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U.S. Special Representative to Iran Robert Malley, former CEO of the International Crisis Group and former National Security Council official during the Obama administration. Source: Screenshot.

Malley: US ‘can’t wait forever’ for Iran to rejoin nuclear talks

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The United States is prepared to be patient with Iran regarding the negotiations over a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but “can’t wait forever,” according to U.S. Special Representative to...
Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa. Credit: Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

Can a synagogue feel open with locked doors? Rabbis reflect on Pittsburgh, three years...

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In a sense, the Jewish communal reactions to the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh and the coronavirus pandemic were diametric opposites. After Robert Bowers shot and killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue...
An illustration of a cyber attack. Credit: F8 studio/Shutterstock.

US Treasury partners with Israel to combat ransomware

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The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Sunday that it was expanding cooperation with Israel to combat the threat of ransomware. The bilateral cooperation will take the form of a U.S.-Israeli Task Force on Fintech Innovation...
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Far-right livestreamer charged for vandalizing menorah in Arizona

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A white supremacist and livestreamer is facing criminal charges for allegedly defacing a Hanukkah menorah in Arizona last year, The Daily Beast reported. Anthime Joseph “Tim” Gionet, 34, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” was arrested earlier this year...
A gate with a Star of David on it. Credit: Shutterstock/Peter Ekvall.

In wake of Colleyville, Jewish groups renew push to double federal security grant funding

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Following the Jan. 15 hostage situation at a Texas synagogue, Jewish organizations in the United States have reignited their push for Congress to double the funding of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), ensuring...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Stuart Eizenstat, the U.S. Special Adviser on Holocaust Issues. Jan. 24, 2021. Source: Screenshot.

Blinken: The stakes of Ukraine-Russia situation are of global consequence

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At a crucial moment for U.S. President Joe Biden’s foreign policy, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken held a virtual policy session with an Atlanta synagogue on Monday night, where tensions regarding a possible Russian...
Sen. Lindsey Graham, joined by then-President Donald Trump, welcomes the national champion Clemson University Tigers football team to the White House, Jan. 14, 2019. Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House.

GOP leaders push Trump to back Biden’s Saudi deal

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) recently urged former President Donald Trump to back the efforts of the Biden administration to negotiate an Israel-Saudi normalization agreement, saying it would transcend partisan politics. “I told President Trump this...

US carries out second airdrop of aid into Gaza

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U.S. Central Command announced on Tuesday that it carried out a second airdrop of emergency food supplies into the Gaza Strip. “The combined, joint operation included U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft and U.S. Army soldiers...

US sanctions Hamas spokesman, three of its cyber, drone operators in Gaza and Lebanon

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Washington officially designated four Hamas-aligned cyber and drone terror warfare officials in Gaza and Lebanon on Friday. “The United States will continue to target Hamas’s destabilizing attempts to launch terrorist attacks, as well as to...
Participants at the “No Hate. No Fear.” rally in New York City on Jan. 5, 2020. Photo by Rivka Segal.

New security head aims to protect New York Jewish institutions and help reduce climate...

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Mitchell D. Silber, former director of intelligence analysis at the New York City Police Department, started as the executive director of the Community Security Initiative at the UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish...