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Auburn University basketball coach Bruce Pearl leaning against Senate run

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl is leaning against running for Tommy Tuberville's Senate seat but will decide by month's end; he's a prominent Jewish advocate and vocal supporter of Israel.

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D.C.'s kosher conundrum

This edition covers today's key Democratic primaries, the challenge of maintaining kosher dining in D.C., and diplomatic calls for justice regarding the 2001 Sbarro bombing.

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In four states, a test of the Democratic Party's leftward drift

Today’s Democratic primaries in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin won’t have the same shock value as previous contests that underscored the strength of the anti-establishment, anti-Israel forces within the party. But the possibility of Minnesota Democrats nominating a true-blue progressive over a battle-tested moderate lawmaker as their Senate standard-bearer, along with the growing likelihood suburban... <a href="">Read More</a>

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D.C. has a kosher restaurant problem. Owners say to blame the math

At last year’s grand opening for Oro Nami, a kosher sushi spot in Washington, the restaurant’s splashy aesthetic — red velvet booths, multicolor clocks projected on the ceiling, dark walls, a light-up floor — did not exactly align with the clientele: Capitol Hill staffers, new Trump administration appointees, K Street lobbyists and a handful of... <a href="">Read More</a>

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Two U.S. envoys call for Sbarro bombing terrorist Tamimi to face justice

Two U.S. ambassadors highlighted ongoing U.S. efforts to bring Ahlam Tamimi — who was convicted by Israeli courts for her involvement in the 2001 bombing of a Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem that killed 16 people, including three Americans — to face trial in the United States around the 25th anniversary of the terror attack. Tamimi has... <a href="">Read More</a>

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Rep. Randy Fine campaign sign vandalized with a swastika

A lawn sign for Rep. Randy Fine’s (R-FL) reelection campaign outside an early voting site in Flagler Beach, Fla., was spray-painted with a swastika over the weekend, local news outlets reported on Monday. Fine is one of the few Jewish Republicans in Congress and has been vocal about his Jewish identity and advocating for Israel... <a href="">Read More</a>

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