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News Is Steve Bannon a White Nationalist in the White House — or ‘Alt Light’ Sellout to Cause?
Anti-Semite? Zionist? Champion of the alt-right? In the hours after media provocateur Steven Bannon’s elevation to a senior position in president-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet, commentators and civil rights organizations slammed the move. Bannon is a complex figure. He served as a Navy officer and also worked for Goldman Sachs. He also helped run a domed…
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News Will Jewish Republicans Get Call To Join Donald Trump Administration — and Will They Accept?
It is a time of uncertainty for many Jewish Republicans, checking their mobile phones with a sense of hope and concern. “Everyone is getting calls,” said one activist. “I’m sure I’ll be getting one too.” He was referring, of course, to a call, or more likely an email message, from Trump Tower, where the President-elect…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Jon Stewart and Samantha Bee Have a Post-Election Message For You
Samantha Bee, the host of “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” was in a sad mood when she shot her Monday night show. “There’s a lot of blaming going on,” she said. “Bernie supporters blaming Democrats for nominating Hillary, Hillary supporters blaming Bernie supporters for damaging their candidate. The media blaming Hillary for blaming the media.”…
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News WATCH: Bernie Says the Revolution Is Now
Bernie Sanders has a message for liberals despairing after the victory of President-elect Donald Trump: It’s as good a time as ever to stick up for the “political revolution” the Vermont senator advocated in the Democratic primary. Promoting his new book, “Our Revolution,” on the Late Show Monday night, Sanders got challenged on the tract’s…
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News Why These Jewish Mystics Think God Helped Trump Win
Step one: Elect Donald Trump president of the United States. Step two: Rebuild the Jewish temple destroyed by the Romans in the year 70. Step three: Welcome the Messiah. At least, that’s the plan according to certain Israeli religious leaders who praised Trump’s election, describing it as a divinely ordained event that could usher in…
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News This Woman’s Snapshot With Hillary Clinton Went Viral — Then Came the Threats
The New York mother who posted a heartwarming photo of herself taken with Hillary Clinton the day after the presidential election has been getting threats because of the photo. Margot Gerster was hiking in Chappaqua on Wednesday when she apparently ran into Clinton and her husband Bill Clinton walking their dog on the same trail….
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News Pro-Palestinian Activists Push Cause as Protests Against Donald Trump Roil Nation
As thousands of protestors rally in the days after Donald Trump’s upset victory in last week’s election against Hillary Clinton, pro-Palestinian activists are joining their ranks — and hope to join their national struggle to the growing protest movement in America. “The fight is not easy back home and it’s not easy here now with…
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Opinion After This Election, Americans Have Lost Faith in Polling. Should Jews?
One casualty of the election: people’s faith in surveys. We relied on polls to help us understand the election and they seemingly failed us. Although pre-election polls came within 1-2% of predicting the national popular vote, state polls that were the basis for Electoral College predictions were far less accurate. Whether and how to use…
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Fast Forward Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to helm EPA, says he received bomb threat with ‘pro-Palestinian themed message’
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Opinion We can be thankful this year — and Jewish wisdom can help
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