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Fast Forward Biden marks Poway shooting anniversary with plan for increased protections for Jews
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Former Vice President Joe Biden marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, with a proposal to add protections for Jews and other targets of hate attacks. “These are acts of terrorism, plain and simple,” Biden said Monday in a statement to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency….
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Fast Forward Jewish Democratic Council of America endorses Biden
(JTA) — The Jewish Democratic Council of America has endorsed Joe Biden for president. The group released its endorsement on Friday along with a statement from the former vice president. “You share the Jewish community’s commitment to the principle of tikkun olam, healing the world, in addition to our commitment to combatting the rise of…
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News In Miami, handicapping the election, without the deli
Pre-coronavirus, you could walk into a trifecta of Jewish delis, all within a seven-mile strip of South Dixie Highway, to get a sense of which way Miami Jews are leaning on Trump v. Biden. But now that the ground zero of the Jewish kibitzing scene is off-limits due to social distancing, you have to do…
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Fast Forward Centrist pro-Israel PAC endorses Biden
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Democratic Majority for Israel endorsed Joe Biden for president, consolidating the pro-Israel establishment’s support for the former vice president. DMFI endorsing Biden at this stage means the PAC is positioned to help him keep Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Biden’s only serious rival, from getting the nomination. DMFI has already run ads…
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News ‘Mensch’ Joe Biden sees surge in Jewish support
Many American Jewish leaders may be able to talk about the first time they met Joe Biden – the guy has, after all, been a fixture in Washington for 44 years – but Rabbi Michael Beals’ story is a doozy: He met Biden at a shiva call. In 2006, Biden was still a Democratic Senator…
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Fast Forward ‘Joe’s taking votes away from me,’ Bloomberg says
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg said Tuesday that he had no intention of dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary and endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden, saying that Biden was “taking votes away from me.” Speaking at a press conference in Miami, Bloomberg was asked about former rivals who had dropped out…
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News We went to South Carolina ahead of Saturday’s primary. Here’s what some voters had to say about the Democratic race.
South Carolina’s primary election on Saturday is another important hurdle in the wild race that is the Democratic campaign for president. While only 63 delegates of more than 4,000 nationally are at stake, the balloting is a key test for at least two of the remaining candidates. For Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is…
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Breaking News Sanders, Bloomberg take the heat and present contrasts on Israel in latest Democratic debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has handily won two of the first three Democratic primary contests, came into the debate with the most momentum — and was the biggest target over the course of the night. Sanders and Bloomberg, both of whom would be the first Jewish president, also presented differing views on Israel. Within the…
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