Jewish Trump Adviser: No Anti-Semitism Among Backers

Jewish Trump Adviser: No Anti-Semitism Among Backers 

 

JTA Daily Briefing newsdesk

JTA Daily Briefing
Trump Israel adviser denies anti-Semitic sentiment among supporters 
Jewish vote map
David Friedman accused Hillary Clinton of having anti-Semitic backers and said that the “danger in the U.S. is on the left, not on the right.” Read more »
Second UNESCO committee passes resolution ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount The World Heritage Committee resolution passed with less than a majority of its 21 members — 10 states voted in favor and two were opposed, with eight abstaining and one absent. Read more »
Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize mention deleted from his website The Jewish folk singer has yet to acknowledge receiving literature’s highest honor. Read more »
Black rabbinical student leads ‘Army of Moms’ in fighting Chicago gun violence Tamar Manasseh, a former Jewish day schooler, uses talk and good barbecue to help stop the mayhem in her corner of a rough South Side neighborhood. Read more »
In Miami Beach, Donald Trump’s Orthodox support is increasingly on the down-low Anecdotal evidence suggests the Republican nominee may be losing support among Orthodox Jews. Read more »
Breaking News
13 Jewish-Israeli wedding revelers, including groom, arrested for incitement 

Scarlett Johansson opens Paris popcorn shop 

South America’s largest city to partner with Israeli app Waze to tackle urban traffic 

Israeli civilian worker, 15, shot and killed while working on border fence with Egypt 

Bill Clinton: Jewish Americans, more than any group, can’t sit out election 

FROM THE JTA ARCHIVE: 2015

Waze launching pilot carpooling initiative in Israel 

The program would learn the routes that drivers take to work and pair them with people looking for a ride to the same areas. Read more »

What We’re Reading
The surprising story of the Jews who became Sufi Muslims (Forward) 

Democrats will have Trump to thank for getting a political pass on the Iran nuclear deal (Foreign Policy) 

Muslims mistake airport synagogue for mosque, Jewish shawls for prayer mats (Times of Israel) 

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