Barbara Boxer and the democratization of California politics
Raphael J. Sonenshein
January 21, 2015
In 1992, California voters elected two Jewish women to the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer.
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Jews and Liberalism: Is the civil religion going to last?
Jewish Journal
December 10, 2014
In what may be an urban legend, a rabbi with a luxurious beard is said to have sat on the left side in the Frankfurt Assembly during the Revolution of 1848. Asked why, he replied: “Because Jews have no right.”
Monica Lewinsky joins Twitter. Should we listen?
Jewish Journal
October 22, 2014
Monica Lewinsky has come full circle. The Jewish woman who, with some justice, described herself as “the first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the Internet” returned to the cybersphere on Monday with a Twitter account.
Bill and Hillary disagree on Netanyahu? Not so much
Jewish Journal
September 16, 2014
Politico and Haaretz have seized on C-Span video from Iowa that they claim suggests Bill and Hillary Clinton diverge on how ready Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is for peace.
Hillary Clinton, Israel and the Jews
Jewish Journal
August 29, 2014
Last month, I read an opinion piece in a Jewish publication wrongfully accusing Hillary Clinton of being anti-Israel and not fighting for the issues that matter most to Jewish Americans.
Israel, Palestinians locked in vicious circle of Gaza wars
Jewish Journal
July 31, 2014
When Israel ended its 38-year occupation of the Gaza Strip by withdrawing settlers in 2005, then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hailed it as a \”disengagement\” from conflict with Palestinians in the densely populated coastal enclave.
Maya Angelou: ‘As Seen Through These Eyes’
Jewish Journal
June 23, 2014
As I watched the memorial celebrating Dr. Maya Angelou I was deeply moved by the words expressed by former President Bill Clinton.
Regrets? She’s had a few, Lewinsky says of Clinton scandal
Jewish Journal
May 6, 2014
Monica Lewinsky, the onetime White House intern whose 1990s affair with Bill Clinton nearly brought down his presidency, broke a long silence on Tuesday, saying she regretted what happened.
Christie’s Weiner
Marty Kaplan
January 13, 2014
I did not have sex with that bridge. That was Chris Christie’s Hail Mary play at his press conference last week.
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