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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

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Donald Trump adviser David Friedman speaking to Channel 2 news, June 22, 2016. (Screenshot)
December 16, 2016, 7:34 pm
PM said pleased by Friedman’s appointment as Israel envoy
While right-wing Israelis hail nomination, unnamed Palestinian official calls President-elect Trump’s choice of ambassador a ‘warning sign’
By ToI Staff
Donald Trump adviser David Friedman speaking to Channel 2 news, June 22, 2016. (Screenshot)
December 16, 2016, 9:51 am
Settler council hails ‘knowledgeable and wise’ Trump envoy pick
Yesha says David Friedman ‘will strengthen bridge between our great nations’; choice praised by MKs, right-wing US Jews who cite plan to move embassy to Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
David Friedman, Donald Trump's Israel envoy-nominee, speaking to reporters at a pro-Trump event in Jerusalem, October 26, 2016. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
December 16, 2016, 6:14 am
Liberal Jewish groups rage against Trump’s Israel ambassador pick
David Friedman’s nomination is ‘reckless’ and imperils American credibility, J Street charges, vowing to oppose confirmation in Senate
By Eric Cortellessa
David Friedman, Donald Trump's adviser on Israel, speaks to Channel 10 News on September 14, 2016. (screen capture: Channel 2)
December 16, 2016, 2:25 am
Trump taps adviser Friedman as ambassador to Israel; he expects to work from Jerusalem
In sign of president-elect’s resolve to move embassy to holy city, intended envoy predicts he’ll be based in ‘Israel’s eternal capital’
By Eric Cortellessa
US Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) at a meeting of the Democratic National Committee on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in Denver, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
December 6, 2016, 9:05 pm
The aggressive, the accepting and the noncommittal: Where Jewish leaders stand on Ellison’s DNC bid
As Democrats struggle with an electoral crisis and selecting a new party chair, prominent Jews have mixed feelings on the Minnesota congressman’s bid to revitalize a beleaguered party
By Eric Cortellessa
Signs of support for Hillary Clinton and protest signs are seen on the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 28, 2016. (AFP/Robyn Beck)
July 29, 2016, 4:57 am
Jewish Democrats pressed to get out the vote for Clinton
Jews in swing states, Jewish millennials will be focus of efforts that include a new super PAC and community outreach
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Zoey Bailkin, 14, reads a passage from Isaiah at an interfaith gathering on Sunday, July 23, 2016, the eve of the Democratic National Convention. (Mikki K. Harris via JTA)
July 28, 2016, 5:31 am
At DNC, rabbis (and a 14-year-old) draw from scripture to rebuke Trump
Jewish leaders warn of ‘the anger of the mob,’ hold interfaith gathering in implicit – and often not so implicit – critiques of GOP
By Ron Kampeas
President Barack Obama speaks about the nuclear deal with Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, at American University in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
August 20, 2015, 2:00 pm
25 US Jewish leaders announce support for Iran deal
New York Times ad urges Congress to support agreement while voicing concerns over Tehran’s anti-Semitism, backing for terror
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the 'Celebrate the 2nd Amendment Event' in Johnston, Iowa, on June 20, 2015. (AP/Charlie Neibergall)
June 24, 2015, 3:08 am
Ted Cruz’s father: Democrat Jews place Jewishness second
Rafael Cruz, a pastor, charges that Jews, like ‘many Catholics,’ have prioritized their politics over their religion
By JTA
Illustrative photo of anti-Semitic graffiti in Europe (CC BY-SA Beny Shlevich/Flickr)
September 19, 2014, 4:36 am
US House calls for tougher fight against anti-Semitism
Resolution pans global upsurge in hatred of Jews while calling on Kerry to use influence to combat phenomenon
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Casino magnate and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2014. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP)
August 30, 2014, 4:57 am
Appeals court hears claims in Adelson v. NJDC lawsuit
Arguments focus on whether hyperlink constituted adequate attribution to source
By JTA
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (photo credit: CC BY-Glyn Lowe Photoworks, flickr)
January 14, 2014, 11:43 pm
Iran sanctions have Senate majority, but veto looms
White House has managed to keep most Democrats from supporting bill, saying it will put US on path to war
By Ron Kampeas
Rabbi Jack Moline (photo credit: YouTube/screenshot)
September 30, 2013, 9:57 pm
NJDC appoints Conservative rabbi as new head
Jack Moline, a close friend of Rahm Emanuel, to helm the lobbying organization starting January
By Lazar Berman
June 10, 2013, 6:57 pm
Ambassador to US backs Power as ‘caring deeply’ about Israel
Michael Oren joins growing list of Jewish leaders who’ve come out in favor of Obama’s nominee for UN envoy
By JTA and ToI Staff
June 7, 2013, 5:10 pm
Samantha Power gets early boost from pro-Israel voices
Facing Senate confirmation with a trail of controversial quotes, Power’s pro-Israel bona fides win endorsement from ADL, Alan Dershowitz, Joe Lieberman
By Haviv Rettig Gur
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