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Trump nominates Jewish transition team co-chair as commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump named Howard Lutnick, the Jewish billionaire and chair and CEO of the global finance firm Cantor Fitzgerald, as his nominee for U.S. commerce secretary on Tuesday.
Trump stated that Lutnick, the co-chair...
Herzog to Ukraine on 1,000th day of war: ‘You are not alone’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog issued a video message on Tuesday in support of Ukraine on the 1000th day of its war, saying that Jerusalem identifies with its cause and what it has endured at the hands...
US warns Turkey against hosting Hamas leaders
Washington has made it clear to Turkey that there can be no more "business as usual" with regard to the Hamas terrorist organization, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday.
At a daily press...
PM: Israel won’t allow Hezbollah to ‘return to the state it was in on...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized during a speech in the Knesset plenum on Monday that Israel will not allow Hezbollah to “return to the state it was in on Oct. 6, 2023.”
“We will be...
US special envoy lands in Beirut to press for Israel-Hezbollah truce
U.S. special envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Tuesday to advance ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah terrorist organization.
"We have a real opportunity to end the conflict, and now is the moment...
For Israel, a “Bewitching” Threesome: Iran, Russia and North Korea
When shall we three meet again?In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
The Three Witches in Macbeth
Bad things can sometimes come in threes. For Israel, issues of enemy nuclearization are many-sided, intersecting and “bewitching.” Even while...
Mike Huckabee channels Golda Meir
When former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel, appears at his Senate confirmation hearing, he’s sure to run into some harsh questions from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and other critics of...
Some 2,000 Jewish students gather in NY for Chabad havdalah ceremony
Some 2,000 Jewish college students gathered in Brooklyn on Saturday night for a havdalah ceremony marking the end of Pegisha (“meeting”), an annual Jewish student Sabbath gathering organized by Chabad on Campus International.
Rabbi Yossy...
‘Disgrace’ artists didn’t respond to Oct. 7 as they did to Sept. 11, musician...
Many rushed to support Israel after Hama’s Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack, attending rallies, holding prayer services and shipping equipment to Israel Defense Forces soldiers.
John Ondrasik, the American singer and songwriter who goes by...
Netanyahu aide to face indictment in leaked documents case
Forces are arrayed along political lines in the leaked documents case involving the Prime Minister’s Office, with its supporters sharply challenging the accusation that one of its staff endangered state security by passing classified...