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Obama

From left: Former Vice President Joe Biden; Former Prime Minister of Israel Golda Meir; Former President Barack Obama; Former Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin. (Photo/JTA-Michael Brochstein-Echoes Wire-Barcroft Media via Getty Images; Keystone France-Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images; Bill Pugliano-Getty Images; Gene Forte-Consolidated News Pictures-Hulton Archive-Getty Images)
Posted inThe Tell

A quick history of Joe Biden’s Middle East policy

by Ron Kampeas and JTA May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Joe Biden’s vision is expanding, literally: The page on his website labeled “Joe’s Vision” has about doubled in the last week or so, to 35 categories. The most recent is “Joe Biden’s Agenda […]

Buchenwald concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel speaks while President Barack Obama and International Buchenwald Committee President Bertrand Herz listen during their visit of the former Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, June 5, 2009. (JTA/Pool/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

A decade ago, linking Israel’s founding to the Holocaust started a firestorm. Today it’s accepted.

by Ron Kampeas and JTA January 15, 2020January 15, 2020
Jessica Chastain on last week's episode of "Saturday Night Live," hosting a fictional game show: "What Even Matters Anymore?"
Posted inColumns

When even matters anymore? Remember when things mattered?

by Andrew Silow-Carroll January 31, 2018February 2, 2018
Trump has a foppish blond haircut and a brightly colored shirt with palm trees and flamingos, the dalai lama has a red hoodie and a short mohawk
Posted inArt, Culture

Tel Aviv artist turns world leaders into hipsters

by Sara Viva Press May 2, 2017
Obama stands at a podium with Israel's menorah seal on it
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

History will show it’s wrong to vilify Obama on Israel

Weiner's face by Rabbi Martin Weiner February 7, 2017
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Posted inLetters, Opinion

Letters for the week of Jan. 27, 2017

by J. Staff January 27, 2017January 25, 2017
President Obama holds 4-year-old Kylie Schmitter to light a menorah as Kylie's sister Lainey looks on during a Hanukkah reception at the White House in Washington, D.C., in 2013. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images-Alex Wong)
Posted inJewish Life

For black Jews, Obama’s importance was multifaceted

Ben Sales by Ben Sales January 10, 2017March 19, 2018
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Posted inIsrael, U.S.

Does Netanhayu really want a peace deal in his time

by Douglas M. Bloomfield November 19, 2010December 29, 2016

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