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U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Nov. 14, 2018. Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.

In pre-5781 phone call, Trump warns ‘Israel is in big trouble’ if he isn’t...

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U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the Jewish state will be in trouble if he loses the presidential election. “Whatever you can do in terms of Nov. 3 is going to be very...
President Donald Trump meets with King Hamed bin Issa of Bahrain during their bilateral meeting, Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Jewish and pro-Israel groups welcome Israel-Bahrain normalization agreement

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Jewish and pro-Israel groups instantly applauded Israel and Bahrain for agreeing on Friday to normalize relations between the two countries—the second of its kind between Israel and a Persian Gulf nation in the wake of the...
More than 600 Jewish groups placed this ad in “The New York Times” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Credit: Medium.

What are Jews who embrace the Black Lives Matter movement endorsing?

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To read the statement signed by more than 600 Jewish groups last week, in which they identified their denominations, synagogues and organizations with the Black Lives Matter movement, it’s clear that they believe they are on...
Roll call of the states during the third day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Democratic convention showcases virtual events by Jewish, pro-Israel groups

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Jewish and Israel-related groups have ramped up virtual events amid this week’s Democratic National Convention with the main daily event consisting of prime-time programming from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time with discussions throughout the...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Calif. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 11, 2020, that he picked Harris as his running mate. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr.

Harris as Biden’s VP pick prompts immediate replies from Jewish, Israel-related groups

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Jewish and Israel-related groups expressed mixed reactions to the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, picking Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate. Organizations from the Democratic Majority for Israel...
Evan Bernstein speaks to the press following the attack on a kosher grocery store in Jersey City, New Jersey in December 2019. Credit: Courtesy.

Meet the man seeking to build a grassroots effort to secure Jewish communities

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If you had told a young Evan Bernstein that he would be a leader in Jewish communal affairs, he probably would have laughed and said, “There is no way.” But life, as everyone well...
Mourners at the funeral of IDF Staff Sgt. Amit Ben-Yigal, who was hit on the head by a rock by Palestinian attackers and died of his wounds, May 12, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

The silence of the Jews

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A young Israeli soldier, Amit Ben-Yigal, was stoned to death last week by Palestinian Arab terroristsk. The response of the American Jewish left was appalling. However, the response of the rest of the Jewish...
U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish groups react positively to $484 billion coronavirus relief package

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Congress passed a $484 billion relief package for Americans and businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with the U.S. Senate passing it by voice vote on Tuesday and the U.S. House of Representatives following...
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations selects William Daroff (left) as new CEO. He will replace Malcolm Hoenlein, who has served with conference since 1986. Photos courtesy of Jewish Federations of Greater Washington/Flash90.

Do the Jews really need a Conference of Presidents?

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Blame it all on John Foster Dulles. The origins of an entity that has long been considered the focal point of organizational advocacy for Israel dates back to 1956, when President Dwight Eisenhower’s secretary of...
Jewish Communal Fund's logo Credit: PRNewsFoto/Jewish Communal Fund.

Largest US Jewish donor-advised fund announces $1 million in emergency grants

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Jewish Communal Fund (JCF), the largest and most active Jewish donor-advised fund in the United States, approved $1 million worth of emergency coronavirus-related grants through its endowment the JCF Special Gifts Fund, according to...