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Articles written by Joel B. Pollak


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  • Comparing President Trump to Nazi Goebbels

    Joel B. Pollak|Oct 9, 2020

    The Zionist Organization of America, the country’s oldest pro-Israel organization, has demanded that the Anti-Defamation League speak out against Joe Biden for comparing President Donald Trump to a Nazi leader. Biden compared Trump to Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels on Saturday during an interview on MSNBC. It was the second time he has done so. (Biden also used antisemitic language in 2014, referring to predatory lenders as “Shylocks”) The Republican Jewish Coalition demanded that Biden apologize, as did retired Democrat state legis...

  • Bannon: Friend of the Jewish people, defender of Israel

    Joel B. Pollak|Nov 25, 2016

    I have worked with Stephen K. Bannon, President-elect Donald Trump’s new chief strategist and senior counselor, for nearly six years at Breitbart News. I can say, without hesitation, that Steve is a friend of the Jewish people and a defender of Israel, as well as being a passionate American patriot and a great leader. A word or two about my credentials: I am an Orthodox Jew, and I hold a Master of Arts degree in Jewish Studies. My thesis at the Isaac and Jesse Kaplan Centre at the University of Cape Town dealt with the troubled status of J...