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Fast Forward Elissa Slotkin, the last Jewish Democratic holdout, joins calls to impeach Trump
(JTA) — Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Jewish Democratic moderate from Michigan whose role was critical in impeaching President Donald Trump in 2019, is in favor of impeaching him a second time. Slotkin was among the last Democrats to sign on to this week’s impeachment effort, and the last of the 25 Jewish Democrats to do…
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News Some top Republican Jewish donors say Trump must fully exit stage to rebuild party
Still reeling from last week’s insurrection at the Capitol, top Jewish Republicans are showing some division over whether to break from President Donald Trump as they wait to see what level of influence he will retain once Joe Biden takes over the presidency on Jan. 20. In interviews on Monday, some high-profile donors and activists…
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Community As Jewish historians, we see only one path forward — Trump must be removed from office
As scholars of Jewish studies, we are deeply attuned to the convulsions of modern history. We are also cautious about making historical analogies that smooth over the rough crevices of the past. And yet, after witnessing Wednesday’s attempted putsch at the Capitol, it is impossible not to be reminded of the grave dangers of complicity,…
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Opinion Jewish institutions must show courage, and take a hard line on Trump’s enablers
After Wednesday’s disgraceful assault on Capitol Hill, it is clear that there must be severe consequences for those who enabled and encouraged President Donald Trump’s big lie that the 2020 presidential election, which President-elect Joe Biden won, was stolen. Certainly, those who incited and participated in the insurrection must be prosecuted. But ensuring legal accountability…
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Culture What the ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt tells us about alt-right aesthetics
Among the horde of far-right extremists who breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, one man wore a hoodie that probably looked a little familiar. Featuring an arc of utility-chic font atop a simple graphic, it mimicked a ubiquitous sartorial trend: the destination sweatshirt that advertises summer camps or vacation hot spots. You’ve probably seen…
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Fast Forward Schumer joins call to oust Trump via 25th Amendment
Sen. Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat poised to take over as the Senate’s first Jewish Majority Leader, on Thursday called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment in order to remove President Donald Trump from power. The quickest and most effective way—it can be done today—to remove this president from office…
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Opinion Watching America in crisis, and dreading Trumpism’s global spread
Watching the scenes of violence unfold in the United States Capitol on Wednesday from the United Kingdom was a surreal experience — but not an entirely shocking one. It was clear, four years ago, when Donald Trump became the President of the United States, that he had been elected on a ticket of hyper-polarization, white…
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Fast Forward Dr. Zelenko attended Capitol Trump rally and hoped to avoid “too much collateral damage”
A Hasidic doctor who rose to national prominence for pushing an unproven remedy for coronavirus was at the Washington, D.C. rally on Wednesday that turned into a mob that invaded the Capitol. Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, the architect of a drug regimen that includes hydroxychloroquine, was asked by an unknown interviewer about his thoughts on the…
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