Ben Samuels
By Ben Samuels
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Fast Forward 20 U.S. senators raise concerns to Biden about Saudi demands, urge two-state solution’s preservation
The letter is the most detailed elaboration from the Democratic Party on Biden’s efforts to date, showcasing the uphill climb the president faces in hopes of securing domestic support for and Israeli-Saudi peace deal
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Fast Forward In historic move, Israel accepted into U.S. Visa waiver program
After decades of setbacks, U.S. officials say they anticipate Israelis to be able to travel to the United States without visas by the end of November
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News The American women shaking up the Jewish old boys’ club
At the turn of the century, the boardrooms of U.S. Jewish legacy organizations were overwhelmingly the preserve of older white men. That's changing in today's turbulent American landscape – but not quickly enough, say prominent women leaders in the community
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Fast Forward Fawning Netanyahu defends Musk against antisemitism allegations
Musk has been engaging in a war with the ADL in recent weeks, amplifying an antisemitic social media campaign
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Fast Forward Trump’s Rosh Hashanah message attacks majority of U.S. Jews for ‘voting to destroy America and Israel’
In a post wishing Jews a happy Rosh Hashanah, Trump accused American Jews of voting 'to destroy America and Israel' by choosing President Joe Biden in the 2020 election. 'Let’s hope you learned from your mistake'
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Fast Forward U.S. Jewish leaders slam Netanyahu for equating pro-democracy protesters with Iran, PLO
'This is a common authoritarian tool, to distract and deflect from legitimate concerns of peaceful protesters and paint them as enemies of the state,' said one U.S. Jewish leader
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Politics Revealed: Who the big Jewish donors are backing in the 2024 GOP presidential primaries
Donald Trump may be the front-runner to secure the Republican presidential nomination, but that doesn’t mean he’s got a monopoly on all the Jewish megadonors
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News Meet Jack Lew, Biden’s front-runner to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel
If nominated, Jack Lew, the 67-year-old Orthodox Jewish New Yorker who served as treasury secretary under Obama, will likely face fierce questioning in the Senate confirmation hearing about his role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
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