International

Senate Democrats blocking pro-Israel effort to combat Jewish boycotts

Patrick Leahy By Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon A congressional measure to combat economic boycotts of Israel is being blocked by a leading senator who recently called on the Obama administration to investigate what he alleged are Israeli war crimes, according to congressional sources apprised of the matter. A group of senators has been […]

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Middle East, USA

Trump’s People

Trump Tower looms over this part of midtown Manhattan. Today it is arguably at the center of the closely watched political activity that dominates the electoral landscape in this country. It was just a week ago, a few days prior to Shavuos, and while we were not there to see the man who knows how

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Jewish group outraged at plan to auction Nazi relics

Germany’s top Jewish group Thursday labelled as “disgusting” plans for a weekend auction of Nazi memorabilia, including Hermann Goering’s silk underpants. The Central Council of Jews in Germany appealed to the auction house Hermann Historica to cancel the controversial sale of Nazi relics planned for Saturday in the southern city of Munich. The council’s president

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Jewish philanthropist Dr. Irving Moskowitz passes away

Dr. Irving Moskowitz, one of American Jewry’s leading philanthropists, has passed away aged 88. A passionate and lifelong support of Israel, Moskowitz, together with his wife Cherna, founded and led the Moskowitz Foundation in 1968, which supported countless initiatives in Israel and across the Jewish world. The couple also founded the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism,

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Andres Oppenheimer: Trump won’t change his authoritarian ways

One of the things that caught my attention when I recently interviewed former Mexican President Vicente Fox was that he seemed more worried about Donald Trump’s authoritarianism than by the presumptive Republican nominee’s constant Mexico bashing. In much of the world, Trump is seen as a potential tyrant, and has even been compared — probably

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COP criticizes Obama’s objections to increased Israel funding

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on Thursday, June 16, called the Obama Administration decision to formally object to a proposed increase in funding by Congress to Israel for missile defense “very troubling” and “a disturbing departure from the prior practice of this and previous administrations.”

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What About Bill?

It could go this way: The FLOTUS office has been converted to a man cave. The boudoir-peach paint is covered with dark paneling. Heavy green drapes block out the sun, the better to channel-surf on that 6-foot flat-screen. Sometimes there’s a sweaty towel draped over the treadmill, since the first man exercises at odd hours

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USA

Iraq says it’ll sue Israel for 1982 nuclear reactor bombing

A high-ranking Iraqi official said on Tuesday that his country intends to seek financial compensation for Israel’s destruction of the nuclear reactor at Osirak 35 years ago. Israeli Air Force F-16 and F-15 fighter jets struck the French-made reactor, located 10 miles outside Baghdad, on June 7, 1981. The attack, codenamed Operation Opera, destroyed the

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Middle East

Kissinger: An interim peace agreement is the better solution

Former United States Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger on Wednesday said that an interim agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) must ensure that Israel”s security concerns are met but also ensure the dignity of the Palestinians. Dr. Kissinger made the comments as he spoke to participants in the Herzliya Conference via live feed. Discussing

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