There are all kinds of sayings reminding us that if we fail to learn from the tragedies of the past, we are doomed to relive them in the future. We appear to have failed to heed that …
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Commentary by Albert L. Kramer
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2/8/17
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In the midst of the upheaval regarding President Trump’s travel pause, there was one Trump action that received little news coverage and what it did get was unfairly negative …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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2/8/17
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JERUSALEM — The United States refused to comment on Israel’s passage of a bill that retroactively legalizes settler homes built on private Palestinian land, saying the Trump …
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JTA
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2/8/17
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WASHINGTON — Israeli settlements are no big problem. Wait — maybe they are, after all.
The Iran deal is trash. No, the deal is here to stay, despite being “weak.”
On …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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2/8/17
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Settlement expansion “may not be helpful” in achieving peace, the Trump administration said, its first pronouncement on an issue that has for decades confounded U.S.-Israel relations.
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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2/2/17
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American Jews are watching the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency with both fear and hope. Many have expressed worries about some of his supporters’ ties to the so-called …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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2/1/17
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WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump have been talking each other up plenty since the latter’s election upset in November. But those expecting …
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Analysis by Ron Kampeas, JTA
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2/1/17
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President Trump’s sweeping orders tightening refugee and visa policies — including suspending almost all refugee admissions for 90 days and indefinitely barring entry for some Syrians …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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2/1/17
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Regular readers know that I am a HUGE supporter of President Trump. However, when he’s wrong, good reporting requires the president and his administration get a swift kick in the assets. The …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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2/1/17
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening nominated to the Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch, 49, a federal Appeals Court judge known to favor protections of religious belief in the public square and for …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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2/1/17
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