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After two decades in diplomacy, Ludo Hood weighs in on antisemitism, Ukraine and Washington's foreign policy battles
After a career in the foreign service, where officers are obliged to keep their political views to themselves and promote the positions of the current U.S. administration, some retiring diplomats…
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Mike Rogers begins outreach to Michigan Democrats after El-Sayed’s Senate nomination
ddressing Michigan Democrats in a videotaped message, Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers said that the “vast majority of people” rejecting Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed — whose bid he framed as a “campaign filled with anger, divisiveness, calls for violence and the views that are out of touch with your values”— have “a home with... <a href="">Read More</a>
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26mTrump's not-so-straight strait talk
This Daily Kickoff explores concerns over Iran deal negotiations, the emergence of new Jewish-focused literary publishers, ongoing Middle East diplomacy, and upcoming special election races.
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3mThe art of the almost deal
A meme circulated on social media earlier this week depicting a cartoon version of President Donald Trump addressing different stages of negotiations with Iran. In it, the president cycles between “We’re going to bomb their power plants,” “They called us begging for a deal,” “They’re giving us everything we want” and “They’re scum, you can’t... <a href="">Read More</a>
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New Jewish ventures aim to publish what mainstream houses won't — Israeli stories, Jewish names and all
Meg Keene, an established nonfiction author who has sold more than 150,000 copies of her two books offering tips for wedding planning, couldn’t find a publisher for her first novel — not because of the writing, she said, but because it was “too Jewish.” Keene said she was advised by one agent to cut anything... <a href="">Read More</a>
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6mFetterman unloads on El-Sayed, predicts he could lose Michigan Senate seat for Democrats
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said on Wednesday that he believes Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan has put the state in play for Republicans in November. Fetterman made the comments in an interview with Jewish Insider in the hours after Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) conceded to El-Sayed in what... <a href="">Read More</a>