Israeli writer Hen Mazzig isn’t cheering Donald Trump’s bluster about forcing other people out of their homeland
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We must not let Gazans suffer the same fate, the online influencer writes in response.
X marks the spot where Elon Musk’s gesture is being debated, defended, deplored, derided and disputed
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How did the Anti-Defamation League conclude that Elon Musk didn’t give a Nazi salute? It isn’t saying.
Q&A: Canadian pollster Steven Pinkus of Mainstreet Research outlines why Americans narrowly favour Harris over Trump
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Trump focusing on white non-college-educated males, Harris on Black voters
Trump or Biden? Who is Good for the Jews and Israel?
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Gil Troy is an award-winning American presidential historian and a popular commentator on politics. He is a professor of history at McGill University, a leading Zionist activist and the author of a dozen books. His most recent book, Never Alone: Prison, Politics and People, was co-authored with Natan Sharansky. He currently lives in Jerusalem. Troy […]
Marmur: Israel’s Arab citizens lose out in political shift
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The final CJN column by Rabbi Dow Marmur.
Q & A with Ohad Nakash Kaynar: U.S. peace plan is promising
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Ron Csillag speaks with Ohad Nakash Kaynar, the deputy head of mission at Israel’s Embassy in Ottawa.
Weinfeld: A White House Purim party
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In this special Purim column, David Weinfeld crafts an imaginary Purim party at the White House.
Michael Bloomberg suspends his campaign and endorses Joe Biden
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Michael Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who ran a self-funded campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, dropped out of the race the day after his disappointing Super Tuesday results.
Biden slows the Bernie surge and Bloomberg is ‘reassessing’
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Joe Biden beat expectations on Super Tuesday, the biggest primary day in the Democratic presidential stakes, slowing the surge of Bernie Sanders.
Roytenberg: Has the proposed peace plan made any difference?
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“By accepting Israel’s security concerns and stating plainly that there is no right of return for Palestinians, the plan increases the chances that a future arrangement with the Palestinians would succeed, should they ever be willing to come to the table.”