What Jewish voters need to know about Ron DeSantis, the Florida Republican running for president

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – In late April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Jerusalem, voicing support for Israeli West Bank settlements, touting a law he had just signed giving families thousands of dollars per year in private school tuition vouchers and signing a bill that increased penalties for antisemitic harassment. Two weeks later, his education department rejected […]

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Biden administration slams Itamar Ben-Gvir’s ‘provocative’ visit to Temple Mount

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Biden administration said a visit to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s far-right national security minister, was “provocative” and cautioned against changes at the contested holy site. Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount, which Muslims revere as the Noble Sanctuary, on Sunday morning, and declared that Israel was “in charge” […]

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Hundreds of rabbis say Biden’s plan to fight antisemitism should embrace a disputed definition

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — More than 550 rabbis are calling for the Biden administration’s forthcoming strategy on fighting antisemitism to include a definition of anti-Jewish bigotry that has come under debate. The letter was sent as progressive groups are seeking to dissuade the administration from using the definition because they believe it chills legitimate criticism […]

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‘An affront to Holocaust victims’: Deborah Lipstadt slams Mahmoud Abbas for likening Israel to Joseph Goebbels

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Deborah Lipstadt, the State Department’s top envoy combating antisemitism, condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for comparing Israel to Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda chief. “PA President Abbas’s equating Israel with the lies of top Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels is an affront to Holocaust victims and survivors,” Lipstadt wrote Wednesday on […]

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