Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of former U.S. president Barack Obama and his relationship to the Jewish community.
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Israel News Grassroots Jewish Groups Push for Tough Line on Iran, Despite Barack Obama’s Thaw
Among longtime Iran experts, the consensus is virtually universal: The chances that Iran will agree to completely stop enriching uranium for its nuclear program in recently renewed negotiations are zero. But as negotiators consider shifting their focus to placing tough limits on how much uranium Iran may be allowed to enrich, to what degree, and…
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Opinion Why Exactly Are We So Exceptional?
Several weeks ago, in a New York Times op-ed piece, Vladimir Putin wrote, “It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.” It did not take long for President Obama to assert the contrary, in his address to the UN General Assembly: “Some may disagree, but I believe America…
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Breaking News U.S. Could Unfreeze Iranian Assets if Steps Are Taken To Curb Nuclear Program
The Obama administration is considering freeing up Iranian assets if Tehran takes specific steps to curb its nuclear program, a senior administration official said. The official, who was not named, told The New York Times that if the United States frees up Iran’s frozen overseas assets in installments, the Obama administration would avoid the political…
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Life My Jewish Mother and President Obama
Sixty years ago on September 19, my mother went into labor. Unluckily for her, it was Erev Shabbat and Kol Nidre night. As virtually all of the obstetricians in Philadelphia were Jewish — even the most secular would have been in synagogue — a retiree was brought in to deliver me. The good doctor had…
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Breaking News Janet Yellen’s Faith Slips Under the Radar As Gender Takes Over
WASHINGTON — Janet Yellen is soft-spoken, tough, methodological, flexible — and Jewish. President Obama’s announcement last week that he had tapped Yellen, 67, to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve made news in part because she would be the first woman in the top spot. That very little was made of her…
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Breaking News United States Could Ease Sanctions Quickly if Iran Acts on Nuclear Promises
GENEVA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The United States held out the prospect of quick sanctions relief for Iran on Monday if Tehran moves swiftly to allay concerns about its nuclear programme, although both countries said any deal would be complex and take time. Six world powers – the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and…
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Breaking News Iran Jews Plead With Barack Obama To Grab Chance for Detente
The leader of Tehran’s Jewish community has urged U.S. President Barack Obama to take advantage of the “unrepeatable” opportunity to repair relations with Iran, AFP reported on Monday. “If the U.S. and the international community do not make the best of this golden and perhaps unrepeatable opportunity, then it will be in the benefit of…
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Opinion Take Debt Limit to Court. It’s Unconstitutional
Wait a minute: I still don’t understand why the idea of a debt ceiling is constitutional. The last I heard, the Fourteenth Amendment was still part of the Constitution. Here’s Section 4: The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for…
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