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JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s new education minister Rafi Peretz said in a television interview that he supports gay conversion therapy and that he has used the practice to help homosexual youth. The comments from Peretz, who was appointed to the position last month, is the second controversial statement he has made in two weeks. Last…
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Fast Forward Tom Steyer, Jewish Billionaire, Joins Race For Democratic Presidential Nomination
Tom Steyer, a prominent Jewish billionaire, left-wing activist and Democratic mega-donor announced this morning on Twitter that he will join the Democratic Race for president. Steyer is a former hedge fund manager and founder of Farallon, a San Francisco-based investment firm. In 2012, he retired to focus on political and environmental advocacy. He had previously…
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On Election Night, I turned on the TV and waited patiently. There was only one competition I was particularly personally invested in: the New York City Council race for the 44th District. The race was waged between an attorney named Kalman Yeger and a social worker named Yoni Hikind. Each had a strong ally backing…
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Community 6 Jewish Voting Trends You Need to Know
As the campaign moves to the finish line, with less than a month left, one finds a number of significant new developments emerging among Jewish voters: Non-Voting Jews: For the first time in contemporary American politics a significant number of American Jews are likely not to cast their ballots for President. Who are these non-voters?…
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Community New York Has Three Jewish Republican Candidates Running for Congress
Voting for Jewish politicians is no longer a privilege reserved for the Democrats. Throughout New York, Jewish Republican candidates are popping up throughout the state in local and state primaries and as candidates on the ballots for the big November elections. Congressman Lee Zeldin of the 1st District of Long Island is currently the only…
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Community The Difficulties of Creating a Global Jewish Conspiracy
(Editor’s note: this piece is satirical.) I was trying to organize a Jewish conspiracy, but we couldn’t agree on anything. We tried forming an exploratory committee, but that was defeated by a series of conflicting agendas and ideologies. It’s not like we’re a monolith. The committee on typestyles came back with a decision, but the…
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