Daily Archives: January 20, 2021
January 20, 1496: Decree of Expulsion Issued for Portuguese Jews
Following the death of King Joao of Portugal in 1494, his son King Manuel I ascended the throne. When his legitimacy as heir to the throne was challenged, Manuel wished to marry Princess Isabel...
Trump grants a second round of pardons including his daughter’s father-in-law and two of...
In total, 29 people received clemency or commutation of their sentences. This Wednesday was a second round of pardons granted by Trump, after he announced the pardon of 15 other people on Tuesday. In...
Trump pardons former adviser Steve Bannon and 70 others on the last day of...
The announcement came just hours before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Trump also granted a presidential pardon to more than 70 people in his final hours in office. Pardons were announced for rappers Lil Wayne...
Biden taps two additional Jewish nominees to senior posts in intelligence, health
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has appointed former CIA deputy director David Cohen to return to the same role.
The Biden transition team announced the move on Friday.
Cohen, 57, who is Jewish, will not need U.S....
Biden nominees stress that US will not be rejoining Iran nuclear deal anytime soon
Several nominees for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s national security team acknowledged on Tuesday that the United States isn’t ready to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
IDF tanks strike Hamas positions in response to continued rocket fire
Israeli tanks struck Hamas military positions in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to the firing of a rocket into Israeli territory on Tuesday night, the Israeli military said in a statement.
The rocket,...
Israel extends lockdown until Jan. 31 amid rising COVID-19 infection
The Israeli Cabinet voted on Tuesday to extend the country’s current coronavirus lockdown for an additional 10 days, until Jan. 31, and impose tighter restrictions on travelers entering the country, the Prime Minister’s Office...
It’s time to stop counting Jews in the Cabinet
Jewish Democrats are celebrating this week and with good reason. Their party is about to take back power in Washington and end the presidency of the man they all love to hate: President Donald...
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, dear friend.
Gratitude is literally written into our Jewish identity.
In the Book of Genesis, when our foremother Leah gives birth to her last son, she says: “‘This time I will give thanks to the Lord’; therefore she...
Florida State University student senate to vote on BDS resolution
Florida State University’s student senate is scheduled to vote on a resolution on Wednesday that calls on the university to divest from companies that do business in Israel.
The BDS resolution calls on “FSU trustees to review...