Israel
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Aug 16, 2019 | International, Israel, National, News
After being barred from entering Israel on Aug. 15, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) submitted a humanitarian request to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank, and Israel’s interior minister approved it. But Tlaib changed her mind on Aug. 16, saying that in the end... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 15, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News, Politics
Israel’s decision on Aug. 15 to ban Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from entering the country has quickly prompted a wave of impassioned responses from across the Jewish community. Pro-Israel groups, including AIPAC, and prominent Democratic... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 15, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
Israel’s deputy foreign minister confirmed on Aug. 15 that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will not be allowed to enter the country. “We won’t allow those who deny our right to exist in this world to enter Israel. In principle this is a very... read more
by Marcy Oster | Aug 12, 2019 | International, Israel, National, News
Miss Universe could be crowned in Israel as early as this December, according to an Israeli daily publication. Representatives of the Miss Universe Organization have met with Israeli producers in New York and have secretly visited the Jewish state, Israel... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 9, 2019 | Israel, Local, Local Politics, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longtime congressman from Maryland’s 5th District, is currently the Democratic Party’s majority leader, one step below Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. But for years he was the party’s house whip, responsible in part for managing how... read more
by Cnaan Liphshiz | Jul 26, 2019 | International, Israel, National, News
An award-winning CNN photo editor resigned after anti-Semitic tweets he made in 2011 were discovered. Mohammed Elshamy, an Egyptian-born former photojournalist and documentary filmmaker with the Turkish Anadolu news agency, quit on July 25 after an employee of... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Jul 26, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News, Uncategorized
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon, recently explained why he backed a resolution upholding the right to boycott “at home and abroad,” even though he also voted to condemn the boycott, divestment and sanction movement aimed at Israel. Lewis was a... read more
by Marcy Oster | Jul 23, 2019 | International, Israel, News, Uncategorized
A Saudi Arabian blogger and law student was attacked verbally and spat on by Muslims on July 22 while visiting Jerusalem as a guest of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Mahmoud Saud also was hit by thrown objects during his visit to the Temple Mount and Old City of... read more
by Marcy Oster | Jul 22, 2019 | International, Israel, News
Benjamin Netanyahu has become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. On July 20, Netanyahu, 69, surpassed the number of days as prime minister held by the late David Ben Gurion, the country’s first prime minister. Ben Gurion served in the office for 4,875 days, from... read more
by Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA | Jul 16, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
U.S. Attorney General William Barr called anti-Semitism a “cancer” at a Department of Justice summit on the topic held on Monday, July 15. The Summit on Combating Anti-Semitism, held at the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., featured panel discussions and an... read more
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