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News Jewish groups step up spending in Ohio congressional race
The Democratic Majority for Israel and AIPAC’s Super PAC United Democracy Project have spent close to $1.5 million to boost Rep. Shontel Brown.
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Fast Forward American tourists brought a shell to the Israeli airport
One man was hospitalized for injuries sustained as he tried to flee via a baggage carousel
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News Netanyahu asked about Trump’s chances before congratulating Biden after the election, new book claims
‘I don't think it's going to turn,’ Trump’s pollster told Netanyahu’s aide as Biden’s lead grew in states Trump won in 2016
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Fast Forward Blinken: A nuclear deal with Iran is our best option
The secretary of state's remarks follow recent reports that a deal is unlikely to be made
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Opinion This time, can we skip the debates and just sign the Iran Deal?
The best way to prevent Iran from getting nukes is to revive the deal Trump scuttled
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News Noa Tishby, Israel’s new envoy, says anti-Zionism is antisemitism “100%”
While battling a new wave of terror and dealing with a complicated political crisis, the Israeli government on Monday officially established a new envoy to combat antisemitism, appointing an actor, author and pro-Israel activist who lives in Los Angeles to the unpaid post. The new envoy, Noa Tishby, said in a Zoom interview that she…
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News Meet Sarah Palin’s Jewish opponent in Alaska’s crowded Congressional race
In an uncommonly crowded field of 50 candidates for Alaska’s lone House seat, there are two with universal name recognition — Sarah Palin and Santa Claus — along with Al Gross, a Jewish physician and fisherman who is hoping his independent politics will resonate in a state where a majority of voters are not registered…
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Fast Forward White House monitoring political situation in Israel ‘very, very closely,’ senior official says
President Joe Biden is closely watching the volatile political situation in Israel as the government led by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett lost its majority in the Knesset on Wednesday. “We are certainly watching that very, very closely,” Yael Lempert, acting assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs, said in a pre-Passover Zoom call…
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Fast Forward NYC Mayor Adams pushes controversial antisemitism definition as issue dominates mayoral election
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Opinion If Trump is being compared to Hitler, who was Hitler before he was Hitler?
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Culture Aaron Lansky built a home for 1.5 million Yiddish books. Now he’s handing over the keys.
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