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This gubernatorial candidate is the early frontrunner for 2025 | Opinion

Published by NJ.com By Alan J. Steinberg While the current focus of New Jersey political pundits is on the 2024 Democratic US Senate primary, the first stirrings of the 2025 gubernatorial race are also underway, with prospective candidates intensively seeking fundraising sources and building political partnerships. In this early stage of the campaign, Rep. Josh […]

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Senate Democrats urge ‘bold’ US push on Palestinian state

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – More than a third of the US Senate’s Democrats called on President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday to take “bold” action toward establishing a Palestinian state, in the latest pushback against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The letter to Biden comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the country’s

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JNF-USA Helping to Rebuild San Diego’s Sister City in Israel, Sha’ar Hanegev

Approximately 30,000 evacuees from San Diego’s sister city of Sha’ar Hanegev and the neighboring municipality of Eshkol, both within a close distance of Israel’s border with Gaza, are returning to their homes, where they will find that volunteers from Jewish National Fund-USA have rebuilt, refurbished, and repainted some of the structures that were damaged or destroyed during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led massacre.  New facilities are also being planned. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Lifestyles, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sol Lizerbram, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA

Qatar ‘cautiously optimistic’ as Gaza talks resume, UN raises alarm

Published by DPA International Mediator Qatar is “cautiously optimistic” after negotiations to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war resumed in Doha on Tuesday, just as a top UN figure said Israel using hunger as a tactic in the conflict could constitute war crimes. Israel has been bombarding the Palestinian coastal strip since October 7

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International, Israel, Middle East, Nordot

Kushner Suggests Gazans Be Moved to Secure Area in Israel’s Negev Prior to Israel Finishing the War against Hamas

Published by Raw Story Jared Kushner was blasted Tuesday for saying that Gaza’s “waterfront property could be very valuable,” while suggesting Israel transport Palestinian civilians out of the Gaza Strip and move them into the Negev desert while the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) “cleans up” the Hamas-controlled region. Donald Trump’s son-in-law’s comments had been made

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‘The feeling is mutual’: Trump blasted over attack on Jewish Democrats

Published by AlterNet Donald Trump is attacking Jews who vote Democratic, barely days after the criminally-indicted ex-president threatened there would be a “bloodbath” if voters do not put him back in the Oval Office. His remarks, which include claiming Jews Democrats “hate” Israel and their own religion, were quickly labeled antisemitic. “I actually think they

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Senate Dem Finance Chairman Wyden Called to Resign After Wife Found Investing in Companies He Regulates

Published by The Western Journal Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is facing calls to step down after it was reported his wife owns millions of dollars in stocks for tech companies he is tasked with regulating. In a letter last week, members of the New York Young

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