Bob Dylan’s forgotten pro-Israel song, revisited
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
“I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now,” Bob Dylan sang in 1964’s “My Back Pages.”
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May 24, 2016
Liberal Green Party wins Austrian Presidency as Nationalist Freedom Party loses in a nail-biter
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
Alexander Van der Bellen, a 72-year-old economics professor and the former head of Austria’s Green Party, won a cliffhanger presidential election on Monday, narrowly defeating his far-right rival by the slimmest of margins – 50.3 percent of the vote to the ultranationalist Norbert Hofer’s 49.7 percent, a difference of about 30,000 votes, that was determined via absentee ballots.
Maccabi Haifa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv to win Israeli State Cup
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
Veteran Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun bade farewell to his club Maccabi Haifa with a 1-0 win in the State Cup final over favourites and holders Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
NFL to play 2021 Super Bowl in new Los Angeles stadium
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
The NFL will stage the 2021 Super Bowl in Los Angeles, raising its profile in the country\’s second-largest media market after making a celebrated return to the city with the relocation of the Rams franchise to the West Coast starting next season.
Jewish Republicans, come home to the Democratic Party!
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
This is a dismal time to be a Jewish Republican.
Hillary: More than ever (here’s why)
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
As with many, I opposed the 2015 Iran Deal negotiated between the White House (no need to kid ourselves about the P-5) and the Iranian mullahs.
Far-right Austrian presidential candidate’s narrow loss is wake-up call, Jewish groups say
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
European Jewish groups reacted with relief to the victory by a left-wing politician over a far-right candidate in Austria’s presidential elections.
Trump vs. Clinton: Battle of the Jewish sons-in-law
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
Somebody had better put a mezuzah on the Lincoln Bedroom.
Egypt reportedly pushing for Netanyahu-Abbas summit
Jewish Journal
May 24, 2016
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sissi reportedly is coaxing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to meet face to face.
RJC calls out Trump supporters for anti-Semitic abuse of journalists
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May 24, 2016
The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) on Tuesday released a statement condemning the increased anti-Semitic abuse directed toward journalists by supporters of Donald Trump and the Democratic presidential candidates.
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