Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
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News Remarks Spark Walkout at Arizona Candidates’ Forum
A Jewish spokeman for Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth of Arizona drew jeers and sparked a mass walkout during a recent candidates’ forum when he claimed that the Baptist lawmaker was “a more observant Jew” than the audience members. Jonathan Tratt, a real estate investor and political fund-raiser, made the remark while defending Hayworth’s opposition of…
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News UPDATED: GOP Flier in Tennessee Draws Criticism
The Tennessee Republican Party has sent out a flier with the tag line “Vote early to preserve your way of life” across the top. Among the recipients of the flier was Rabbi Louis Zivic of Knoxville’s Heska Amuna Synagogue, who described the phrase as racially charged. “I think it’s a subtle message, but it’s well…
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News GOP Group Outspending Rivals on Jewish Ads
A national Jewish Republican group is outspending its Democratic counterpart by a margin of four-to-one or more on advertisements targeting Jewish voters, political insiders told the Forward. The Republican Jewish Coalition, a Washington-based advocacy group, announced last week that it would continue running a series of controversial advertisements, attacking the Democrats’ commitment to Israel, in…
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News Indiana Lawmaker in Bid for GOP Post
An Indiana Republican lawmaker best known for his lead role in the congressional investigations of Bill Clinton is reaching out for Jewish support in his campaign to head the House International Relations Committee, arguing that he has proved he is “tough enough” to stand up for what he believes is right, regardless of the opposition….
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News Carter Book Slaps Israel With ‘Apartheid’ Tag, Provides Ammo to GOP
As Republicans step up their efforts to paint Democrats as increasingly hostile toward Israel, former President Jimmy Carter is releasing a book on the Middle East, titled “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” Judging from an advance review manuscript of the new work, published by Simon & Schuster and set for release November 14, Carter places the…
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News Powerful Chairmanships at Stake in November
A Democratic surge on Election Day would put a number of Jewish pro-Israel lawmakers in charge of key congressional committees, but Republican critics are warning that a GOP defeat would in the end undercut support for Jerusalem. Registered voters said they plan to vote for the Democrat over the Republican in congressional elections next month…
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News Sharpton, Lieberman Exchange Barbs
In a sharply worded letter released Monday, the Rev. Al Sharpton accused Senator Joseph Lieberman of resorting to “flagrant race baiting” in criticizing opponent Ned Lamont’s campaign appearances with the black leader. “You never once attacked or questioned my commitment to Israel or any racial group in private or public” during the 2004 presidential primary…
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News Iran Sanctions Extended
Following an 11th-hour political showdown, Congress has extended and expanded sanctions against domestic and foreign businesses that invest in Iran’s petroleum sector, but federal lawmakers failed to close a loophole for the foreign subsidiaries of companies in the United States. The Iran Freedom and Support Act — approved September 29 by the Senate just hours…
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