American Jewry

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Jonathan S. Tobin14.06.2018
Liberal Zionism isn’t dead, but it needs to wake up to new realities
The only argument worth having now is between Zionists of all stripes—liberals as well as conservatives—and those who oppose the Jewish state’s existence.
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Jonathan S. Tobin12.06.2018
Who shrunk our extended Jewish family?
If a growing number of American Jews don’t see Israelis as part of their family, don’t blame Trump or Netanyahu.
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Trump declares May ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’
01.05.2018
He praised Jewish Americans for their contributions in building public service and educational institutions, and taking part in critical civil-rights activism—actions that “have made the world a better place.”
U.S. President Donald Trump at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. To his left is the rabbi of the wall, Shmuel Rabinovitch. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90
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Terror-funding Qatar, ‘America’s top frenemy,’ wages charm offensive among US Jews
Ariel Ben Solomon26.01.2018
Qatar, which has long been a Mideast enigma due to its modernized appearance but sim-ultaneous funding of Islamist terror groups, is engaging in a public relations campaign to recruit increased support in the U.S.—including among American Jews.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on May 21, 2017 in Saudi Arabia. Credit: White House/Shealah Craighead.
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Jonathan S. Tobin24.01.2018
The Jews’ illegal immigration muddle
It is possible for Americans and Israelis to care about the treatment of immigrants without also insisting on amnesty for those who break laws that are neither unreasonable nor unfair. But that is a truth liberal ideologues choose not to comprehend.
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