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Fast Forward 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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Fast Forward 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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Fast Forward 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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News Scene Gets Grim at Hillary Clinton Election Night Event
The mood is getting strange at Hillary Clinton’s election night party at the Jacob Javits Center, as what was once an easy win seems at risk of slipping away. Clinton supporters are drinking beer in disconsolate groups in the food court in the conference centers’ bowels. As the singer Katy Perry left the stage, the…
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News BY THE NUMBERS: How the Jewish Vote Impacts Pennsylvania and Ohio
As the race tightens in key states on election night, the Jewish vote becomes more important in swing states such as Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Though Jews make up a small percentage of the population, over 80% of eligible Jewish voters typically show up to the polls in presidential election years (the average voter turnout…
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