Celebrating Israel’s big birthday in Beverly Hills
At the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills last week, more than 1,500 people gathered to recognize 75 years since the establishment of the modern-day State of Israel on May 14, 1048.
Supported by the Consulate...
US Supreme Court rules for Big Tech in terror cases
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week against the families of terrorism victims in two separate cases in which the plaintiffs accused Google, Twitter and Facebook of “aiding and abetting” attacks by failing to...
New York bill aims to stop funding of ‘Israeli settler violence’
A new law has been introduced into New York’s state legislature with the goal of preventing tax-deductible donations from supporting Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank.
The “Not on our dime!:...
Reintroduced congressional bill aims to counter hatred in Palestinian textbooks
Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) has again put forward the Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act to address the problem of racist incitement in textbooks that the Palestinian Authority and the U.N. Relief and Works...
White House wants Saudi-Israel deal by year’s end
The White House is pressing for an Israeli-Saudi peace deal in the next six months before U.S. President Joe Biden goes into full campaign mode, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan...
Israeli, US diplomats discuss Negev Forum in Washington
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met in Washington on Wednesday with Ronen Levi, the director-general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
During the meeting, which was closed to the press, the two diplomats discussed “a...
Biden names 10 to US Holocaust Memorial Council
U.S. President Joe Biden announced his intent on May 17 to appoint 10 people to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Among the nominees are American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch; Rabbi Michael Beals (whom...
Musk tweet about Soros had ‘antisemitic flavor,’ says Israeli official
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized a tweet by Twitter CEO Elon Musk accusing Jewish billionaire George Soros of conspiring against humanity.
Foreign Ministry Director of Digital Diplomacy David Saranga stopped short of accusing Musk...
Blinken considers new envoy to bolster Abraham Accords
The Biden administration says it plans to expand the 2020 Abraham Accords begun under former President Donald Trump and is determining an appointee to work towards increasing Israeli ties with Arab and Muslim-majority countries.
Dan Shapiro, who...
41% increase in antisemitic incidents in a single year in California
While antisemitism rates have risen across the country in recent years, a new report from the Anti-Defamation League documents just how high of a jump California has seen.
In 2021, there were 367 antisemitic incidents. In 2022,...