Category Archives: Politics

Memo to those liberal rabbis “who share Rabbi Gordis’s concerns about the Trump presidency and are busy sitting shiva with their congregants…”

JNS.ORG Why Daniel Gordis Is Dead Wrong on Donald Trump and the Jews by Abraham H. Miller November 21, 2016 …But this is less the voice of Gordis’s usual scholarly insight and moderation, and more a page from Lamentations reminding … Continue reading

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While there’s “no evidence that Steve Bannon (or Donald Trump) are racist or antisemitic, they need to do far more to distance themselves from their followers who undoubtedly are haters – even according to Bannon himself” [VIDEO]

ELDER OF ZIYON The dangers of not repudiating the alt-right November 22, 2016 …Bannon’s philosophy is that as his alternative conservative movement grows – the racists and antisemites will become marginalized. This is dangerously shortsighted. Antisemitism and racism do not … Continue reading

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“Jared Kushner is the biggest surprise of the 2016 election,” adds Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, who helped design the Clinton campaign’s technology system”

FORBES Exclusive Interview: How Jared Kushner Won Trump The White House by Steven Bertoni December 20, 2016 …“It’s hard to overstate and hard to summarize Jared’s role in the campaign,” says billionaire Peter Thiel, the only significant Silicon Valley figure … Continue reading

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“Illinois voters not only gave Hillary Clinton a 16-percentage-point margin, they also dispensed with Republican incumbents Leslie Munger, the state comptroller; U.S. senator Mark Kirk; and Rep. Bob Dold, who represents the swing district on Chicago’s north shore.” [VIDEO]

WEEKLY STANDARD The Democratic Machine Still Churns in Illinois by Dennis Byrne November 22, 2016 While half of American voters have stomped through the Garden of Progressive Delights, Illinois is ever more shackled by insider deal-making, special interests of the … Continue reading

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“An imminent Fatah congress in Ramallah will shape the future of the Palestinian movement, laying bare its rivalries and its rifts”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Palestinian leadership may choose Abbas’s successor, and tear itself apart by Avi Issacharoff November 20, 2016 On November 29, in the muqata’a in Ramallah, 1,400 members of Fatah will hold the organization’s Seventh General Congress in the … Continue reading

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Bibi should “tell his coalition members to zip their mouths shut and enable him to move forward by engaging in silent diplomacy with Trump”

JERUSALEM POST The Trump Revolution, Israel and American Jews by Isi Leibler November 20, 2016 The victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections will have long-term global repercussions at many levels. It represents a revolt against extreme postmodernism … Continue reading

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“One of the first things #Obama did in office was declassify #Bush memos–#Republicans are about to return the favor”

BLOOMBERG Trump’s National Security Picks Want to Air Obama’s Iran Secrets by Eli Lake November 18, 2016 For years, many Republicans and conservatives have charged that President Barack Obama was shielding embarrassing intelligence and policy details about Iran in order … Continue reading

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Background on #Amona

JEWISH PRESS Eight Crucial Things You Need to Know About the Amona Case by JNi.Media November 20, 2016 …If you haven’t read a rightwing Jewish publication in the last month, Amona is a community of some 40 Jewish families in … Continue reading

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#ADL obsesses on #conservatives while giving free pass to anti-Semites on the #Left

ALGEMEINER Why Is the ADL Loud on Bannon and Silent on BDS? by Deborah Jacobi November 18, 2016 …And what of the Anti-Defamation League, which was quick to jump on the bandwagon and condemn Bannon? CEO Jonathan Greenblatt seems to … Continue reading

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In The Bubble, life continues for progressive Americans as if the election never happened [VIDEO]

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