President-Elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint David Friedman as his ambassador to Israel is brewing into a Jewish battle royale for supporters and detractors of the two-state solution. For the Jewish left, Friedman appointment has quickly emerged as a banner for rallying troops already concerned with the impact the Trump presidency will have on the…
Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Secretary of State is making Jewish groups very nervous. Rex Tillerson, the multi-millionaire CEO of the multinational oil corporation Exxon Mobil, has been tapped succeed John Kerry as the chief U.S. diplomat, Trump’s transition team announced Tuesday. “There’s some real causes of concern,” said Ron Halber, executive director…
Retired General James Mattis, known to his troops as “Mad Dog Mattis,” for his habit of speaking his mind, is a potential Donald Trump pick for Secretary of Defense, and his candor has triggered a split among pro-Israel Jewish groups. The Zionist Organization of America declared him unfit for the post comments he made three…
NEW YORK — Stephen Bannon, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, did not attend a dinner hosted by the Zionist Organization of America, which had publicized his intention to attend. The ZOA had publicized that Bannon would attend the Sunday evening dinner in New York, which was attended by politicians from Israel and the United States…
Steve Bannon, president-elect Donald Trump’s top adviser accused by Jewish groups of giving voice to anti-Semites and racists, did not show up at the Zionist Organization of America’s gala dinner Sunday night, despite prior announcement he would be among the guests. Bannon’s expected participation drew interest both from supporters of Trump, who viewed the event…
Steve Bannon, the controversial hard-right media provocateur and newly appointed chief strategist to President-elect Donald Trump, is set to attend the Zionist Organization of America’s annual dinner in Manhattan on Sunday — and his appearance is setting off a political firestorm in the Jewish communal world. The Anti-Defamation League has called Bannon “hostile to core…
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to make former Breitbart News CEO Steve Bannon his chief strategist has triggered a Jew vs. Jew battle — and the Anti-Defamation League is squarely in the crosshairs. Right-leaning Republican groups funded by Trump’s biggest donor, Sheldon Adelson, have jumped to defend Bannon from criticism by the ADL, the Jewish organization…
Before things got underway, Rabbi David Wolpe laid down the law. “I have to both ask and warn you not to be antagonistic,” he told the assembled crowd on Wednesday, November 2. “If you’re really difficult, we’ll remove you.” His stern words were not what one might expect in such a genteel setting — an…
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