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Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) President Rabbi Rick Jacobs speaks at the organization’s biennial convention in Boston in December 2017. Credit: URJ via Facebook.

What do U.S. Jews really think about annexation?

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What, exactly do American Jews think about the possibility of reuniting small parts of Judea and Samaria with the rest of Israel? Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former president of the Union for Reform Judaism, says he...
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the audience at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on April 6, 2019. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Trump declares May ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’

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U.S. President Donald Trump declared May “Jewish American Heritage Month,” marking the 14th year of the celebration of Jewish Americans. “In 1654, the first Jewish settlers arrived in New Amsterdam, present day New York City,...
U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation in the Oval Office, January 2018. Source: White House.

Trump’s vision for Israel and how far the Jewish people have come

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I sat in awe in the august East Room of the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump stood alongside Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and unveiled the “Peace to Prosperity” vision for Israel...
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Source: Screenshot.

The real implications of impeachment for American Jews

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Whether you support or oppose the effort to impeach and remove President Donald Trump from office, there’s little doubt that this historic battle is now dominating the American political landscape in a way so...
Co-founder and CEO of the Israeli-American Council Shoham Nicolet addresses the opening plenary at its national summit in Southeast Florida, Dec. 5, 2019. Photo by Noam Galai.

The IAC is transforming the status of Israeli Americans

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More than 4,000 Israelis living in the United States attended the sixth annual Israeli-American Council National Summit over the weekend at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Fla. In his address to the group near...
Illustrative picture of a man wearing a kipah. Credit: Courtesy.

Fear itself isn’t the only thing American Jews have to fear

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With impeccable timing, a new American Jewish Committee survey came out only days before the one-year anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The memorials for the single bloodiest day in American Jewish history echoed with renewed...
A woman holds up a sign against anti-Semitism at a rally in New York City on Sept. 22, 2019. Photo by Rhonda Hodas Hack.

New survey finds widespread concern over anti-Semitism among American Jews

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A vast majority of American Jews consider anti-Semitism to be a major problem facing the community amid widespread fear that it is increasing. According to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee, nearly nine...
U.S. President Donald Trump. Credit: Sean Sullivan and Robert Costa via Flickr.

While Jewish groups rebuke Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ remark, others question Democratic silence on Omar, Tlaib

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Jewish and pro-Israel groups largely condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt on Wednesday to clarify his comments from the previous day, which insinuated that Jews who vote for a Democrat either have a “total lack of knowledge or...
A black pickup truck, allegedly driven by a U.S. correctional officer, drove through a crowd of Jewish protesters and their supporters at a demonstration in Rhode Island on Aug. 14, 2019. Source: Screenshot.

Jewish anti-ICE protesters injured after truck, pepper spray used on crowd

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Several Jewish protesters were injured on Wednesday evening when a pickup truck drove into their demonstration outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Rhode Island. The majority of the injuries, however,...
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Dermer encourages rabbinical coalition to improve US-Israel dialogue

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Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer is encouraging a coalition of American rabbis, representing the three major streams of Judaism, to improve deteriorating relations between Israel and American Jews, particularly among the...