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07 Dec

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On Hannukah, Washington’s Jewish Power Players See Who’s In and Who’s Out

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Nathan Guttman

August 14, 2019

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Standing on a cold December night in what seemed to be a never ending queue outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, visitors waiting to enter the embassy’s annual Hanukkah reception had plenty of time to commiserate.

27 Nov

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Who’s Afraid of the New Democrats?

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Nathan Guttman

February 8, 2019

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With a class of politicians more diverse than American politics has ever seen, Democrats feel better positioned now to claim the mantle of representing the new America: young, feminine, of many races, ethnicities, genders and faiths.

02 Nov

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Are We Turning the Tree of Life Massacre Into Another Partisan Issue?

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Nathan Guttman

August 14, 2019

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This is the new normal for many members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community: splitting their time between mourning the dead and protesting the hate that brought about the tragedy.

29 Oct

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It’s Jew v. Jew in New York’s Congressional Race

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Nathan Guttman

February 8, 2019

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New York’s 1st Congressional District hosts this election cycle’s most Jewish race, and one that provides valuable insight into a question on the minds of many Republicans.

12 Oct

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Democrats Bet on Jacky Rosen

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Nathan Guttman

August 14, 2019

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No pressure, but the fate of Democratic dreams to win control of the U.S. Senate in November may hinge on one Nevada freshman congresswoman, whose previous experience in public life was as president of her synagogue.

05 Oct

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Beto O’Rourke Runs the Israel Gauntlet

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Nathan Guttman

February 8, 2019

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Jews make up less than one percent of the Texas population. And yet the “Israel question” has reared its head in this year’s most-watched Senate...

24 Sep

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Is Nikki Haley Different From Her Predecessors?

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Nathan Guttman

February 12, 2019

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At AIPAC conferences she wins over the crowd which responds with lengthy standing ovations no other speaker can dream of receiving.

17 Sep

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Donald Trump’s Jewish Advisers: A Primer

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Nathan Guttman

February 12, 2019

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Days before Rosh Hashanah, President Donald Trump gathered some of his closest Jewish advisers to sit next to him in the Oval Office as he conducted the traditional presidential High Holiday conference call with rabbis and Jewish leaders. Here are some of the members of the American Jewish community with whom the president consults.

07 Sep

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Through the Story of a Prague Mansion, Norm Eisen Traces History

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Nathan Guttman

February 12, 2019

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It’s a tale of a history-laden Czech palace, but within it lays an allegory of current American politics.

31 Aug

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The Return of ‘Citizens Opposed to Propaganda Masquerading as Art’

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Nathan Guttman

August 14, 2019

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What brought about this barrage of vitriol directed at Fueller, his organization and several other Washington, DC-area Jewish institutions? It was the invitation of a highly regarded scholar—and staunch critic of Israel—to speak not about Israel, but on her area of expertise.

23 Aug

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Qatar, UAE and the Jewish PR Men Stuck in the Middle

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Nathan Guttman

August 14, 2019

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An obscure lawsuit came to an end this week, with a California district court dismissing a case accusing Nick Muzin, a Jewish lobbyist working on behalf of the Qatari government, of involvement in the computer hacking of Elliott Broidy, a Jewish billionaire with deep business ties in the United Arab Emirates.

17 Aug

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A New Addition to Your Israel Trip: Detainment

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Nathan Guttman

February 12, 2019

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American Jews active in peace groups have recently began making sure they have another item on their checklist before leaving for the Holy Land: a phone number of a civil rights lawyer.