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Fast Forward Ari Fleischer Rescinds Endorsement of Donald Trump at Last Moment
— Ari Fleischer, a White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, said he will leave his presidential ballot blank, walking back his endorsement of Donald Trump earlier this year. Fleischer, who serves on the board of the Republican Jewish Coalition, cited several reasons for his change of heart in a Washington Post op-ed. “Trump lost…
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Opinion Why Is This Election Different From All Other Elections for the Jews?
I’ve been reading a novel written by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1935, that imagines the alarming rise of a populist leader with fascistic roots, champion of the appropriately named League of Forgotten Men. As Buzz Windrip becomes president of the United States, and then, in short order, its dictator, he aggressively blames Jews for the…
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Life Men Ask the Important Questions: Is Hillary Hot Enough, or Too Hot, to be President?
Much has been said over the past few weeks – and rightly so – about the near-universal female experience of being preyed upon by men. What we hear a bit less about is the other version of what is, in either incarnation, a misogynist power move: men announcing that women are unattractive, as a way…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Calls President Obama a ‘Disaster’ for Israel at Final Florida Rally
— Making his final campaign stop in the swing state of Florida before Tuesday’s election, Donald Trump said President Barack Obama was a “disaster” for Israel. “We will stand strong, we have to stand strong with the State of Israel in their fight against Islamic terrorists,” Trump told a rally Monday morning in Sarasota. “Barack Obama was…
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News George Soros’s Son Evokes Holocaust-Era Rabbi to Chastise Ivanka, Jared for Their ‘Silence’
George Soros’ son has some advice for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump — heed rabbinic wisdom and disavow Republican nominee Donald Trump. Alexander Soros, the elderly billionaire’s thirty-something fourth child, used social media to invoke the words of Rabbi Joachim Prinz, the Jewish religious leader who spoke at the March on Washington, to urge the…
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News WATCH: Jewish Women Created An Inspiring #DCPantsuitPower Flashmob
Hillary Clinton’s signature colorful pantsuits got a shout-out from over hundred women who staged a flashmob in support of the Democratic presidential candidate in Washington D.C. Dressed in red, black, blue and pink pantsuits, the group danced on Friday to “Salute” by British girl band Little Mix. The “DC Power Pantsuit Flashmob” was put on…
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News Did Donald Trump’s ‘Jewish Wingman’ Use Bar Mitzvah Skills for Campaign Launch?
Donald Trump’s announcement of his presidential run in June 2015 will be remembered for the Republican nominee’s incendiary language — and his long descent on an escalator in Trump Tower. But if Trump adviser Michael Cohen had carried the day, the event might have even more over-the-top, with balloons, models and a circus elephant, according…
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Israel News ‘Dump Trump’ and ‘Silly Hillary’ Cocktails
A Tel Aviv bar is marking the American election with the “Dump Trump” and the “Silly Hillary,” red and blue cocktails to be served at its Tuesday night bash. At Mike’s Place, a beachside bar with an American immigrant and tourist clientele, two bartenders affixed a large American flag to the bar, and unfurled red,…
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