Drew Gerber
By Drew Gerber
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News Donald Trump Brushes Off Questions About Trip to Israel: ‘I’m Not Traditional’
Donald Trump brushed off questions about whether he will travel to Israel before Election Day. The Republican presidential candidate insisted at a Wednesday press conference that he would not necessarily follow in the footsteps of other White House hopefuls who have journeyed to Israel. “It’s a tradition, but I’m not traditional,” said Trump. “I don’t…
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News George Soros and His Billions Are All In for Hillary Clinton
Heavyweight Democratic donor George Soros is back in the game — and he’s coming out swinging. Politico reported that the 85-year-old Soros, who had by and large withdrawn from the political stage after failing to unseat President George W. Bush in 2004, has committed more than $25 million to support Hillary Clinton and a whole…
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News WikiLeaks Tweets Anti-Semitic Jibe at (((Critics))) in Black Rim Glasses
WikiLeaks is under fire for what some are calling anti-Semitic Tweet in response to online criticism of its publication of tens of thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee. “Tribalist symbol for establishment climbers? Most of our critics have 3 (((brackets around their names))) & have black-rim glasses. Bizarre,” the official WikiLeaks Twitter…
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Breaking News Alan Grayson Threatens Politico Reporter Amid Domestic Violence Allegations
Jewish Florida Rep. Alan Grayson threatened a Politico reporter with arrest for assault Tuesday after he yelled at the reporter for “hassl[ing]” him with questions about his ex-wife’s allegations of domestic abuse. Politico published a video of reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere approaching the Senate candidate after a Politico event in Philadelphia. It shows Grayson pushing past…
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Breaking News Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson Compares West Bank Settlers to ‘Termites’
Only days after former Georgia lawmaker Cynthia McKinney implied in a tweet that Israel was involved in the recent terror attacks in France and Germany, her replacement in the House is stoking anger in the Jewish community by likening Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank to “termites.” Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson decried the ongoing…
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News 5 Things To Expect When Bernie Sanders Speaks at the Democratic Convention
The Democrats were prepared to kick off their convention in Philadelphia Monday with a confident show of party unity, highlighted by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ prime-time speech. However, following a weekend of devastating leaks of party emails and with massive protests gathering outside the convention arena, projecting unity may be all but impossible. Speaking under the…
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News Will Barack Obama Join ‘Jewiest’ Country Club in Washington?
“What am I going to do in D.C. for two years…I can’t golf every day can I?” It’s a question President Barack Obama playfully ponders in a skit video for the 2016 White House Correspondents Dinner. But as his final term as president comes to an end, Washington golfers have already begun to speculate about…
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News Republican Finance Chair Lew Eisenberg Finally Pries Open Wallet for Trump
Despite being the head of the Republican National Committee’s joint fundraising effort with the Donald Trump campaign, longtime Republican activist and Republican Jewish Coalition board member Lew Eisenberg hadn’t put his money where his mouth was and donated himself — until now. However, the size of his donation may reflect a continued reluctance to throw…
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