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Donald Trump accepts party nomination after a week in which Israel was extolled and isolationists were given center stage
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination for president Thursday night in a speech in which he invoked the Israeli hostages, said the Oct. 7 invasion would not have happened on his watch, and boasted that the… Continue Reading
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Parents of Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra lead Republican convention in ‘Bring Them Home’ chant
MILWAUKEE — A dominant chant at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday was “Fight!” — what President Donald Trump said when he rose after an assassination attempt last week, and what many convention attendees… Continue Reading
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Republicans cheer Shabbos Kestenbaum, Harvard grad who is suing school over post-Oct. 7 antisemitism
MILWAUKEE — Shabbos Kestenbaum remembers the first time he felt lonely because he held an unpopular political opinion. The year was 2008, and Kestenbaum was 9 and a student at a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in the… Continue Reading
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Democratic platform boosts Israel funding, blames Hamas for war
MILWAUKEE — The final version of the Democratic Party platform preserves the pro-Israel language of previous versions and lacerates Hamas for launching the current war with Israel in the Gaza Strip. The pledge in the platform… Continue Reading
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In a first, Republican Jewish Coalition CEO addresses RNC as Republicans vow to make American Jews safe again
MILWAUKEE — At an unprecedented time for American Jews, Republican Jewish Committee CEO Matt Brooks did something Tuesday night that was unprecedented for him: He spoke at the Republican National Convention. “President Trump… Continue Reading
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Trump names J.D. Vance, who pinned assassination attempt on Democrats’ concerns over authoritarianism, as his running mate
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump named as his running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who once worried that Trump could become an American “Hitler” but who this weekend blamed Democratic rhetoric for Sunday’s assassination attempt on… Continue Reading
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Citing attack on Trump, Netanyahu demands crackdown on what he says is incitement by his opponents
Citing the attempt over the weekend on the life of Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ordering law enforcement to reveal what it knows about anti-right wing incitement. “We are witnessing a flood of… Continue Reading
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Jewish, Israeli leaders condemn shooting at rally that left Donald Trump injured
Jewish and Israeli leaders and lawmakers condemned what officials are investigating as an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as did Gabrielle Giffords, a Jewish former congresswoman who survived an… Continue Reading
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Three Jewish organizations alarmed by GOP’s mass deportation plan
MILWAUKEE — Three Jewish organizations dealing with immigration and community relations said they were alarmed by the Republican Party’s plans to launch mass deportations, saying they are steeped in a racist conspiracy… Continue Reading
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Biden: Israel has ‘occasionally’ been ‘less than cooperative’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Israel had been “less than cooperative” with the United States in its efforts to deliver assistance to Palestinian civilians, adding to pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Continue Reading