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News Who is Sen. Elissa Slotkin, the Jewish ‘rising star’ speaking for Democrats in response to Trump’s speech?
Slotkin, a Jewish Democrat from Michigan, has been pushing back against Trump for years
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Fast Forward Steve Bannon, days after Nazi-like salute, tells Orthodox crowd: ‘I’m one of the most pro-Israel people out there’
At a Dallas dinner, Trump’s former strategist blasted the left as the real source of antisemitism
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Fast Forward What is the new ‘Judea and Samaria Caucus’ in Congress all about?
It’s one of several signs of how Trump’s Republicans are reshaping the conversation around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (And: It has no Jewish members.)
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Fast Forward Trump refused to visit Columbia after antisemitic campus protests, new book claims
Michael Wolff alleges that Trump offered 'half-hearted' support for Israel following the Oct. 7 attack, but tweaked his position during campaign
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Fast Forward Trump dismissed top Jewish donor Miriam Adelson as ‘so boring,’ new book claims
Michael Wolff’s ‘All or Nothing’ also claims that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump refused to defend Trump against accusations of antisemitism
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Fast Forward ‘It took the Nazis one month’: Pritzker compares Trump’s policies to 1930s Germany
Republicans condemned J.B. Pritzker’s remarks as ‘juvenile and dangerous’
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Opinion Trump wants to control the AP. I covered the Middle East for them — here’s what he’s got wrong
Trump understands the power of language — but preserving its subtleties is crucial
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News If Adams is out, Jumaane Williams would become acting NYC mayor. What will he mean for Jews?
Williams sharply criticized the war in Gaza and the crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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News An Israeli restaurant chain said it closed due to boycotts. Protesters are celebrating.
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News Mamdani opposes Zionism, but wants New York public schools to teach about it
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Fast Forward Zohran Mamdani, Muslim Democratic NYC candidate, looms large at Republican Jewish confab
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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Fast Forward Angela Buchdahl, prominent NYC rabbi, ratchets up criticism of Zohran Mamdani — and cautions against Jewish infighting
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