Category Archives: Jewish

Former Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) expressed high praise for Bondi, saying “she’s super qualified, will be the nicest, kindest attorney general ever” and cares deeply about the Jewish community.

JEWISH INSIDER Trump’s new AG nominee Pam Bondi called for crackdowns on pro-Hamas protesters Marc Rod November 22, 2024 In an October 2023 appearance on Newsmax, Pam Bondi expressed concern about antisemitism, particularly on college campuses, and delivered comments that … Continue reading

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“And because Jew-hate is written into the DNA of the ICC, as it is written into the DNA of the United Nations, the haters will continue to lie and smear as long as Jews anywhere dare to defend themselves”

WALL STREET JOURNAL The ICC’s Assault on Israel—and the U.S. Editorial Board November 21, 2024 …The White House came out against the ICC’s decision, but it might have been able to prevent it. The Republican House passed a bipartisan bill … Continue reading

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Netanyahu revealed that President Joe Biden’s approach consistently misaligned with Israel’s priorities

TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu’s speech exposes the Biden-Israel Divide November 19, 2024 In a highly charged address to the Knesset plenum on November 18, 2024, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid bare the internal struggles between Israel and the Biden Administration … Continue reading

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Sanders unsuccessfully leads effort to cut off Israel

THE HILL Senate rejects Sanders-backed proposals to block arms sales to Israel Andrew Bolton November 20, 2024 The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject three resolutions sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to block the sale of certain offensive weapons … Continue reading

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Tobin: “It’s time to abandon the smears about Donald Trump and his voters being fascists and prioritize the clear-and-present danger to Jews from woke and Islamist antisemites”

JNS Jewish liberals should follow ‘Morning Joe’ and drop the ‘resistance’ Jonathan Tobin November 19, 2024 …Just as important, they are ignoring the fact that the real peril to American Jews is not from Trump. Love him or hate him, … Continue reading

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Lipson: “How the revolution that brought Jews to elite campuses turned against them”

SAPIR The Rise and Fall of Jews on Campus Charles Lipson November 17, 2024 …In the 1960s, elite universities were pressured to do away with long-standing discrimination in admissions and hiring. To diversify their student bodies and faculties, they opened … Continue reading

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Goldberg-Polin shared that the journey was a mix of emotions, saying “Every single second that I was fighting for Hersh, I was terrified because I knew he was suffering”

JPOST ‘Weeping for her children’: Rachel Goldberg-Polin reflects on her fight for Hersh Corey Tusak November 14, 2024 “We have no choice,” other than to “be hopeful,” said Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of slain hostage Hersh, sharing how she copes with the death … Continue reading

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“The oft-cited exit poll pushed by CNN, NBC and others asserting that the Jewish vote went 79% to Harris did not include New York, New Jersey and California, which have some of the largest Jewish populations in the country”

TABLET MAG Who Won the Jewish Vote?: The answer depends in part on what you mean by ‘Jewish’ Armin Rosen November 14, 2024 …Earlier this week, a survey sponsored by the Teach Coalition, the Orthodox Union-affiliated group that advocates on … Continue reading

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Forty years ago the Democrat party was in the political wilderness. Then a band of centrist insurgents took on the left wing—and got Clinton in the White House.

FREE PRESS The History Lesson Democrats Can’t Afford to Forget Eli Lake November 16, 2024 Well, that was a thumping, wasn’t it? Even optimistic MAGA fans didn’t see Donald Trump winning the popular vote, taking control of the Senate and … Continue reading

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As small but growing numbers of Haredi men enlist in the Israeli military, attitudes in their strictly observant communities start to shift

TABLET MAG The IDF’s New Recruits Hillel Kutler November 13, 2024 Haim Traitel reclined in bed in a third-floor room at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba on a late-October afternoon. During a two-hour interview, he discussed the battle injury he … Continue reading

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