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Fast Forward Donald Trump Opens Door to Spying on Israel
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would “leave open the possibility of spying” on allies like Israel if he were president. On Sunday morning, Trump was asked on the CBS news show “Face the Nation”for his reaction to The Wall Street Journal story from late last month reporting that the National Security Agency spied…
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Opinion What Ted Cruz Attack on ‘Crazy’ Neoconservatives Means for the Jews
(JTA) — Ted Cruz wants to make sure you understand: “Republican” and “neoconservative” are no longer synonymous. The Texas senator, inching up to second place behind front-runner Donald Trump in the polls just weeks before the Iowa caucuses, has launched a broadside against the “crazy” movement that not so long ago was inextricable from establishment…
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The Schmooze Rand Paul Skewers Donald Trump on Yiddish After ‘Schlong’ Debacle
Sen. Rand Paul knows a thing or two about Yiddish and he used today’s celebration of Festivus to call out Donald Trump for his Hillary Clinton “schlonged” comments. “If u bring the Yiddish, know what it means. Guess that’s more of a kvetch than a grievance,” Paul tweeted, showing off his own command of the…
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News Sheldon Adelson Upbeat on ‘Very Charming’ Donald Trump
Top Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson said on Friday he met presidential candidate Donald Trump earlier this week and that the two American billionaires broached the issue at the heart of Adelson’s political agenda: support for Israel. While the mega donor didn’t disclose his degree of backing for the front-runner in the race for the…
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News Democratic Jewish Group Downsizes as GOP Counterpart Gains Cash and Influence
In this year’s Forward salary survey, as in previous years, the head of the Republican Jewish Coalition is one of the top-paid CEOs in the Jewish world. But for the first time, his Democratic counterpart doesn’t appear at all. That’s because, for the first time, RJC executive director Matthew Brooks has no Democratic counterpart. The…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump Set To Meet Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is set to meet with billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson on Tuesday, Politico reported. Trump plans to meet with the Republican megadonor who is still uncommitted in the 2016 race, before the Republican debate at Adelson’s Venetian hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The web site said neither…
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Opinion How Republican Hate for Obama Is Burning Up the Planet
When we talk about the Paris climate talks, most of our attention goes to the tug-of-war between the rich and poor nations. They’re playing chicken over who’ll pick up the tab for warding off disaster. But there’s another confrontation simmering at the edge of the major conference. Discussed mainly in whispers, it carries much higher…
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News Donald Trump’s Anti-Muslim Push Makes GOP Tougher Sell for Jews
For the Republican Party, a tough job just got a little tougher thanks to Donald Trump. For years, Republicans, backed by some influential donors, have carefully cultivated the vote of Jewish-Americans who regard the security of Israel their top concern. Less than a week ago, a bevy of presidential candidates stood before a group of…
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Yiddish פֿרוי קריטיקירט די עוולה וואָס די חסידישע קהילה באַגייט קעגן די בחוריםWoman criticizes the burden that the Hasidic community lays on its boys
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Fast Forward Hamas has yet to provide names of hostages to be released, but Israel expects ceasefire to proceed
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