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Fox News: Biden ditches Trump’s pro-Israel stance on Palestinian ‘right to return’
The Coalition for Jewish Values, an organization that represents 1,500 Orthodox Jewish rabbis, condemned the Biden administration’s move.
Baltimore Jewish Times: Jewish Republicans hold webinar on race relations
They basically claim that the color of your skin is the sole determinant of whether you are personally persecuted or privileged, and we know from history that that’s nonsensical, Menken said.
Rabbi Menken on The John Fredericks Show: George Soros’ Vision for a Communist America
Soros uses his wealth to move America away from traditional (Jewish) values. Pointing that out isn’t Anti-Semitic.
The Hill: Youngkin under fire for invoking George Soros in school board debate
Youngkin’s campaign pointed to a number of Jewish voices who have defended Youngkin’s remarks, including Rabbi Yaakov Menken.
Fox News: Glenn Youngkin, Jewish leader dismiss Dem’s ‘ridiculous’ claim that criticizing Soros is ‘antisemitic’
An Orthodox Jewish rabbi shot down her claim. “It is ridiculous to say that because Soros is a wealthy Jew, if you criticize him, you’re going after Jewish money,” Menken told Fox News.
The Washington Examiner: Pence and GOP lawmakers ask SCOTUS to back coach fired for prayer
Signatories of the Advancing American Freedom brief included Young America’s Foundation, Alliance Defending Freedom, Coalition for Jewish Values, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and Seema Verma, the former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Rabbi Menken on The Lars Larson Show: How Does A Consulate For Palestine In Jerusalem Hurt Israel?
The Biden Administration wants to put a consulate for Palestinians not in Ramallah, but Jerusalem. This devalues Jewish rights to Jerusalem and contradicts not only Trump policy, but Sen. Joe Biden policy.
CNS News: Rabbi Menken on Sinema Protesters: There Were ‘German People Who Acted Exactly as These Protesters Did’
“That’s how you lose dialogue,” Rabbi Menken asserted. “That’s how you lose a First Amendment. That’s how you welcome in totalitarianism.”
Rabbi Menken on True Story with Mike Slater: The Difference Between Free Speech and Suppressing Free Speech
Rabbi Menken analyzes the increasing emergence of intimidation tactics by today’s radical activists, and their Nazi-era parallel.
Real America’s Voice: The Truth about the Godless Left – Rabbi Yaakov Menken weighs in
Rabbi Menken discusses the anti-Semitism exhibited by the progressive Left and its root cause