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Anti-BDS laws — buzz saw
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signing his state’s anti-BDS bill at a Jewish community center in Austin, May 2, 2017. WASHINGTON — On May 2, Israel’s Independence Day, Texas state Rep. Phil King stood smiling...
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Argentine Jew among NY victims
The scene after the terror attack in Lower Manhattan, Oct. 31, 2017. (Kena Betancur/Getty) NEW YORK — Five of the fatalities in the terrorist truck-ramming attack in New York City on Tuesday afternoon,...
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Congress debates definition of anti-Semitism
Rabbi Abraham Cooper testifies at the Nov. 7 House Judiciary Committee hearing. WASHINGTON — Jewish and pro-Israel leaders exchanged heated remarks at a congressional hearing on how to define...
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Rutgers stands behind employment of Assad defender
Mazen Adi speaking at the UN. By Rafael Medoff Jewish leaders are strongly criticizing Rutgers University for employing a longtime Syrian government official to teach in its political science...
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Many Minnesota Jews miss Franken
Al Franken, who just recently published Giant of the Senate, resigned after allegations of sexual harassment were leveled against him. MINNEAPOLIS — It’s a shame Al Franken has to go, Minnesota Jews...
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Rubashkin sentence commuted
Sholom Rubashkin, pictured in 2004, when he was vice president of Agriprocessors. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of Sholom...
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Jewish worry about new tax bill
Paul Ryan pictured at the US Capitol speaking about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Dec. 21, 2017. (Mark Wilson/Getty) WASHINGTON — Most Jewish groups decried a massive tax reform package for what they said...
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High marks for Greenblatt
Jason Greenblatt visiting the Nahal Oz military base in Israel. (Anadolu Agency/Getty) WASHINGTON — Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s chief Israeli-Palestinian negotiator, has an office just...
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Nine killed in Costa Rica crash
Bruce and Irene Steinberg, surrounded by sons William, Zachary, and Matthew. NEW YORK — Members of two families killed in a plane crash in Costa Rica are remembered for their involvement in Jewish and...
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Lawsuits against Delta allege anti-Semitism
Delta planes at LaGuardia. (Robert Alexander/Getty) NEW YORK — It wasn’t long after Nahum Amir began working for Delta Airlines as a mechanic that he says his manager started calling him “the Jewish...
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How Mike Pence’s faith figures into his support of Israel
Vice President Mike Pence prays at the Western Wall during a private visit, Jan. 23, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) WASHINGTON — When Mike Pence moved to Washington earlier this year, he and his wife...
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PLO envoy speaks out
Husam Zomlot addresses the Middle East Institute, Jan. 25, 2018. Seated left is MEI Vice President Paul Salem. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s recognition in December of Jerusalem as Israel’s...
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Dems’ support for Israel sliding?
L-r: Chuck Schumer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mitch McConnell pictured in 2017. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) NEW YORK — The share of Democrats who sympathize more with Israel than the Palestinians is falling...
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Holocaust denier running for Congress in Illinois
Arthur Jones (Jeffrey Guterman/Twitter) CHICAGO — A Holocaust denier, anti-Semite and white supremacist is about to become the Republican nominee for an Illinois congressional seat. Arthur Jones, a...
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Whither Carlebach’s music?
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach pictured at Beth Joseph synagogue, where he performed in 1989. (Dave Buresh/Denver Post via Getty) NEW YORK — When Rabbi Angela Buchdahl announced how her synagogue would respond...
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US expels Israeli cannabis expert
Shimon Abta and his wife, who asked not to be named, in Jerusalem in happier times. By Debra Nussbaum Cohen NEW YORK — It shouldn’t have been complicated. Shimon Abta, an expert Israeli cannabis...
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US on possible Netanyahu indictment: ‘internal matter’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Abir Sultan/AFP/Getty) JERUSALEM — The Israel Police recommendation to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an “internal Israeli matter,” the US State...
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Jewish sheriff reacts to shooting in his county
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel/TNS/ Getty Images) As he leads the police response to the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is...
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Florida school shooting’s Jewish victims remembers
A makeshift memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (Mark Wilson/Getty) PARKLAND, Fla. — They volunteered. They played soccer. They went to camp. They were sweet, mature and...
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Can AIPAC stay non-partisan?
Donald Trump at the 2016 AIPAC conference (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty) WASHINGTON — When candidate Donald Trump spoke at AIPAC’s Policy Conference in 2016 and said Barack Obama may be the worst thing that...
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