National Politics
by JTA | May 31, 2020 | Community, National, National Politics, News
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen Dr. Vivian Fischer spent five hours on Saturday, May 30, walking toward Minneapolis’s devastation from her home in a suburb immediately outside the city. The family physician put on her gray scrubs, stethoscope, mask and gloves, filled a... read more
by JTA | May 31, 2020 | Community, Education, National, National Politics, News
By Philissa Cramer National and local Jewish groups are expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man killed last week by a Minneapolis police officer who has subsequently been charged with second-degree murder, and solidarity... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Mar 16, 2020 | Community, Coronavirus News, International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have much in common when it comes to policy and style. They stand together in recommending tough action to contain Iran, and are comfortable dealing with autocracies (Saudi Arabia) and increasingly... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Feb 5, 2020 | Community, International, Israel, National, National Politics, News, Politics
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is now in overdrive, judging by the way he turned much of this year’s State of the Union into a campaign pitch. “We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back!” he... read more
by Ben Sales, JTA | Jan 7, 2020 | Community, Community Resources, Education, International, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
An estimated 25,000 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and held a rally on Jan. 5 to protest rising anti-Semitism in and around New York City. The rally comes following a spate of attacks on Jews, including most recently a stabbing attack at a rabbi’s home in... read more
by Marcy Oster | Nov 13, 2019 | National, National Politics, News, Politics
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller promoted white nationalist materials to the right-wing website Breitbart News as the 2016 presidential election neared. Many of the 900 emails sent by Miller to Breitbart from March 2015 to June 2016 “showcase the... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Oct 28, 2019 | Community, National, National Politics, News
Earlier this month, Jacob Frey went from being the relatively unknown mayor of Minneapolis to an instant Internet celebrity, thanks to some venomous tweets by President Donald Trump. Trump recently lashed out at Frey, whom he called a “lightweight mayor,” after Frey... read more
by Staff Report | Oct 17, 2019 | Baltimore, Community, Maryland, National Politics, News
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th) died Oct. 17 at the age of 68 from longstanding health issues. Throughout his long political career, Cummings, a Baltimore native, enjoyed a particularly close relationship with the Jewish community of Maryland. Cummings was the namesake... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 29, 2019 | Elections, International, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
A Jewish socialist philosopher and political activist who met with the leader of Hamas is running for president. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Dr. Jerome M. Segal announced at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that he will run as the nominee... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 27, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
In 1992, Israel killed Abbas al-Musawi, a founder of the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon, in a dramatic helicopter attack. Iran, Hezbollah’s primary funder, threatened to retaliate – talk that was somewhat expected for a country that routinely calls for the... read more
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