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GOP House Leadership May Rebuke Omar and Tlaib

If Republicans get their act together on Tuesday, when a new term for Congress begins, they will have the opportunity to make themselves useful. Republicans will take over the House then by a difference of four or five seats, giving them power to act against Omar, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit and other representatives who distort the Israeli situation and/or slander Jews. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Supplemental Program Helps Middle Schoolers on Road to Success

From the Talmud, we learn that a father is commanded to teach his children to swim. That seems a little random at first glance, but in fact, the message is that a parent must teach his children to survive independently when the time arises. A program outside of Atlanta, Georgia is doing just that and has been since 2001. Reach for Excellence has been providing a supplemental education to underserved middle school-aged children and their families. However, Reach is no ordinary program. [Eva Trieger]

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Eva Trieger, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Why the US and Israel Should Not Overlook the South Caucasus

By Paul Miller (JNS) Policy towards Iran represents a particularly complex item on the Biden administration’s agenda. The administration has expressed solidarity with Iranian protesters as they face a harsh crackdown, but at the same time, President Joe Biden has long sought to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The debate surrounding Iran cannot be

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International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA

New York Times Slammed for ‘Swastika’-Shaped Crossword Puzzle Ahead of Chanukah

Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — The New York Times is facing criticism after printing a crossword puzzle some say is shaped like a swastika, the day before the first night of Chanukah. The Dec. 18 puzzle, “Some Theme’s Missing,” immediately caused a stir with social media users pointing to the distinct

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Prejudice: How Discomfort and Fear of the Unfamiliar Lead to Discrimination

By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — There are many types of prejudice, but they can broadly be placed into two categories: personal and institutional. Personal prejudice is not based on reason, nor on actual experience. It is a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, and intolerance. It is a negative attitude and adverse

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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz, Opinion, USA

Trump Hosts Jewish Group, Doesn’t Mention Dinner with Ye and Holocaust Denier Fuentes

Published by New York Daily News Donald Trump hosted an orthodox Jewish group Friday without addressing his recent dinner with the antisemitic rapper formerly known as Kanye West and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. The former president’s speech — his first to a Jewish group since his Nov. 22 meeting with Ye and Fuentes at his

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USA

Unity, Not Uniformity

By Doron Krakow Something remarkable happened at the Oshman Family JCC (OFJCC) in Palo Alto, Calif., this past Sunday. Eight hundred people gathered to discuss, debate, and deliberate over the current state of relations between Israel and Jews living in the Diaspora—in particular, the North American Diaspora. Israel—the miraculous fulfillment of the modern Zionist movement

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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, USA

Office of Civil Rights Opens Investigation Into UC Berkeley Law for Anti-Zionism

(JNS) The Office of Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) has launched a formal investigation into UC Berkeley Law School over a controversial anti-Zionist bylaw adopted by some of its student groups in August. The investigation comes in response to a Nov. 18 complaint filed by Gabriel Groisman, a Florida-based attorney and

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California, Israel, USA