Daily Archives: May 10, 2019
Disaster: Proposed Jewish caucus in Congress
Attn: Dan Schori, American Jewish Congress
From: David Bedein,
Israel Resource News Agency & Center for Near East Policy Research
Have just heard of your ill-advised idea for a Jewish caucus in Congress
Most Jewish members of...
Israel – Gaza peace possible if Netanyahu wants it
Benjamin Netanyahu has served as prime minister for the past 11 years, coinciding with Hamas’ rule over Gaza ever since it usurped power in 2007 from the Palestinian Authority after a brief violent confrontation...
Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism wins the pop-culture primary
Maybe you thought the turning point took place in February when the Democratic majority caucus in the House of Representatives failed to name and rebuke Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of...
U.S. State Dept. sends birthday greetings to Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued the following statement on the occasion of Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day:
“On behalf of the American people, I offer best wishes and congratulations to all Israelis as...
Mideast envoy Greenblatt blasts ‘baffling’ UN meeting on settlements after rockets
U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt lambasted the U.N. Security Council on Thursday as members condemned Jewish settlements being built, instead of condemning the most recent rocket fire from Gaza towards...
Florida Mayor Wayne Messam wants to restore US as ‘honest broker’ in Mideast negotiations
Wayne Messam, the mayor of Miramar, Fla., is one of nearly two-dozen Democrats running for president in 2020, announcing his candidacy on March 28.
Days after forming an exploratory committee on March 13, Messam, 44, traveled to...
Latest Iranian sanctions ‘right way’ to exert maximum pressure on Tehran, says Mideast analyst
With the one-year anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal comes mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran, which appear to be escalating.
On Wednesday, Trump announced a series of...
Rare photo collection from Israel’s War of Independence up for auction
A collection of 26 photographs designated to be printed by newspapers during Israel’s War of Independence was revealed this past week, with several of them capturing scenes that transpired on the Arab side of...
Amid backlash, library in Highland Park, NJ, postpones reading of ‘P Is for Palestine’
In response to pushback from the local Jewish community, the public library in Highland Park, N.J., has postponed a picture-book author event with Golbarg Bashi, author of P Is for Palestine.
“Due to extraordinary public response about...
Trump calls for former secretary of state Kerry to be prosecuted for Iran meetings
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to be prosecuted for having talks with Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, since leaving office in an...