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Community In Defense of the ‘Jewish Establishment’
Some young Jews have barely experienced anti-Semitism in their lives, and for that they have the “Jewish establishment” to thank. Others of us, however, have not been so fortunate, and still depend on Jewish institutions to provide us with the communities and tools that we need to deal with everyone from the “alt-right” to our…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Paid $60K To Group That Peddles Anti-Islam Conspiracy Theories
WASHINGTON (JTA) – An AIPAC affiliate paid $60,000 during its campaign to thwart the Iran nuclear deal to a group that engages in anti-Muslim extremism. Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran, which was launched in the summer of 2015 to rally opposition to the Iran deal, paid the money to the Center for Security Policy,…
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Community Meet Comedic Genius Elon Gold
Elon Gold, considered by many to be this generation’s Borscht Belt King, is no stranger to those who watch Netflix. His act brings laughs to both Jews and non-Jews alike all over the world, including sold out shows in England, Sydney and Johannasburg. He has also starred in FOX’s “Stacked,” “Bones,” and NBC’s “In-Laws,” and…
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Breaking News Mike Pence To Keynote AIPAC Conference
WASHINGTON [(JTA](JTA](http://jta.org “(JTA”)) — Vice President Mike Pence and a bipartisan slate of top members of Congress are scheduled to address AIPAC’s upcoming annual conference. An American Israel Public Affairs Committee official confirmed to JTA that Pence will keynote the conference scheduled for March 26-28 in Washington, D.C. Pence, who enjoyed a long relationship with the…
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News Did J Street Just Win Big By Losing David Friedman Confirmation Vote?
For liberal Jewish groups, David Friedman represents more than just a hawkish candidate for America’s top diplomatic position in Israel. The combination of his longstanding rejection of a two-state solution and his nasty attacks on the American Jewish left, have made Friedman the embodiment of all liberal Jewish fears over the election of Donald Trump….
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Fast Forward IfNotNow Protests Outside AIPAC Offices in New York
Members of the leftist Jewish protest group IfNotNow rallied outside the New York City offices of AIPAC on Monday. The protest targeted a new Israeli law that allows Israelis to build on land in the West Bank privately owned by Palestinians. “We know that fifty years of pro-Israel-at-any-cost politics enforced by the American Jewish establishment…
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Fast Forward Jewish Progressive Group Slams Bannon’s Appointment to National Security Council
Jewish activists from center to left all criticized President Trump’s executive order banning entry to the United States from 7 Muslim countries. But few have taken on another executive order signed at the same time – the order reshuffling the White House National Security Council and adding Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, as a member…
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Breaking News Evangelicals Fly to DC to Push Israel Agenda Ahead of Trump Inauguration
(JTA) — Leaders of the country’s largest evangelical pro-Israel lobby are flying in to Washington, D.C., to back bills that slam the recent U.N. anti-settlements resolution and force the president to move the Israeli Embassy to Jerusalem. Some 260 members of Christians United for Israel are coming from 49 states to push the measures Wednesday…
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