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Anthony Wiener announces bid for mayor

Joe Winkler With a video aimed at the middle-class, Anthony Wiener announces his official bid for mayor. ... [Link]

Al-Jazeera publishes, pulls, then reposts Joseph Massad piece

Joe Winkler Amid controversy, al-Jazeera removes then reposts Joseph Massad’s Op-Ed that views Zionism as anti-Semitic ... [Link]

In protest of Bennett, echoes of JVP

Ben Sales Bennett Gets Interrupted from All That's Left on Vimeo. On Monday, 30 young, left-wing Diaspora Jews interrupted a speech by right-wing Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett. The move is remin... [Link]

Biden: ‘Jewish heritage is American heritage’

Ron Kampeas Vice President Joe Biden said at a Jewish American Heritage Month reception that American and Jewish cultures are intertwined. ... [Link]

Meg Ryan denies boycotting Israel

Jana Banin The Toronto Star reported two weeks ago that Meg Ryan was one of a few stars who “have refused to perform in Israel in recent years as part of an effort to promote the Palestinian cause.” Not true... [Link]

After botched probe, questions on accountability for Claims Conference chairman Julius Berman

Uriel Heilman Julius Berman, the chairman of the Claims Conference, oversaw a 2001 probe of fraud accusations against the Claims Conference. The man at the center of the allegations was Semen Domnitser, who on May ... [Link]

New revelations in Claims Conf. fraud episode raise question of accountability

Uriel Heilman Late Tuesday night, we published an exclusive story about a previously unknown investigation commissioned by Claims Conference leaders Julius Berman and Gideon Taylor in the summer of 2001, following ... [Link]

Why do Jews intermarry, and who wants to marry a Jew, anyway?

Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) – Over the past half century, intermarriage has become increasingly common in the United States among all religions – but among Jews at a higher rate than any other. Why that is the... [Link]

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