Warren: ‘I will reverse the Trump administration’s new policy on settlements’
Responding to a New York Times survey last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pledged to reverse U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision in November on Israeli settlements, while former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would keep the U.S. Embassy...
U.S. ambassador to Israel clarifies statement on Israeli annexation
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman set off a firestorm on Sunday when he tweeted, “The application of Israeli law to the territory which the Plan provides to be part of Israel is...
ADL: Extremists are using coronavirus outbreak to stoke hatred against Jews
Neo-Nazi and white supremacists are using fears of the deadly coronavirus to stoke hated against Jews and spread conspiracy theories on social-media platforms, according to a new report released by the Anti-Defamation League.
“Following a...
Kushner disappointed at Palestinian violence, says it’s up to them to make peace
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner blamed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday for the increase in tensions and violence in the West Bank in response to the release of the...
Amazon pulls books by author accusing Jews of ‘active role in promoting war’
Following outrage, Amazon has stopped selling two books by an author who praises Hitler and has accused Jews of “promoting and inciting war,” The Jewish Chronicle reported on Wednesday.
The online retailer has removed Thomas Dalton’s new...
Warren tells constituent she has no plans to go to AIPAC conference
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Thursday in Derry, N.H., that she would not attend next month’s AIPAC Policy Conference.
She relayed her decision via an answer to a question by a potential constituent.
“I’m...
House Democrats send letter to Trump, objecting to Mideast peace plan
About 100 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressing their “strong disapproval” of his Mideast peace plan, the details of which were released...
Facebook shuts down New Jersey group accused of peddling anti-Semitic tropes
Ten months after New Jersey officials first raised concerns about a Facebook page that many said was peddling in anti-Semitic tropes, Facebook notified state officials that the page has been removed permanently.
The page, which...
Survey: Israel only country where majority supports Trump’s foreign policies
Israel was the only one of 33 non-U.S. countries included in a new Pew Research Center survey where a majority of respondents expressed approval of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policies.
Some 55 percent of Israelis in...
State of the Union: Father of Parkland shooting victim ejected from the chamber for...
Fred Guttenberg, a gun control activist interrupted President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech by shouting at him to do something about gun violence.
The protester, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jamie, was one of 17...