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AJC Survey Confirms: Obama Losing Jewish Vote

A new poll from the American Jewish Committee shows further erosion of President Obama’s Jewish support. Only 45 percent of American Jews approve of “the way President Barack Obama has handled his job as President, ” and 48 percent disapprove. This is an even worse statistic than the 40 percent …

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Written by Stephen Richer on Monday September 26, 2011

Perry is Toxic to Jewish Voters

President Obama, the Republican Jewish Coalition, and Ed Koch are all doing their best to push Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party. These efforts are having effect. In NY-9, Jewish voters turned from the Jewish Democratic candidate to hand the victory to his Catholic Republican rival Bob …

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Written by Stephen Richer on Monday September 19, 2011

Silence? What Silence?

Michael Walzer, co-editor of Dissent magazine, has just written about a trip to the West Bank town of Hebron. He went with a group that calls itself "Breaking the Silence." Breaking the silence? Really? As if the West Bank is not the world's least silent issue? Walzer's article is …

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Written by Martin Krossel on Sunday July 31, 2011

Flying The Jewish-Unfriendly Skies

Saudi Arabian Airlines' partnership with Delta's Skyteam Alliance ignited a fire storm of controversy. It also brought to mind a favorite anecdote. Saudi Arabian Airlines has joined Delta's Skyteam alliance, raising fears that the US airliner might be contaminated by the Saudi state's anti-Jewish …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday June 23, 2011

Israel Doesn't Need Religious Police

Earlier this week, a woman praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem was arrested for wearing a prayer shawl (a tallit). The authorities have set a dangerous precedent by denying her right to practice her faith. Earlier this week, a woman praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem was arrested …

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Written by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld on Friday November 20, 2009