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Taking Obama’s signal, Democrats turn on Israel, now see Mexico as a better ally

INVESTORS.COM by Andrew Malcolm April 3, 2015 Following Barack Obama’s lead, America’s Democrats have turned sour on traditional U.S. support for Israel. So badly have members of the president’s party turned away from Israel, that more Democrats now see Mexico — … Continue reading

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Seven in 10 Americans Continue to View Israel Favorably

GALLUP by Lydia Saad February 23, 2015 Even as relations between the leaders of Israel and the United States reportedly deteriorate over disagreement about how to handle Iran’s nuclear program, Israel has retained its broadly favorable image in the U.S. over … Continue reading

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Widening Democratic Party divisions on the Israeli-Palestinian issue

WASHINGTON POST by Shibley Telhami and Katayoun Kishi December 15, 2014 One of the startling findings in American public opinion surveys on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the wide gap between Republicans on the one hand and Democrats and independents on … Continue reading

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Increasing numbers of Jewish Democrats disillusioned with Obama

WORD FROM JERUSALEM by Isi Leibler December 4, 2014 It has been reported that American Jews still voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic Party in the recent midterm congressional elections. At the same time, there is mounting evidence that increasing numbers … Continue reading

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Disagree with Barack Obama? Then you’re evil

THE TELEGRAPH by Janet Daley November 8, 2014 On Wednesday morning, after his party had suffered spectacular losses in the US mid-term elections, Barack Obama told his country what all defeated political leaders must: “I hear you.” The trouble was … Continue reading

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J Street: Pro-progressive, not pro-Israel

THE HILL by Paul Miller October 31, 2014 ……..Even though Jews tend to regard disagreement and debate as a sport, the point of contention was existential: how to secure Israel in peace. The only rule of the U.S. version of … Continue reading

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The Era of Political Disruption

NATIONAL JOURNAL by Ron Fournier October 21, 2014 Independent presidential bids, a third party, and other big changes may be just over the midterm horizon. …..Disruption thrives when the status quo is not serving the needs of a changing public. … Continue reading

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Hamas death cult celebrates first ‘success’

ISRAEL HAYOM by Richard Baehr July 16, 2014 The death cult known as Hamas is celebrating its first great success of the current ‎campaign to murder Jews indiscriminately across the length and width of Israel. ‎Today it struck gold as … Continue reading

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