Small fire at Maine Jewish Museum leads to damage
A small fire was quickly extinguished in the sanctuary of the Maine Jewish Museum on Thursday, though this resulted in significant water damage, a Portland fire official told The Portland Press Herald.
“There’s a lot of water damage,”...
US envoy blasts Iranian oil shipments to Venezuela, breaking sanctions
U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook slammed Iran on Thursday for shipping oil to Venezuela.
“We think that this is another regrettable example of the Iranian regime stealing the wealth of the Iranian people to...
Palestinians suspend security coordination with CIA
The Palestinians have suspended security coordination with the CIA following an announcement to end to similar cooperation with Israel and the United States in the West Bank, announced Palestine Liberation Organization secretary general Saeb...
Justice Department files suit against New Jersey township for ‘religious discrimination’ towards Orthodox Jews
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township in Ocean County, N.J., accusing its planning board with “religious discrimination” and “antisemitic conduct” towards Orthodox Jewish...
US sanctions Iran minister, senior law-enforcement officials, IRGC commander
The United States on Wednesday sanctioned Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, seven senior officials of the country’s Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) and a provincial commander of the Islamic Republic’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Palestinian NGOs with terrorists on the payroll eligible for EU funding
The European Union has come under fire by the government of Israel, Jewish advocacy groups, and members of the European parliament for a letter issued by the senior E.U. diplomat overseeing the disputed territories.
These...
Annexation endangers Israel’s security, democracy, write Democratic senators
Nearly 20 Democratic senators have signed a letter cautioning about Israel extending sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria.
Addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the 18 senators wrote that Israel...
Bills pass on anti-Semitism envoy, assistance to Israel, marking Dachau liberation
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed bills on Thursday benefiting the Jewish and pro-Israel community, and instilling a resolution to remember the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in April 1945.
One bill would...
Iranian leader issues cartoon showing ‘final solution’ of Jewish state
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a cartoon this week showing the “final solution” of the State of Israel, or annihilation similar to what the Nazis attempted to do to the European Jewish...
Netanyahu holds virtual toast with Greek prime minister, marking 30 years of ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a virtual toast by video conference on Thursday from the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to mark 30 years since the establishment...