Tag Archives: Newt Gingrich

Who’s the moderate? Romney teams up with anti-Muslim speakers, Greater Israel advocates

Mitt Romney will be joined by a slew of anti-Muslim speakers at this year’s CPAC.

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Adelson’s millions come tipped with missiles aimed at Iran

Newt Gingrich once encouraged diplomacy for dealing with Iran. Today he’s a leading hawk. What changed? Beginning in 2006, Sheldon Adelson began pouring millions into a Gingrich PAC.

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Newt’s New York visit for funds was about Israel

Newt Gingrich’s jaunt to New York early this month was well-covered in the media, but one crucial aspect went unexplored: the Israel lobby angle.

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Likud’s perfect candidate: Newt Gingrich (UPDATED)

Newt Gingrich and the Israeli prime minister are linked together by ideology and cash.

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GOP presidential candidates offer red meat on Israel (UPDATED)

Yesterday, six Republican candidates for president, minus Ron Paul, addressed a Republican Jewish Coalition forum and gave the audience what they wanted: a sustained attack on the Obama administration’s Middle East policy.

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Newt Gingrich lauds ‘Jerusalem Day’ extremists

Newt Gingrich’s speech yesterday to the Republican Jewish Coalition was standard right-wing boilerplate intended to appeal to Republican Jewish donors and hardcore Christian Zionists. But notably and disturbingly, Gingrich lauded the throngs of Jews who danced through the streets of … Continue reading

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