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  • Meet Mike Tolkin, the Jewish millennial running for NYC mayor

    Josefin Dolsten|Oct 6, 2017

    NEW YORK (JTA)-Mike Tolkin apologizes for checking his phone as he sits down at a café in this city's Flatiron district. The 32-year-old Democratic New York mayoral hopeful was waiting to hear Tuesday whether he would be allowed to participate in the final primary debate the following day, which would boost his exposure amid an otherwise quiet campaign. Tolkin, a technology entrepreneur and the youngest candidate on the party's ballot to challenge incumbent Bill de Blasio, had not met the...

  • What are Trump and Netanyahu's options to 'fix or nix' the Iran nuclear deal?

    Sean Savage, JNS.org|Oct 6, 2017

    In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, President Donald Trump made a forceful case against Iran’s behavior in the Middle East and the merits of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama. As a presidential candidate, Trump vowed to “rip up” the “disastrous” deal. Yet his administration has not taken any concrete steps to either renegotiate or pull the U.S. out. However, a key deadline looms in mid-October that has led to a flurry of speculation whether the Trump administration may make a ma...