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Exclusive — Alan Dershowitz: ‘Nothing Jewish’ About Left-Wing Jewish Democratic Council of America

There is nothing particularly Jewish about the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), which speaks neither for Jews nor Democrats, according to famed Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz, who excoriated the Democratic Party-aligned group for virtually ignoring “issues of direct concern to the Jewish community,” including the topic of Israel and antisemitism — especially its alarming growth within the Democratic Party’s progressive wing. 

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Nikki Haley at RJC: Biden Admin Can’t Be Trusted to Stop Iran Nuclear Threat

Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas over the weekend, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley discussed a variety of issues concerning Israel, the Palestinians, the U.N., and the Biden administration — which she argued could not be “counted on” to stop the Iranian nuclear program she deemed a threat to Israel’s existence.

Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations looks on during a meeting

Rabbi Praises Serbia-Kosovo Agreement for Including Israel, Jerusalem

Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the Coalition for Jewish Values, praised the Trump administration’s Serbia-Kosovo agreement over the weekend, noting that it had made a special effort to include normalization of relations between Kosovo and Israel, and both Balkan countries putting embassies in Israel’s capital city of Jerusalem.

Serbia-Kosovo agreement (Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty)

‘Moderates’ Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar Skip Pro-Israel AIPAC Conference

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said Wednesday that they will not attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference next week, joining Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in skipping what was, until now, a rite of passage for presidential candidates from both parties.

Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar (Scott Olson / Getty)

Klein: Eight Bernie Sanders Anti-Israel Outrages

TEL AVIV — Throwing his hat into the presidential ring for 2020, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ troubling views on the Jewish state and his uninformed and false anti-Israel statements are sure to take center stage as the presidential race heats up.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 25: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a rally for

Pollak: George Soros Is a Victim of Antisemitism, and Also a Perpetrator

The media have decided that criticism of billionaire left-wing mega-donor George Soros is a form of antisemitism, ever since he was targeted by a mail bomb last week (which did not detonate, thankfully). They have stepped up that claim in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, since the murderer posted anti-Soros comments on social media.

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