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From left: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) address U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on Capitol Hill. Source: Screenshot.

Ocasio-Cortez, Omar rebuke Biden’s support for Israel as ‘siding with occupation’

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) rebuked U.S. President Joe Biden over his statement supporting Israel’s right to defend itself amid escalating violence with Hamas, accusing the president of “siding with occupation.” Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
U.S. President Joe Biden in the Treaty Room of the White House, Feb. 18, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.

Biden to Netanyahu: Israel has ‘unwavering support,’ urges pathway to restore calm

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U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, where he double-downed on his “unwavering support” for Israel’s security amid more than 1,300 rockets fired on the country from terrorist...
The U.N. Security Council at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Credit: Christian Thiel.net/Shutterstock.

For second time, US blocks Security Council statement on Mideast violence

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For the second time this week, the United States blocked a U.N. Security Council joint statement on the continued violence between the Israelis and Palestinians. According to diplomats, it did so out of the idea...
Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 16, 2016. Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

Blinken speaks to Netanyahu, reiterates strong US support for Israel

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday concerning the violent conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. According to U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price, Blinken “expressed his...
U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Credit: White House/Flickr.

If current Mideast violence a test, some experts say Biden is failing

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The Biden administration has come under withering criticism in the United States and Israel for its poor handling of the current situation in the Middle East. On Tuesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price failed...

Blinken: Israel has ‘absolute’ right to defend itself

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken backed Israel’s right to self-defense as the onslaught of rocket fire being launched by Hamas in Gaza has entered its third day on Wednesday. “I think Israel has an...

New York mayoral candidate Yang voices solidarity with Israel amid ongoing violence

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New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang said he supports Israel defending itself against the barrage of rocket attacks from Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “I’m standing with the people of Israel who are coming...

Latest Pew survey: Young American Jews are increasingly Orthodox or unaffiliated

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Young American Jews are moving in two very distinct directions—towards Orthodox or little Jewish engagement. That was one of the major findings from “Jewish Americans in 2020,” a new study by the Pew Research...
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18 Outstanding S.D. County Teens Are Honored

SAN DIEGO –18 Under 18 was created so that outstanding Jewish teens in San Diego could be recognized for the incredible things that they were doing. They have exhibited leadership in teen  youth groups and...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a bilateral meeting at the White House on Jan. 27, 2020. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Trump: Biden encouraging attacks by not backing Israel

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Former President Donald Trump commented on the escalating situation in Israel, sharply criticizing his successor, U.S. President Joe Biden, and accusing him of not sufficiently supporting Israel. “When I was in office, we were known...