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Fast Forward Mitt Romney Blasts Obama on Israel and Iran
President Obama’s approach to Iran has made Americans “less secure,” Mitt Romney said in his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination. “Every American was relieved the day President Obama gave the order, and Seal Team Six took out Osama bin Laden,” Romney said Thursday evening at the Republican National Convention. “On another front, every American…
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News Republicans Rally, Dark Money, Chabad Battle
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman who is currently in Tampa, Florida, reporting on the Republican National Convention. Then, Forward editor Jane Eisner drops by to discuss the role of “dark money” in the 2012 presidential campaign. Finally, Paul Berger reports on a battle within the…
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Opinion Adelsons Get Touchy
Sheldon Adelson is famously publicity shy, but his daughter may have taken things a bit too far at the Republican National Convention. Shelley Adelson confronted a producer for the liberal Democracy Now show after he tried to question the casino billionaire dad about his massive donations to GOP causes. The younger Adelson allegedly grabbed producer…
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Opinion Talkin’ Israel at the RNC
For a convention focused on the economy and taxes at a time when foreign policy is hardly considered an issue, any mention of Israel at the GOP gathering is worth noticing. It may not amount to 15 minutes of fame, but a 95-second video in a tight convention schedule is also something. The video, titled…
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Opinion Mr. Tikkun Olam? That’s Rich.
Of all of the tough sells in this election year, you have to hand it to former George Bush speechwriter Noam Neusner for coming up with one of the toughest. In an op-ed timed to coincide with the Republican National Convention, Neusner exhorts the largely Democratic, largely Jewish readership of the Forward : “Vote Mitt…
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Fast Forward Mitt Romney’s Support of Israel Touted in Video
The Republican National Convention showed a video highlighting Mitt Romney’s commitment to Israel. The one-and-a-half-minute video featured footage of Romney’s July visit to Israel and several excerpts from the candidate’s speech in Jerusalem. “Mitt Romney believes America shares a deep and cherished relationship with Israel, and like the United States, Israel respects the rights of…
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Fast Forward John McCain Bashes Obama Policy on Israel
Israel is under “existential threat” and is among the American allies suffering from the Obama administration’s leadership failures, Sen. John McCain suggested in his speech to the Republican convention. “Unfortunately, for four years, we’ve drifted away from our proudest traditions of global leadership – traditions that are truly bipartisan,” McCain said Wednesday evening at the…
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News Selling GOP to Jewish Women
The supposed Republican “war on women” has put Jewish GOP women in the party in the crossfire: They are Republicans in a Jewish community that is largely Democratic, and social moderates in an increasingly conservative GOP. Republican leaders gathered here for their national convention believe they have found a way to win over the hearts…
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