What Prompted the Electronic Devices Ban
On the afternoon of March 20, Royal Jordanian Airlines announced on Twitter that effective March 21, it would ban all electronic items from passenger cabins of its aircraft traveling directly to and from the...
Senate confirms David Friedman by 52-46 vote
The Senate confirmed the nomination of David Friedman for U.S. Ambassador to Israel by a near party-line vote (52-46) on Thursday afternoon. Almost all Senate Democrats voted against Friedman including fellow New Yorkers, Senate...
Jewish sites reported 31 threats Monday; more than 100 in ’17
Desecration of grave sites at cemeteries in Philadelphia and outside St. Louis. Swastikas etched on cars in Miami Beach. Bomb threats forcing evacuation of Jewish community centers.
Another wave of intimidation targeting Jewish communities swept...
Bernie Sanders Embraces His New Jet Ski Role In The Trump Era
After the general election, senator Bernie Sanders was asked to reach out to America. So he undertook a national tour — on jet skis.
At a crowded waterside meeting with reporters he was voluble in...
Natalie Portman Gives Birth To Girl Named Amalia — Before Missing Oscars
Actress Natalie Portman had a great reason for missing last Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.
She gave birth to her second child last week — a girl named Amalia — but kept the new arrival quiet in...
FDA Grants a Tyr Pharma Fast-Track Status
Shares of drugmaker aTyr Pharma climbed over 30 percent Wednesday following news that the San Diego firm’s drug should progress quickly through the regulatory process.
ATyr’s drug, called Resolaris, was granted “fast-track” status by the...
Nobel Laureate and Auschwitz Survivor Imre Kertesz Dies At 86
Hungarian novelist and Auschwitz survivor Imre Kertesz, winner of the 2002 Nobel Literature Prize, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long illness, the state news agency MTI reported, citing his...
UC Regents committee condemns anti-Semitism on UC campuses, but not all anti-Zionism
In a unanimous vote on the morning of March 23, the University of California Board of Regents' Committee on Educational Policy adopted a new “Principles Against Intolerance,” condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry...
Read John Kasich’s Speech to AIPAC
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich spoke to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Monday about the relationship between the United States and Israel.
Here is a full transcript of his remarks.
Thank you. Thank you.
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Thank you....
ADL Redirects $56,000 in Past Trump Donations to Support Anti-Bias Education Programs Across America
The Anti-Defamation League has decided to redirect the total amount of funds contributed to ADL by Donald Trump and his foundation over the years – about $56,000 in all – to fund new anti-bias...