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Opinion Roundtable | What we hope to see in Biden’s inaugural address
It’s inauguration day, the day on which we enact the greatest ritual of American democracy: the transfer of power. Between the restrictions necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic and the substantially heightened security imposed following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will be like none other before it. His predecessor, President Donald Trump,…
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Culture What are the most (and least) Jewish inauguration speeches ever?
On Jan. 20, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will deliver the 59th inaugural address, a tradition that began with George Washington, was denied to a handful of presidential replacements and — I’ve learned through a thorough study of the 58 other speeches — one that, like a particularly long Yom Kippur sermon, is given to a…
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News Enough for a minyan: A Jewish Who’s Who of Biden’s Cabinet-to-Be
As President-elect Joe Biden announced his picks for the Cabinet, the joke went around on Jewish Twitter that the West Wing would have a minyan. Indeed, at least 10 prominent Jews have been nominated to key positions. There’s Ronald Klain (chief of staff); Anthony Blinken (Secretary of State); Janet Yellen (Treasury); Merrick Garland (Attorney General);…
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Opinion As president, Biden must leave the delusional Oslo Accords behind
2020 was a breakthrough year for Middle Eastern peace. The Abraham Accords have warmed relations between Israel and a number of Muslim majority nations, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sudan, Bahrain and Morocco. For too long American, Israeli, and international leaders indulged Palestinian demands without insisting on much from their leaders, swallowing the propaganda…
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News Jewish activists who defied Trump respond to Biden’s new caution on asylum
After President-elect Joe Biden backed off his promise to quickly end the Trump administration’s border policies, saying current restrictions are necessary to deter large numbers of asylum seekers, Jewish groups who came together to fight those restrictions are re-emphasizing the importance of their mission. “Biden needs to address the human rights abuses created by Trump…
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Fast Forward 150 House Democrats sign letter backing Biden’s bid to reenter Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A letter backing President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to reenter the Iran nuclear deal without any new conditions has garnered 150 signatures from House Democrats — enough to block any congressional bid to prevent the move. The sentiments in the letter are in direct contradiction to the urgings of the Israel lobby group…
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News A year like none other, in 20 unforgettable headlines
The year 2020 has truly been one for the history books. It’s with that thought in mind that we’ve chosen to try and sum up the past 12 months in 20 unforgettable headlines, presented chronologically below. We can’t lie: They make for sobering reading. But there are glimmers of joy to be found even so,…
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News Meet Jeff Hauser, the Jewish gadfly pushing Biden to the left
Most progressives do a delicate dance each time President-elect Joe Biden considers a slate of moderates for a cabinet job, trying to nudge him to the left without alienating the coming administration. But not Jeff Hauser, who is brawling, not waltzing, his way through the transition and relishes the opportunity to take the heat for…
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