Jewish Insider
Where Israel’s parties stand on the Diaspora — in their own words
Many Diaspora Jews who care about the future of Israel have been watching the election campaigns in Israel unfold from afar. And while Diaspora affairs do not rank high in Israelis’ concerns in Oct.…
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Huckabee met secretly with Netanyahu’s top rival, Gadi Eisenkot
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met quietly in recent days with Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot amid the final stretch of Israel’s high-stakes election campaign, Jewish Insider has learned, the first known time U.S. officials have met with the former IDF chief of staff, considered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival in the... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2021/01/samantha-power-usaid-biden/">Read More</a>
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Wikipedia's edit scandal, unedited
Today’s Daily Kickoff covers an ADL report on anti-Israel Wikipedia edits, NYC pension politics, political controversy in New Jersey, and international developments affecting Israel and the Middle East.
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A year after the Anti-Defamation League exposed what it described as a coordinated campaign to inject antisemitic and anti-Israel narratives into Wikipedia entries, 91% of one banned editor’s contributions to six prominent articles on issues related to Israel remain in the live text, according to a new report. The report, released Thursday by the ADL... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Top N.J. Dem recruit campaigned alongside New Jersey mayor accused of antisemitism
New Jersey Democratic House candidate Rebecca Bennett campaigned this week alongside Linden, N.J., Mayor Derek Armstead, a Democrat who has been accused of antisemitic discrimination in an ongoing lawsuit, at an event that also featured House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). But her opponent, Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ), has also been photographed alongside Armstead... <a href="">Read More</a>
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4mFormer NYC comptroller denounces Levine’s decision not to reinvest in Israeli bonds
New York City Comptroller Mark Levine came under fire on Wednesday after he revealed to The New York Times that he would reverse course on a long-standing pledge to reinvest municipal pension dollars in State of Israel bonds — criticism that came even from his predecessor in the role, Scott Stringer. Speaking to the Times,... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/profiles/jonathan-safran-foer/">Read More</a>