Sorry, Richard Spencer: Comparing Zionism to White Nationalism Is … – Forward
admin | August 22, 2017
Richard Spencer, the prominent alt-right white supremacist, recently described himself to an Israeli TV interviewer as a white Zionist.
Why This Druze Israeli Identifies As A Zionist – Forward
admin | August 22, 2017
Identifying himself as a white Zionist, alt-right figure Richard Spencer recently told Israeli television, I want us to have a secure homeland for us and ourselves, just like you want a secure homeland in Israel. Spencers statement ignited debate over the nature of Israel and whether its framework as a Jewish state parallels the goals of white nationalists like Spencer. The Forward interviewed Reda Mansour, a Druze Israeli diplomat who has served as Israels ambassador to Brazil and Ecuador
There is no real way of understanding what Jewishness means unless we understand what it meant – Tablet Magazine
simmons | August 22, 2017
Literary criticAdam Kirschis readinga page of Talmuda day, along with Jews around the world. For readers who are following the Daf Yomi cycle, this month marks a major anniversary
Liel Leibovitz – Tablet Magazine
richards | August 22, 2017
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Trump official reportedly praised defender of Holocaust deniers … – Haaretz
simmons | August 22, 2017
Teresa Manning, a deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, praised Joseph Sobran, who had a long history of negative statements about Jews and their alleged influence in the U.S
Trump Appointee Praised Writer Who Defended Holocaust Deniers – Forward
richards | August 22, 2017
C-SPAN A pro-life activist whom President Trump appointed to run the Department of Health and Human Services family planning programs once praised a controversial writer who repeatedly defended Holocaust deniers and was once fired for writing columns that his own editor called anti-Semitic. Teresa Manning, a new deputy assistant secretary at HHS, edited a book of pro-life essays in 2003, and moderated a panel discussion in Washington that year to promote it, Mother Jones magazine recounted on Monday. In her remarks, she praised Joseph Sobran, who was also speaking and had contributed to the book, saying that Sobran has been called the finest columnist of his generation as well as a national treasure.
Donations to Anti-Defamation League surge in US – Yahoo – Yahoo News
admin | August 22, 2017
Donors have shown greater interest in supporting the Anti-Defamation League since the August 12 violence at a neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesvile, Virginia (AFP Photo/CHIP SOMODEVILLA) New York (AFP) - Donations to the Anti-Defamation League, one of the oldest anti-discrimination, anti-Semitic organizations in the United States, have spiked sharply since the violence in Charlottesville, the group said Monday. ADL spokeswoman Betsaida Alcantara said donations like the one from James Murdoch -- head of Fox News, who last week announced a million-dollar donation -- as well as those from corporations like Apple, Uber and MGM Resorts yielded a rise of "1,000%" last week, compared to the weekly average donations since the beginning of the year. The ADL, headquartered in New York, did not specify to which dollar amount this surge had led.
