Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey supports reparations for African-Americans, ‘as a Jew’
By PENINA BEEDE (JTA) — Here’s a bit of news that has flown under the radar: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ...
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Rep. Betty McCollum calls AIPAC ‘hate group’ after the Israel lobby attacks her in an ad
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Minnesota congresswoman called AIPAC a “hate group” inciting against her after the Israel ...
Obama: Only Israel opposed to Iran deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Barack Obama said Israel’s government was the only one openly against the Iran deal, but added ...
AIPAC conference is all about comity
An emphasis of the conference was the breadth of AIPAC’s outreach, particularly among African Americans and Hispanics By RON KAMPEAS ...
Obama and Netanyahu disagree, in private and in public, about how to handle Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama discussed Iran and other issues during their March 5 meeting in the ...
Editorial: So much for economic recovery
The New York Times’ analysis of the deal in Washington to raise the debt ceiling quoted remarks made Sunday by ...
In speech, Obama misses some Jewish priorities
The president’s State of the Union address neglected to mention poverty, abortion rights or Israel By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) ...
Diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal backroom deals, clueless predictions
Dispatches deal with Hamas, Iranian nuclear weapons and Israeli politics By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — A careful reading of ...
Cantor: Take Israel out of foreign aid bill
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Republican Congress would seek to remove funding for Israel from the foreign operations budget, a GOP ...
Rush Limbaugh compares Democrats to Nazis
Radio talker pours fuel on the fire of raging health care debate "Rush Limbaugh's remarks comparing Democrats to Nazis drew ...
