Herzog to meet with Biden in Washington, Israeli official tells JNS
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will meet in Washington with U.S. President Joe Biden, despite the White House having declined to invite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit.
“President Herzog was invited by the bipartisan leadership...
Former ‘Miss Iraq’ Sarah Idan to vie for Adam Schiff’s congressional seat
First, she represented Iraq in the “Miss Universe” competition. Then she fled her country after posing for a selfie in 2017 with “Miss Israel.” Now, Sarah Idan is running for California’s 30th congressional district—the...
Israeli foreign minister: Harris couldn’t name one clause on judicial reform
Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday took issue with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris weighing in on Israel’s judicial reform debate, saying she didn't know a thing about it.
Harris waded into Israel’s domestic political affairs during an...
Azerbaijan’s relations with US, Israel, ‘not against’ anyone
Azerbaijan's alliances with Israel and the United States are about its national interests and vision, and are not designed to threaten anyone, the country's ambassador to Washington told JNS.
Khazar Ibrahim said on Monday that...
Testimony: Pittsburgh cop drove 100 mph to reach Tree of Life synagogue
After a week of testimony from survivors in the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting trial, a city police officer offered his perspective on the Shabbat-morning attack in October 2018 that left 11 Jewish worshippers dead.
Officer Michael Saldutte...
Blinken tells AIPAC ‘America is more secure when Israel is strong’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken addressed the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit (AIPAC) at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., saying, “the depth and breadth” of the alliance between the U.S....
Miami Jews, Christians protest Target’s Pride merchandise for children
Some 30 Jews and Christians gathered across the street from a Target store in Midtown Miami on June 1 to protest the retail corporation’s LGBTQ Pride merchandise for children.
There were also counterprotesters and a...
John Kerry to visit Jerusalem as part of Mideast working trip
John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, will visit Jerusalem as part of a May 31 to June 7 trip that will also take him to Amman, Dubai and Oslo, the U.S. State...
CUNY condemns law student’s commencement ‘hate speech’
A few days after video footage recirculated on social media of an antisemitic commencement speech by a law student at City University of New York on May 12, the public university’s board of trustees and chancellor...
US envoy sought to advance Iran deal in low-key Oman visit
U.S. President Joe Biden’s White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk visited Oman on May 8 to discuss with officials there the possibility of reaching out to Iran regarding...