Peter Feld
By Peter Feld
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Opinion No, Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-Semitic For Calling Out AIPAC
Who knew that he whose name must not be spoken was Benjamin? Apparently not Representative Ilhan Omar, the brave Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota who stated an inconvenient truth when she wrote, “It’s all about the Benjamins baby” over reports she was to be “punished” for her criticisms of Israel that include support of BDS. It’s…
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Opinion Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is All Young American Jews
American Jewish life is witnessing a transformation. A new perspective, informed by intersectionality, inclusion and other left values, is replacing the old one marked by matrilineal heritage and religious ritual. On topics ranging from who is a Jew to where to stand on Israel to what policies domestically Jews should support, young American Jews are…
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Opinion Jared Kushner Shrugged Off Khashoggi’s Murder. It Shouldn’t Surprise You.
Almost everyone believes Mohammed bin Salman knew of, or directed, the gruesome murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. But, The New York Times reports, bin Salman’s close ally Jared Kushner has been urging the president to stand by the Saudi Crown Prince. Jared Kushner reportedly argued that the…
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Opinion What Elizabeth Warren Can Learn From Julia Salazar
It’s very possible that Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts will be elected president in 2020. Her economic agenda has great appeal, and she is a passionate messenger and accomplished leader. But if so, it will be despite Monday’s potentially calamitous early misstep: the unprecedented release of her DNA test results. Warren was responding to repeated…
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Opinion Don’t Be Fooled: Nikki Haley Is Just Like Trump
Nikki Haley’s abrupt departure from her position as US Ambassador to the UN quickly sparked hope in the beleaguered ranks of Never-Trump Republicans, eager for the former South Carolina governor to challenge President Trump in the 2020 Republican primaries. But though foreign policy conservatives want to see in Haley an alternative to the president’s erratic…
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