U.S. President Joe Biden demanded a temporary ceasefire to secure the release of hostages in Gaza, claiming that the deal “has to” go through before Israel launches a military operation in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. [JNS.org]
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International, Israel, JNS, USAA Super Bowl advertisement that the Jewish state purchased to call attention to hostages being held captive in the Gaza Strip by Hamas “undermines the integrity of broadcasting standards” and “misleads the public by not providing necessary context about the ad’s origins.” That’s according to Abed Ayoub, national executive director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. [JNS.org]
Arab-American Organization Complains About ‘To All the Dads’ Super Bowl Commercial Read More »
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A “House Republicans’ report said impeaching Mayorkas was about ‘deporting’ him. Now, the GOP chairman leading it makes another vile comment, calling Mayorkas, who is Jewish, a ‘reptile,’” wrote Sams, adding a screenshot of what he called the AJC’s “glossary of antisemitic terms.” [JNS.]
Executive and Congressional Branches of Government Trade Allegations of Antisemitism Read More »
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Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) introduced H.R. 6679, the “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act,” which drew dissenting votes from Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.), two leftist members of the so-called “Squad.” Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) voted “present.” [JNS.org]
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The United States is suspending additional funding to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East temporarily as it reviews charges that 12 UNRWA employees took part in Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. “The United States is extremely troubled by the allegations,” stated Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman. [JNS]
The items were endowed to the museum last Thursday by the family of the late Yehuda Levi Nahum (1915-1998), a Yemenite Jew who immigrated to pre-state Israel in 1929 at the age of 14. Over six decades, Nahum assembled the world’s most extensive collection of Yemenite-Jewish manuscripts. [JNS]
Jerusalem Library Receives 45,000 Jewish Manuscripts from Yemen Read More »
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As 2023 draws to a close, Israel’s population stands at 9.8 million. [JNS.org]
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JERUSALEM (JNS) — During a meeting on Thursday with representatives of captives still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that his government was engaged in negotiations to return “everyone.” “This is our goal,” Netanyahu told representatives of 28 families, according to a statement by the Prime
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