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Win or lose, Trump has split the Jewish people

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Published: 3 November 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

ANSHEL PFEFFER: Trump Jews are here to stay, and they're not just in America; Democrats' 'Jewish squad' fights for re-election; Democrat faces backlash over praising ex-Israel PM who killed his grandparents

Donald Trump has split the Jewish people, perhaps forever (Haaretz)
ANSHEL PFEFFER: Even if the US president loses on November 3, Trump Jews are here to stay, and they're not just in America. We could be witnessing the defining schism of the Jewish world

The Democrats' 'Jewish squad' is fighting for re-election in Trump country (Haaretz)
Reps. Elissa Slotkin, Elaine Luria, Kim Schrier and Susan Wild may not be as well known as AOC’s squad but they’re a new breed of blue lawmaker, flipping traditionally GOP districts

Billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson splashes the cash in bid to help Trump (Guardian)
The magnate, 87, is expected to have spent US$250m this election cycle to support conservative causes, fundraisers say

US Democrat faces backlash over praising ex-Israel PM who killed his grandparents (Middle East Eye)
Ammar Campa-Najjar, whose grandparents were killed in an operation led by Ehud Barak, has sparked outrage among Palestinian-Americans with his pro-Israel statements

Credit: Yuki Iwamura/Reuters and screenshoot from twitter
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