Hagee Calls Obama “The Most Anti-Semitic President Ever”
At the Zionist Organization of America’s gala Sunday night, Republican megadonors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson…
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The Collapse of the American Jewish Center
The polarization of American Jews has increased with each large-scale eruption of fighting between Israel and Palestinians. With each escalation there has been a shift of pro-two-state solution activists to the left; at the same time, though, the right becomes strengthened and entrenched.
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Violent, Genocidal Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric Moving to US?
For decades, Jewish leaders outside of Israel have publicly supported the Israeli government, but they have expressed regret for the souls lost on both sides. Is that rhetoric changing?
Read MoreJewish Leader Blasts Exclusion of J Street from Umbrella Group
(This post has been updated.) Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism,…
Read MoreOn The Kerry Apartheid Comment and the Cycle of Chutzpah
Secretary of State John Kerry, not knowing he was being taped at a meeting of…
Read MoreBush Fundraises For Those Who Want to Fix the “Blindness of the Jews”
Abe Foxman expresses disappointment.
Read MoreMurdoch’s Anti-Semitic Tweet
And reaction to it.
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Electionpocalypse, Part II: The Mythical Jewish Vote
There is no “Jewish vote.” Jews vote. A small number of them vote for Republicans. Most of them vote for Democrats. Every cycle the Republicans try to improve on their last performance, but Jews are overwhelmingly liberal. So Republicans try to draw them in by talking about Israel, an issue very few of them vote on, but an issue that has the added benefit of helping Republicans shore up their evangelical base.
Read MoreInterfaith Group to Political Candidates: Ditch Divisive Religious Appeals
Respect the Constitution and the voters.
Read MorePaula White’s Coronation, “Rabbi” Messer’s “Apology,” and Great Parody
The charlatans and the satirists.
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