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JTA: This Jewish lawmaker wanted to keep Chinese immigrants out. Should a park be named after him?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Luke Ford

From JTA: The elder Kahn, a Republican from San Francisco who served 12 terms in Congress between 1899 and his death in 1924, championed an extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1902 prohibiting immigration by Chinese laborers. While doing … Continue reading →

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JTA: This Jewish lawyer defends America’s most infamous Nazi

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Luke Ford

Ron Kampeas writes: WASHINGTON (JTA) — Jay Marshall Wolman, like a thousand other lawyers on Twitter, is wry, maybe a little coarse and, well, Jewish, peppering his tweets with Hebrew blessings and other Jewish references. He gets deadly serious, though, … Continue reading →

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JTA: Israeli prof accused of harassment returns to UCLA classroom, prompting protests

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Luke Ford

Whoever heard of an Israeli committing sexual harassment? I’m shocked. LOS ANGELES (JTA) — UCLA students vowed to resume their protests Wednesday against Gabriel Piterberg, an Israel-educated historian, over charges by two of his female students of repeated sexual harassment. … Continue reading →

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JTA reports that as much as 2/3 of Democratic money comes from Jewish donors

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Luke Ford

Mondoweiss reports in 2011: “I admire Ron Kampeas of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency for telling readers that he is a settler in East Jerusalem. Well Kampeas has also been more honest than other reporters about the role of Jewish money … Continue reading →

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JTA: ‘Anti-immigrant and white supremacist, maybe. But is the alt-right anti-Semitic?’

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Luke Ford

“Anti-Semitic” is just a slur. “Racist” and “bigot” are just slurs. These words have no objective meaning. There are only two logical forms of arguments — contesting facts and logic. Every other debating tactic is not honorable. The Alt-Right is … Continue reading →

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