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News The 18 biggest Jewish stories of 2022
Antisemites came out of the shadows this year — as did Jewish heroes
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News J Street to AIPAC: Let’s make a deal
President Jeremy Ben-Ami said the group will keep its focus on foreign policy, though it highlighted domestic issues in 2022
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Fast Forward Hakeem Jeffries, a staunchly pro-Israel Democrat, will lead his party in the U.S. House
Jeffries visited Israel five times in the last decade and calls Jerusalem New York City’s sixth borough
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Fast Forward Fake AIPAC endorsement of apartheid goes viral and top Jewish exec departs as Twitter turmoil mounts
The spoof was one of countless instances of impersonation meant to provoke reactions or sow chaos that have unfolded since Musk paid $44 billion to buy the platform two weeks ago
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Fast Forward ‘Your rabbi wants you to vote’: Jews vote, wait for news and worry over future of democracy
Jewish voters have ranked democracy as a more important electoral concern than the economy
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News Here’s why J Street isn’t focusing on Israel ahead of midterm elections
“J Street is not a two-state solution organization, that's a mistaken premise,” Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street's founding director, said in an interview
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Opinion AIPAC accused George Soros of undermining American politics. Is that antisemitic?
Those who attack Soros do so in a climate where Soros conspiracy theories are rampant
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Fast Forward AIPAC broke spending records this campaign cycle — so why did it stay out of Ilhan Omar’s tight race?
In a year in which AIPAC has lavished tens of millions of dollars on congressional races, a near-defeat in Minnesota upends a number of assumptions about the role of Israel in politics
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Fast Forward ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
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Opinion Netanyahu’s firing of Gallant is a cynical betrayal of Israel’s security
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Fast Forward They quit the Biden administration over the war in Gaza. But they are backing Harris.
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Opinion Benjamin Netanyahu firing Yoav Gallant is a staggeringly reckless decision
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