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Opinion What Does It Mean To Be Jewish in Donald Trump’s America?
The question before liberal American Jews — and that is most of America’s Jews — is whether we have a place in Donald Trump’s America. Let’s put aside for the moment, if that’s possible, all the racist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant hate unleashed during this campaign and deal with the issues that underlined Trump’s improbable win. On…
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Opinion Let ‘Loving’ and Its Jewish Lawyers Make You Feel Great About America Again
I went to the movies on Saturday night to escape the dread everyone I know is feeling in the last few days of this dispiriting election season. At the theater, I watched images of a husband and wife dragged from their bed in the middle of the night — she very pregnant — and thrown…
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Breaking News Jason Kander Races to the Finish in Close Missouri Senate Contest
Democrats and Republicans are locked in a tight contest for control of the Senate, one that might be decided in Missouri. That’s where Jewish Democrat Jason Kander is within shouting distance of unseating Republican incumbent Roy Blunt. Kander, a former Afghanistan combat vet, is running as a fresh-faced moderate with a new approach to leadership….
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News Jewish Congressional Candidate Battles Right-Wing Incumbent to Tossup
A fan of the Tea Party, Scott Garrett has managed to hang on for more than a decade in New Jersey’s 5th Congressional district, quite the achievement given his far-right stances on social issues. That might change in a few days, though, as the incumbent faces the fight of his life from Josh Gottheimer, a…
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News 7 Reasons Mormons Love the Jews — Mostly
In Utah, the presidential ticket of Evan McMullin (a Mormon) and Mindy Finn (a Jew) has a real shot at winning the state. During our reporting on this, we found that there are a lot of Mormons who really like Jews. So why do have Mormons a soft spot for Jews? “Mormons feel a great…
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Israel News Ari Shavit Accuser Praises Him for Taking Responsibility Over Sexual Misconduct — as He Quits Posts
Danielle Berrin, the Los Angeles journalist who accused Israeli author Ari Shavit of sexual assault, said she admired his recent apology — as he announced he is resigning from posts at Haaretz and Israel’s Channel 10. Berrin told the Forward in an email that her intention in telling her story was “never to be hurtful,…
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Israel News All Israel Wants to Know Which Famous Writer is Alleged Sexual Harasser?
“Who is it?” That was the question that a fish vendor put to journalist Oren Persico this morning as he was shopping at Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market. Israel is abuzz with speculation over the identity of a famous Israeli writer who was accused of sexual assault — but not named — in an essay in…
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Israel News Down to the Dog Whistles, Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Rally Could Have Happened in Idaho
The event had the hallmarks of a classic Donald Trump rally. Supporters wearing “Make American Great Again” hats shouted “Lock her up,” in reference to Hillary Clinton, “Drain the swamp” and “Trump, Trump, Trump.” But instead of say, Idaho, where Trump has a double-digit lead in the polls, this rally took place in the holy…
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