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News ‘Berserk came into ascendence’: ADL chief opens up about Trump, antisemitism and democracy’s future in new book
The rise of antisemitic violence in recent years, the growing criticism of Israel and the rise of fringe elements on both sides of the political spectrum pose a real threat to the wellbeing of Jews in America, Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, suggests in a new book set to be released on…
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Culture How an antisemitic attack gave rise to a pro-IDF social media movement
After two Brooklyn 21-year-olds wearing sweatshirts emblazoned with the logo for the Israel Defense Forces were allegedly attacked by two men who called them “dirty Jews,” a social media movement is striking back. The #IDFshirtchallenge asks users to post pictures of themselves proudly sporting their IDF apparel on both Twitter and Instagram, and figures such…
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News In new job, the ‘Anthony Fauci of the New York City Council’ aims to fight COVID and antisemitism
Mark Levine, a term-limited councilman from Manhattan, is battle tested. In his two campaigns for the City Council, Levine, who is Jewish, was subject to vitriolic antisemitic attacks from a primary rival. “I have confronted explicit antisemitism in politics before and I’ve proven that we can beat it,” he said after his re-election. And just…
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Fast Forward Illinois divests from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel move
Jewish American groups welcomed on Wednesday a decision by the state of Illinois to divest its pension funds of investments in Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, over the ice cream maker’s decision early this summer to end sales in the occupied West Bank. The unanimous vote by the Illinois Investment Policy Board,…
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News They lost pregnancies or infants. Now, Israeli parents want access to burials that have long been secret
JERUSALEM – Ten years ago, Aliza and Netanel Fenichel and their young children were in a car accident. Aliza, who was 25 weeks pregnant and badly injured, underwent an emergency cesarean section to save her life, and her unborn son’s. The boy weighed about a pound and a half and died the same day. “When…
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News Eating pizza and talking Jewish politics with Tom Suozzi, who’s running for governor of New York
Tom Suozzi, a Democratic Congressman from New York, sees his current bid for governor of New York as a moment of ”bashert,” a Yiddish term often used to express the seeming fate of an important event. He is one of at least three candidates who are competing in next year’s Democratic primary against the incumbent,…
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Fast Forward AIPAC to fund campaigns for the first time in its 70-year history (through a PAC)
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobbying organization, is often described as “powerful,” but not because it showers dollars on political candidates. The group seeks influence by lobbying policymakers, and AIPAC members make political donations independently. But now AIPAC has launched political action committees that can send dollars directly to pro-Israel candidates. The…
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Opinion American Jews — on the left and the right — got Trump’s Israel legacy all wrong
The release of former President Donald Trump’s explosive interviews with Israeli journalist Barak Ravid and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to the United Arab Emirates should comprise a wake-up call to American Jews: both Trump’s stalwart admirers and implacable foes are getting the story wrong. Trump’s achievements in the Middle East are far greater…
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