Weekend Florida campaign activities
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CNN Tweeted it was broadcasting a live event of Newt Gingrich at a Republican Jewish Coalition event in Delray Beach this afternoon, but when I clicked—nothing. Maybe the video will go up later?
ZOA says it doesn’t endorse letter it forwarded arguing West is ‘at war with Islam’
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The ZOA says it neither endorses nor condemns a letter that it forwarded.
Conference of Presidents meets Pollard
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Leaders of the Conference of Presidents met with convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.
Obama pledges to combat denial on Holocaust commemoration day
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President Barack Obama pledged to combat Holocaust denial in a message marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Barak calls for tougher sanctions on Iran
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Ehud Barak called for intensified sanctions on Iran at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Romney, Gingrich blame Palestinians for lack of peace
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Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich put the blame for the impasse in Middle East peace talks squarely on the Palestinians.
Auschwitz Jewish center honored by Austrian ambassador
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The Auschwitz Jewish Center received the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award for its work to educate youth about the Nazi genocide of European Jewry.
In 2003, Romney vetoed funds for kosher meals
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The New York Post digs up an old Romney veto.
Alexander Levin’s got a name (and cash), but does he have a plan?
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Ukrainian Jewish leader and real estate mogul Alexander L. Levin came to New York this week to launch the latest international Jewish organization with a grandiose name. Called the World Forum for Russian Jewry, this one aims to harness the power of Russian-speaking Jews the world over.
Last Palestinian Republican standing, and fact-checking Romney and Gingrich
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In tonight’s Florida debate, Abraham Hassan, a Palestinian American, asked the GOP candidates how they would bring about peace in the Middle East—and added, "As a Palestinian American Republican, I’m here to tell you, we do exist."
Seeking Kin: Tracing a group of refugees, from Europe to Cyprus to Palestine to East Africa
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An Australian retiree is working to shed light on the unusual story of a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who were transported by the British from Cyprus to Palestine and then later to East Africa.
Op-Ed: A Palestinian mufti and the U.S. election, then and now
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With remarks by a Jerusalem mufti echoing a controversy from the World War II era, the co-author of an upcoming book about Herbert Hoover and the Jewish vote says all sides would do well to keep in mind what 1948 says about the potential electoral impact of Middle East politics.
J Street quotes Israelis and centrists on Iran
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J Street posts a video arguing against a strike against Iran.
Orthodox groups protest federal decision on contraception
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Two Orthodox groups protested the Obama administration’s decision to require some religiously affiliated institutions to cover contraception as part of their employee health plans.
House GOPers urge Obama to enforce Iran sanctions
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A mostly Republican slate of 89 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to President Obama urging him to fully enforce sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank.
Palestinian has sentence reduced in rape by deception case
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Israel's Supreme Court reduced the sentence of a Palestinian man convicted of rape by deception for posing as a Jew.
Barney Frank to marry partner
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U.S. Rep. Barney Frank will marry his longtime partner, his spokesman confirmed.
NGO employees from U.S. prevented from leaving Egypt
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Egyptian authorities are preventing several Americans working for NGOs from leaving the country.
Marwan Barghouti refuses to testify in terror case
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Former Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti refused to testify during a rare court appearance in Israel.
Rice: ‘No shortcut’ to Mideast peace
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The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, told a Jewish group that there is “no shortcut” to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Israeli children’s author Shraga Gafni dies at 85
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Shraga Gafni, a prolific Israeli children’s author whose work was beloved by children in previous decades but whose nationalist political agenda has been a subject of much criticism, died Jan. 19 at 85.
Bibi bypassing Cabinet on extending yeshiva students’ military service law
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will bring a vote on extending a law that allows yeshiva students to delay their military service directly to the Knesset floor, bypassing his Cabinet.
Op-Ed: On Arab anti-Semitism, from indifference to complicity
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International governments and companies are indifferent to -- indeed, complicit in -- vile and incendiary Arab anti-Semitism, writes a B'nai B'rith official, citing as a major example the abundant output of Jordan-based Palestinian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj.
Russian-speaking Jews launch group in Iran fight
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An international Jewish organization of Russian-speaking Jews was launched to influence governments to join the fight against Iran.
Israel congratulates Egypt on new parliament
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Israel congratulated Egypt on the inauguration of its new parliament, the first in the post-Mubarak era.
Jewish Book Council names Sami Rohr Prize finalists
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The Jewish Book Council announced its five finalists for the 2012 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature.
Political Points: Cantor cares, Stein on taxes, Samberg does Santorum
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A daily roundup of political news.
25 years later, Shlock Rock is still rockin’
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The band Shlock Rock, which has been teaching Jewish ideas through music using song parodies, original music in English and Hebrew, and children’s songs, is marking its 25th anniversary with the release of two new CDs.
Op-Ed: A universal message for Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Without ever disregarding the uniqueness of the Shoah, the Jewish people cannot remain silent when tragedies threaten other people and when other population groups are in distress, writes the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany as International Holocaust Remembrance Day nears.
Many Jewish GOP donors are still noncommittal
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Is the conventional wisdom about GOP Jewish donors preferences wrong?