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Deni Avdija to make triumphant DC return as star NBA player
On Tuesday night, the Washington Wizards will host the Portland Trail Blazers for Jewish Heritage Night in a game that carries significance beyond the standings. The matchup coincides with…
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4mDéjà vu on Iran, but the politics have shifted
For watchers of the U.S.-Israel relationship, the events of the last few days have had a familiar feel. On Friday, President Donald Trump suggested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that Iran would “love to make a deal. I don’t think they’re ready to. I don’t think it’s time yet, but I’m willing to listen.”... <a href="">Read More</a>
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7mAIPAC reminds voters of far-left candidates’ hostility to Kamala Harris, Joe Biden
In the concluding weeks of the primary season, AIPAC is drawing in part on a messaging strategy used successfully by pro-Israel groups in previous cycles to thwart the far left, which is facing a new set of political tests after a series of recent victories in heavily progressive congressional districts. From Michigan to Missouri, where... <a href="">Read More</a>
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8mMoskowitz challenger runs on military record in contested GOP primary
Former Florida state Rep. George Moraitis is hoping that a bipartisan approach and his background in the Statehouse and as a military veteran will make him a formidable candidate to take on Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) in South Florida in November. Moraitis is running in the Republican primary in Florida’s 25th Congressional District against Boca... <a href="">Read More</a>
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9mLapid blames Netanyahu for Israel's isolation, vows reset if he returns to gov’t
Addressing one of the leading foreign policy think tanks in the United States, former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid presented his case on Monday for Israel’s diplomatic future should his opposition bloc form the country’s next government after the upcoming elections. Speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington, Lapid argued that Israel is increasingly isolated... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2021/10/daily-kickoff-senate-dems-move-iron-dome-to-larger-funding-bill-the-future-of-israels-ambassador-residence-in-d-c/">Read More</a>
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4mIsrael, AIPAC take center stage in final Michigan Senate primary debate
If Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary has become a test case for the saliency of AIPAC and Israel as a political issue for Democratic voters, then Monday night’s debate between Abdul El-Sayed, a far-left former public health official, and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) served as the ultimate battlefield — and illustrated the gulf between the two candidates... <a href="">Read More</a>