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`Circumcise Me’ shows humor in Jewish conversions
With his long beard, side curls, black hat, coat and trousers trailing white tsitsit strings, Yisrael Campbell looks like any other Orthodox Jew.\n\nNot bad, for someone who grew up a Roman Catholic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, under the name of Chris.\n
Rand Paul and Israel
I\’ve obtained a document that the Rand Paul campaign is circulating to those interested in his views on Israel, and it\’s interesting to see how the positions he\’s taking as a Republican Senate candidate in Kentucky differ from those adopted by his father, Rep. Ron Paul, a harsh critic of U.S.-Israel ties.
Jewish Dem easily takes Wexler’s seat
A Jewish Democrat won U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler\’s Florida district by a wide margin.\n
Survey: Jews back Obama, Bibi
A solid majority of American Jews support Barack Obama\’s and Benjamin Netanyahu\’s handling of U.S.-Israeli relations, according to a new survey.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor accuses Democrats of ‘fanning flames’ on member threats
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) angrily lashed out at Democratic leaders for their handling of reported threats against members of Congress Thursday, accusing them of \”dangerously fanning the flames\” by blaming the GOP and confiding that he has also been the recipient of threats.
Berman endorses Armenian genocide resolution
A key Jewish lawmaker urged passage of a resolution recognizing the Ottoman genocide against Armenians.
Zuckerman drops Senate bid
Mortimer Zuckerman says he won\’t run for New York\’s junior spot in the U.S. Senate.
Sander Levin (D-Mich) to lead House Ways and Means Committee
Reporting from Washington – In an untraditional twist, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) will replace Rep. Charles Rangel as acting chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee rather than Rep. Pete Stark (D-Fremont).
Hotheaded Rahm Emanuel may be White House voice of reason
Rahm Emanuel is officially a Washington caricature. He\’s the town\’s resident leviathan, a bullying, bruising White House chief of staff who is a prime target for the failings of the Obama administration.
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