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Jewish GOPer Fred Karger’s (sort of) surge… ahead of Ron Paul… in Puerto Rico

Fred Karger — the gay, Jewish, pro-choice Republican mounting a super-longshot bid for the GOP presidential nomination — has finally had his surge, courtesy of Puerto Rico primary voters. Granted, it’s not as dramatic of a surge as other GOP hopefuls have enjoyed. The Yahoo! News campaign blog The Ticket reports: Ron Paul not only […]

Weekend recap! Portman unites with Syria, Drake battling a lawsuit, Kate Hudson shows post pregnant body, and more!

Here is what happened to your favorite Jewish celebrities while most people in the country were either watching college basketball or too busy to pretend they are Irish: Natalie Portman joined Sir Patrick Stewart, Susan Sarandon and other celebrities in a campaign condemning a year of bloodshed by the Assad regime in Syria. The campaign, called […]

Beinart’s boycott and boycotting Beinart

Buckle up. With his New York Times opinion piece calling for a boycott of West Bank settlements, Peter Beinart is likely to turn a once-simmering debate to a full boil — and put left-wing Jewish groups in a Catch-22 if they are serious about being the defenders of a big-tent vision of the Jewish community. […]

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Jewish GOPer Fred Karger’s (sort of) surge… ahead of Ron Paul… in Puerto Rico

Weekend recap! Portman unites with Syria, Drake battling a lawsuit, Kate Hudson shows post pregnant body, and more!

Beinart’s boycott and boycotting Beinart

Beinart: Save Israel, boycott settlements

‘Daily Show’ trashes U.S. cutoff of UNESCO funding

Guardian got it wrong — Noam Shalit didn’t say he would kidnap Israelis if he were Palestinian

The Art’s In The Saltshaker

Ethiopian immigrant is top Jewish finisher in Jerusalem Marathon

Sandra Fluke and the Jews — the chart!

British PM: No to Israeli strike against Iran (VIDEO)

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