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Opinion Hebron Shooting Makes Israel’s Top Brass Look Like Our Republican Party
There’s a uniquely Israeli character to the furor that’s erupted over the so-called shooting soldier — the army medic arrested March 24 after being caught on video shooting a wounded, immobilized Palestinian terrorist in Hebron. The lines seem clear-cut. The military, traditionally Israel’s most admired institution, insists on enforcing its much-touted ethical code. The public…
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Opinion My Trump Tweets Earned Me So Many Anti-Semitic Haters That I Bought a Gun
As any high-profile Twitter user with a Jewish-sounding last name can tell you, the surest way to see anti-Semitism flood your mentions column is to tweet something negative about Donald Trump. My anti-Trump tweets have been met with such terrifying and profound anti-Semitism that I bought a gun earlier this month. Over the coming weeks,…
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Fast Forward The AJC Condemns Violence in U.S. Politics After Donald Trump Warns of Riots
WASHINGTON — The American Jewish Committee said “violence has no place in American politics” after Donald Trump warned that denying him the Republican presidential nomination could spark riots. “Violence and threat of violence have no place in American politics,” the AJC said in a statement released Thursday, which did not mention Trump by name and…
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Letters How Elitist Jews Push People Like Me To Donald Trump
Noam Neusner’s recent opinion piece, perfectly encapsulates why establishment elites are losing Jews like me to Trump. It was my vote — along with the votes of thousands of Florida Jews — that delivered our 99 delegates to Trump. “Donald Trump, the most likely Republican candidate for president, has built within our party the nearest…
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Fast Forward The Secret Battle Plan To Get the GOP To Confirm Judge Garland
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama unveiled his Supreme Court nominee on Wednesday, a carefully crafted operation to sell his choice to Americans and to resistant Republicans rolled into action. Liberal groups announced a national campaign to target Republican Senate opponents with demonstrations and television ads in what is likely to be one of the…
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Opinion Why Anguish Over AIPAC’s Invitation to Donald Trump Is Misplaced
If there were any doubts about the propriety of the invitation extended to Donald Trump to address the annual Washington policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the results of the March 15 presidential primaries should have laid those doubts to rest. The core mission of the powerhouse pro-Israel lobby is to ensure…
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Opinion The Implosion of the Republican Party — and What It Means for the Jews and Israel
Each presidential election cycle, the Republican Jewish establishment spends zillions of dollars to lure liberal Jews to its side. The arguments touch upon domestic policy and social issues, but the core, emotional attraction hinges on unquestioned support for Israel — the promise that Republicans alone understand the many dangers Israel faces and are far more…
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Opinion With ‘Jewish Super Tuesday’ Looming, Republicans Take New Plunge Into Deep End on Israel
More than 1.2 million Jews live in the states participating in next Tuesday’s primaries, affectionately dubbed “Super Duper Tuesday.” Some 650,000 of them reside in Florida, comprising about 3.5 percent of the general population, though their electoral weight might be much greater: Florida Jews are significantly older than the rest of the population, with a…
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