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Inside the J Street Conference

Salena Tramel | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Aipac, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Capitol Hill, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Amira Hass, Breaking Political News, J Street Conference, 2 State Solution, Pro-Israel Lobby, American Jews, Daniel Sokatch, World News, World News
Salena Tramel

The events harnessed an energy similar to Obama's presidential run last year. Like that campaign, J Street came as a breath of fresh air for many who felt they were part of a silenced majority.

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Pro-Israel Peace Camp Cares About America, Too

Dan Fleshler | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, J Street, Israel, American Jews, Obama Administration, Politics News
Dan Fleshler

Like other J Streeters, I think the Obama administration is helping America and Israel when it tries to stop actions that, if left unchecked, will preclude a two-state solution.

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Majority Of American Jews Think U.S. Should Strike Iran: Poll

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 12.01.2009 | Home

Read More: Geneva, Iran, Iran Talks, Israel, Iran Nuclear Program, American Jews, Iran Israel, American Jews Iran, Home News

One day ahead of talks in Geneva between Iran and six major powers - the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany - on Tehran's contr...

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A Call to Action: Rabbis for Health Care Reform

Ira Forman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rabbis, National Jewish Democratic Council, Health Insurance, Health Care, Barack Obama, Health Insurance Reform, Obama Healthcare, Healthcare System, Universal Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Industry, Prescription Drugs, Employee Health Care, Healthcare Reform, American Jews, Politics News
Ira Forman

The National Jewish Democratic Council is bringing together rabbis from across the country to stand up for comprehensive health insurance reform and we need your help and your voice.

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Comical Posturing on Israel

David A. Harris | Posted 09.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jim Jordan, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Haaretz, Jewish, Sarah Palin, Us Israel Policy, National Jewish Democratic Council, Israel, American Jews, Barack Obama, Eric Cantor, Virginia Foxx, Dick Cheney, Politics News
David A. Harris

Keep talking, Mr. Cantor. You're just helping to keep Jews pulling the lever for Democrats.

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Time to Combat The New Smear Campaign Against President Obama

Nick Bunzl | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli Settlements, American Jews, Obama Cairo Speech, President Obama, Obama, Diplomacy, Israel, World News
Nick Bunzl

The Jewish community did not believe the lies and distortions in November---and they should not now.

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Tevye's Descendant to Sing "If I Were A Gay Man" on Broadway

Emily Bracken | Posted 06.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jews, Upper West Side, Fiddler on the Roof, Matthew McConaughey, Bebe Neuwirth, Broadway, Jewish Culture, Musicals, Gay, Broadway Plays, American Jews, Nathan Lane, Single Women, Homosexuals, Matthew Broderick, New York-New York, Comedy News
Emily Bracken

"If I Were A Gay Man" lyrics from a Fiddler on the Roof spinoff. The story follows Tevye's great-great-great granddaughter, Rachel, a single Jewish woman in her 30's who lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

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Pharaohs Can't Celebrate Passover

Rabbi Michael Lerner | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israelites, Passover Seder, Egypt, Palestinians, Hamas, Seder, Moses, Israel, American Jews, Passover 2009, Hebrews, Passover, World News
Rabbi Michael Lerner

Observing Passover, the holiday celebrating the liberation of Jewish slaves from Egypt roughly 3,200 years ago, has become a problem for many Jews this year.

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ADL Sets Another Roadblock to Mid-East Peace

Sarah Newman | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: London, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, J Street, Jstreet, Takepart.com, Abraham Foxman, Avigdor Lieberman, Adl, Israel, Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, ABC and ADL Don't Represent Me, American Jews, g20, Binyamin Netanyahu, Anti-Defamation League, World News
Sarah Newman

Under his previous term, Netanyahu's extreme right-wing domestic and international policies left Israel starving for alternatives. Literally.

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Most US Jews Open To Palestinian Unity Gov't That Includes Hamas: Poll

Inter Press Service | Jim Lobe | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Jews, Foreign Affairs, Fatah, Hamas, Us Jews, J Street, J-Street, Palestinian Unity Talks, Israel, American Jews, Advocacy, Religion, Inter Press Service, World News

WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (IPS) - Contrary to the views of the likely incoming right-wing government of Israel, most U.S. Jews favour peace negotiations wi...

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Livni: Israel Must Give Up Land To Remain Jewish, Democratic

Haaretz | Raphael Ahren | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

Read More: Israel Election, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Tzipi Livni, Tzipi Livni Israel, Israel, American Jews Israel, American Jews, Jewish State, World News

"I do believe Israel is fighting for existence not only because it's the only democracy in the Middle East, but also because it's the only Jewish stat...

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Diaspora Jews More Critical Of Israel Than Ever

Haaretz | Posted 02.02.2009 | World

Read More: New York Jews, European Jews, Gaza Israel, Jewish View of Israel, Diaspora Jews, New York Jews Israel, Hamas, Israel Gaza, Israel, Jews on Israel, American Jews Israel, American Jews, Jewish View of Gaza, World News

There is something very strange and more than a little frustrating for a reporter used to being on the frontlines to experience a war in Israel from a...

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President Obama: Israel Is Ready for You

Yoav Sivan | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush, Germany, Israel Palestinian Conflict, Jews Obama, Obama, Iran, Israel, American Jews, Barack Obama Germany, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, John McCain, President Obama, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, HuffPost Election Analysis, Election Day 2008, Election Day, Joe Biden, Election Results, Sarah Palin, Election, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Presidential Election, Election Analysis, Politics News
Yoav Sivan

After eight years of failed American policy in the Middle East, President Obama has the chance to reassert constructive American leadership in one of the most complex geopolitical regions of the world.

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Memo to American Jews: Listen to Ed Koch and Vote for Barack Obama

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ed Koch Obama, Barack Obama 2008, John McCain, Ed Koch, Sarah Palin, Joe Lieberman, Joe Biden, Gail Collins, American Jews, Jewish Voters, Barack Obama, Ed Koch Endorses Barack Obama, Politics News
Menachem Rosensaft

The GOP's unprincipled electioneering is likely to become especially ugly in the Jewish community. We are certain to hear Joe Lieberman shamelessly trying to scare elderly Jewish retirees to vote Republican.

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