Among the signal Jewish contributions to the store of human wisdom, the best known are likely the Ten Commandments, and the concept of monotheism. But as I think about the appalling display of racism …
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8/23/17
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is back in session with a full bench of nine justices — four solid liberals, four solid conservatives and one wavering conservative, Anthony Kennedy.
The …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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10/18/17
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The United States on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have required the Trump administration to backtrack on its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s …
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12/20/17
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Long Island’s Lester Wolff, who turned 99 in January, served eight terms in the House of Representatives, which is slightly above average for lawmakers. But …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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2/14/18
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Israel attacked Syria on Monday, just like it (reportedly) has countless times before.
The difference now is that Russia is angry about the strike — and showing it.
Russia has called out …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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4/25/18
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The parade along Fifth Avenue was just the beginning.
Thousands of revelers flooded Times Square on Sunday night to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary in a festive event organized by the …
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6/8/18
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JTA’s veteran Washington reporter Ron Kampeas describes the U.S.-Israel friendship through portraits of 13 of presidents, from Harry Truman to Donald Trump. This is part 1 of a 3-part …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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8/17/18
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TEL AVIV — On Sunday, a day before a few thousand American Jews descended here for the annual General Assembly (GA) of the Jewish Federations of North America …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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10/29/18
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The most interesting thing about left-wing anti-Semitism is not so much the hate driving the trend as the impulse of Jews to tolerate or even justify it.
In the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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12/12/18
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Like most victims of Palestinian Arab terrorism, Avraham Bromberg would have been completely forgotten — if not for the persistence of the murderers’ many admirers and financial …
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By Stephen M. Flatow
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2/20/19
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