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Jeremy Ben Ami

The Rehabilitation of Eliot Spitzer

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Prostitution, Sunny Hostin, Michael Garcia, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Katie Zezima, Wall Street, Eliot Spitzer Prostitution, Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School, Dylan Ratigan, Eliot Spitzer, Chris Matthews, Human Trafficking, New York News
Marcia G. Yerman

As Chris Matthews repeatedly called him "governor," I wondered what the exact protocol was for retaining your title even after you have resigned in disgrace.

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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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Let Truth Trump Fear in the Jewish Community

Jeremy Ben-Ami | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Republican Jewish Coalition, Abner Mikva, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Tony McPeak, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Ehud Olmert, Jerimiah Wright, Alan Dershowitz, Robert Malley, J Street, Robert Wexler, Gallup, RJC Obama, Barack Obama, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Pro-Israel Advocacy, Israel Iran, Politics News
Jeremy Ben-Ami

Let's hope the real victor in 2008 is the Jewish community -- as it finally excises the politics of fears and smears and forces candidates to debate the issues on the merits.

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Obama and the Jews -- The Smear Campaign That Didn't Work

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, The Great Schlep, JewsVote.Org, Gallup Poll, Quinnipiac Poll, Barack Obama, The Poltical Brain, Debbie Waserman Schultz, J Street, Sheldon Adelson, Sarah Silverman, Jewish Voters, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Dr. Drew Westen, John Kerry, The Republican Jewish Coalition, Israel, Joe Lieberman, Jewish Council for Education and Research, Seachanges, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Sources close to the Obama campaign told me that they have seen a "marked shift in the past month or so" from Jews who had questions about Obama. Those concerns have now been resolved.

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