Longtime Israel ally, Iran-nuclear deal foe Menendez being pushed to resign
Sen. Robert “Bob” Menendez (D-N.J.), a longtime supporter of Israel and critic of the Iran nuclear deal, is facing widespread calls for his resignation following charges from the U.S. attorney’s office that he accepted...
In second Republican debate, candidates talk crime, education, immigration, drugs
In the first Republican candidate debate on Aug. 24, Israel became the center of a heated exchange between two of those vying for the presidency in 2024. The Jewish state did not come up at all...
‘Examiner’ report: State Department funds group with ties to terror in Gaza
The Phoenix Center for Research and Field Studies—affiliated with the Islamic University of Gaza and which received a $90,000 grant from the U.S. State Department—has ties to two entities designed by the United States...
State Department: Iran must ‘create space’ for diplomacy
While diplomacy remains the best option to deal with Iran's nuclear program, Tehran has yet to demonstrate real willingness to address other nations' concerns, said U.S State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller on Tuesday.
"We continue...
Former US special envoy Elan Carr to lead Israeli-American Council
The Israeli-American Council has named Elan Carr as its new CEO, set to assume duties on Oct. 1. He succeeds Shoham Nicolet, IAC’s co-founder and CEO for the past eight years.
His history with IAC...
Netanyahu meets Musk in California, kicking off weeklong US trip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk in California on Monday, kicking off a weeklong visit to the United States.
Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion International...
Trump slams ‘liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attacked American Jewish voters who supported Joe Biden in the 2020 election, in a Rosh Hashanah greeting posted Monday to his Truth Social media platform.
"Just a quick reminder for liberal Jews who voted...
Red Sox fire observant Jewish executive on day before Rosh Hashanah
The Boston Red Sox fired its chief baseball officer, Chaim Bloom, on Thursday. Bloom is an observant Jew who has been a target of antisemitism from within the club’s farm system, as has been widely reported.
He has...
House bill amasses bipartisan consensus to continue Iran sanctions
Three measures opposing violence and human-rights abuses perpetrated by the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
On Tuesday, the Combat Rampant Iranian Missile Exports (Fight CRIME) Act (H.R. 3152) received 403...
US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah supporters in South America
A charcoal export business has now been exposed as one cog in a terrorism funding machine crossing continents to support Iran’s efforts to expunge the Jewish state.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...