As Biden announces reelection bid, Republican Jewish Coalition calls him complicit in rising antisemitism
Just as swiftly, other Jewish leaders called out the attack against the president as hypocritical
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News A Michigan politician announced her baptism in Messianic Judaism. The rabbi of her synagogue says there’s no such thing.
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Fast Forward New questions about Santos’ honesty and finances anger Jewish donors
And in a newly surfaced interview, Santos weighs in on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison
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Fast Forward Document reveals Santos boasted of being ‘proud American Jew’ during campaign
Congressman-elect George Santos did not hedge on his religion in a position paper on Israel.
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News Biden’s moves on Iran give Republicans opening to make Israel a wedge issue
Secretary of State Tony Blinken promised during his Senate confirmation hearings last month that the Biden administration would not rush to re-enter the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and would only do so with input from Israel and other Middle East allies. So it was something of a surprise when Blinken, America’s top diplomat, told…
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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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News ‘Crazy Eddie,’ white supremacy — How campaigns are trying to reach Florida’s Jews now
In one advertisement, comic book speech bubbles pop on screen as a slick salesman delivers a sarcastic pitch for Joe Biden and the Democrats over upbeat music. “This election only! A special offer,” he says. “Elect Joe Biden — get all his far-left friends too.” The spot, sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition and running…
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News Jewish swing-state voters support Biden in higher numbers than Clinton: poll
Jewish voters in the crucial swing states of Pennsylvania and Florida overwhelmingly favor Democrat Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election, according to a poll released Wednesday by J Street. Three-quarters of likely Jewish voters in Pennsylvania plan to vote for Biden, compared to 22% who support Trump. In Florida, Jewish voters break for Biden…
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