Cailin Acosta

Gantz on Gaza: Israel looks for ‘stability and prosperity for everybody’

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following are public comments from U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz before their private meeting on Thursday at the White House: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to welcome Defense Minister Gantz to the State Department. We had an opportunity […]

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Middle East, USA

Netanyahu, battling for political life, attacks deal to unseat him

Published by Reuters By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fought back against an agreement by his political opponents for a government of left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties aimed at unseating him. Netanyahu, facing the prospect of an end to his 12-year run as premier, said on Twitter “all legislators

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Middle East

Biden to meet with UK’s Johnson, Turkey’s Erdogan in overseas trip

Published by Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s first overseas trip will include meetings with the leaders of Turkey, the United Kingdom and Russia, as well as audiences with a queen and a king, the White House said on Thursday. Biden planned to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 10 before attending

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Middle East

Guatemalan Judge Erika Lorena Aifan – A Brave Voice

By Mimi Pollack and Marcela Roel LA MESA, California — Since March 2007, the U.S. Secretary of State has honored various women from around the world with the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award (IWCA). This annual award honors women who have shown great courage, strength, and leadership to bring positive change to

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Syria’s Assad votes in former rebel town, site of chemical attack

Published by Reuters By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maha El Dahan AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad voted on Wednesday in an election certain to extend his rule over a country ruined by war, casting his ballot in the former rebel stronghold of Douma where a suspected chemical weapons attack in 2018 prompted Western air

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Middle East

Israel’s ‘government of change’ edges closer with coalition deal

Published by Al-Araby Israeli centrist party Yesh Atid has reached a coalition deal with the far-right Yisrael Beytenu, pushing the proposed ‘government of change’ one step closer to power. The Jerusalem Post reported that the agreement was made on Monday night. The Israeli paper said the deal would see Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman as

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Jewish news is Jewish community

By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — How do you connect with Judaism? According to a comprehensive survey of Jewish Americans that the Pew Research Center released earlier in May, “Majorities of U.S. Jews engage in cultural activities like cooking Jewish food (72%), sharing holidays with non-Jewish friends (62%) and visiting historical Jewish sites (57%). Many

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Jacob Kamaras, USA

Jewish Community Relations Councils: ‘deep concern’ over antisemitism after Israel-Hamas war

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), the national network hub of 125 Jewish Community Relations Councils and 16 national Jewish agencies, on Monday expressed its deep concern with the alarming rise in antisemitic incidents in the United States. The JCPA urged civic, political, and faith leaders to denounce these

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