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4 days ago · The event, hosted by the OU, was moderated by Jewish Insider Editor-in-Chief Josh Kraushaar. With antisemitism on the rise globally and Israel continuing to fight in a multifront war against Iran and its proxies, Stephens said it’s “too early” to know how a Trump administration will act on these fronts.
Next season of ‘Fauda’ will take on Oct. 7 attacks, show creators say
Mar 12, 2024 · Season 5 will be “totally different,” creators of ‘Fauda’ say during panel discussion
Three new polls offer three different takeaways on the Jewish vote …
September 13, 2024. Three new polls released in recent weeks show different results with respect to Jewish voter sentiment in the presidential election, raising questions about how a key voting bloc could shape the closely-contested race. The Jewish Democratic Council of America this week released a national poll of 800 self-identified Jewish ...
AIPAC rolls out first 2024 endorsements, including vulnerable …
Mar 16, 2023 · AIPAC PAC rolled out its first wave of more than 90 House and Senate endorsements for the 2024 elections yesterday, shedding some light on the group’s strategy in what are likely to be some of the most watched races in next year’s elections, as well as how it plans to handle hot-button issues tied to the U.S.-Israel relationship.. The endorsement list includes a leading Democratic critic ...
Inside New Jersey’s Orthodox boomtown - Jewish Insider
Feb 18, 2022 · In Lakewood, the neighborhood church is a synagogue. Over the last decade, the majority-Orthodox Lakewood was the second-fastest growing city in New Jersey. Its population increased by more than 45%, or some 42,000 people, between 2010 and 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Candace Owens no longer attending Trump event following …
July 23, 2024. Candace Owens, a far-right pundit who has frequently broadcast antisemitic commentary, is no longer attending an event sponsored by the Trump campaign later this week, a source familiar with the event confirmed to Jewish Insider on Tuesday — after her scheduled participation faced backlash from conservative critics and Jewish ...
A closer look at Biden’s foreign policy team - Jewish Insider
Jacob Kornbluh. November 24, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden announced key appointments to his White House national security team on Monday as he begins to assemble his Cabinet. Among the appointments requiring Senate confirmation are senior foreign policy advisor Tony Blinken as secretary of state; Alejandro “Ali” Nicholas Mayorkas, a ...
Jake Tapper recalls his Jewish upbringing - Jewish Insider
February 20, 2018. CNN host Jake Tapper joined The Axe Files with David Axelrod where he recalled his Jewish upbringing and how he views his Judaism today: “My mom converted to Judaism and my dad was raised conservative-Jewish, but probably not really all that observant. They divorced when I was about 7 or 8, and around that time my dad ...
For the State Dept’s top spokeswoman, her journey to Judaism …
Apr 24, 2020 · Ortagus started in USAID’s Washington headquarters in 2007 but was soon offered a placement in Baghdad. “Everything was Middle East, like 24/7, at that time,” Ortagus said. As a 25-year-old just a few years after 9/11 and the start of the Iraq War, the answer was easy. “I was like, ‘Me, me, I’ll go!’” she recalled.
Nir Bar Dea tapped as Bridgewater’s new co-CEO - Jewish Insider
January 4, 2022. Nir Bar Dea, the new co-CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund, didn’t just climb the corporate ladder — he soared up it. A mere seven years ago, he was writing speeches for Israel’s Mission to the United Nations. On Monday, in a quick, if unconventional, career arc, the Israeli-born Bar Dea was promoted to co-lead ...