Andrew Gross tapped as executive director of New Jersey Israel Commission
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Secretary of State Tahesha Way announced on Tuesday the hiring of Andrew Gross as executive director of the New Jersey Israel Commission.
He will begin in August.
Gross previously served...
Israel Project CEO Josh Block leaving after seven years
Josh Block, a former Clinton aide, announced on Monday that he is stepping down after seven years as CEO and president of the nonpartisan educational group The Israel Project (TIP).
Block announced his departure in a...
Holocaust survivor calls for Ocasio-Cortez to be removed from Congress for comments
Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg accused U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Saturday of “spreading anti-Semitism, hatred and stupidity” and called for her to be ousted from Congress.
“She should be removed from Congress. She’s spreading...
Justice Ginsburg gives $9,000 to Israeli schools teaching Hebrew and Arabic
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced last month that she is giving $9,000 to Israeli schools teaching Hebrew and Arabic.
The grant went to schools run by Hand in Hand, which seeks to enable “integration...
At first Democratic presidential debate, Mideast issues take backseat to domestic concerns
At the first of several expected Democratic primary debates for the 2020 presidential elections, issues pertaining to the Middle East took a backseat to domestic concerns.
The Iran deal was the only issue related to...
Calls grow to end waivers allowing Iran to conduct civil nuclear activities
With Iran’s reportedly set to breach the limit of enriched uranium permitted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Trump administration withdrew from in May 2018, a debate has heated up in Washington over whether...
Joined by Poway rabbi, Danon calls on world to declare war on anti-Semitism
The United Nations General Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss the growing anti-Semitism worldwide, at the initiative of Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, who has enlisted the support of the United States,...
New Jersey town dedicates monument and garden to Tree of Life victims
A monument and garden were designated on Tuesday evening at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center in New Jersey in memory of the 11 Jewish worshippers killed at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue...
Joe Sestak, supporter of Israel, though stands against Iran sanctions
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak launched a long-shot bid on Sunday as the 25th entry for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
A U.S. Navy veteran, Sestack represented the 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania—a swing state...
Teva reaches $85 million settlement with Oklahoma in opioid abuse suit
Israeli drugmaker Teva will pay Oklahoma $85 million in a settlement reached in May and approved by a state court on Monday in an opioid abuse suit.
Teva has been accused of worsening the opioid...