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Fast Forward U.S. antisemitism envoy met Israeli minister who called J Street a ‘hostile organization’
The meeting between Deborah Lipstadt and Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli took place amid the latter's remarks about the 'Soros-funded' organization
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News Israel ‘mudslinging’ threatens to overshadow White House antisemitism strategy
Both sides say debate over what definition of antisemitism should be used is a waste of energy — but that hasn’t dampened the dispute
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Fast Forward 100+ Jewish groups sign onto open letter to Elon Musk on Twitter antisemitism
Though drafted by the Union for Reform Judaism, signatures include congregations, schools, political groups that cross denominations
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Opinion Don’t let the far-right define what it means to be ‘pro-Israel’
Supporting Israel does not mean unquestioning loyalty to its ascendent far-right government
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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 ‘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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Special Report What it’s really like to be Jewish on a campus ‘hotspot’ of antisemitism
A year at George Washington University shows what is often missed by national groups sounding the alarm over the safety of Jewish students
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