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Musk and megachurch, rapture and reprise: Netanyahu’s dark speech to Congress
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress was a strange animal: A pseudo-State of the Union merged with evangelical megachurch preaching and a military pep talk, with enough chest-thumping Americana to trigger a round of 'U.S.A.!'...
Efforts ‘taking place right now’ to secure release of hostages, Netanyahu tells US Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday afternoon delivered his fourth address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, in which he called for a decisive victory over the Hamas terror group and...
Number of Democrat legislators declare plans to skip Netanyahu’s address
Some Congress members announced their intent to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech on Wednesday afternoon in opposition to Israel’s war to dismantle Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Senators planning to skip the speech include Sens....
Chicago City Council enacts ‘hate-littering’ fines to deter spread of fliers
Three weeks before the Democratic Party is scheduled to hold its national convention in Chicago to name its presidential nominee, a local ordinance has moved forward to levy fines on those who spread hate via fliers.
The...
Netanyahu eulogizes Joe Lieberman at DC memorial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eulogized Joe Lieberman as one of the Jewish people’s “most noble sons,” speaking during a memorial service for the Connecticut senator at the Washington Hebrew Congregation synagogue in the American capital on...
Easier for Netanyahu to amplify Israel’s messages in US election season, Erdan tells JNS
Addresses to joint sessions of the U.S. Congress are always high-profile speeches, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can expect to share the Jewish state’s views and priorities with an even larger audience than...
Inflation Reduction Act to fund $100 million for anti-Israel, anti-US activists
A report issued by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) reveals how a Biden administration law aimed at reducing inflation plans to provide millions in taxpayer dollars to radical nonprofit entities.
“Investment in Radical Activists: A Case Study...
US-Israel relations bigger than politics, says Jewish senator presiding over Netanyahu speech
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said on Wednesday that he agreed to preside over the joint session of Congress, during which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address lawmakers and the nation, to demonstrate his...
Mercer Island city council adopts IHRA definition of Jew-hatred
The city council of Mercer Island, Wash., approved by a vote of 6-1 a resolution adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
“This puts us in line with over 30 states, 1,200 cities, three different...
Israel warns citizens attending Paris Olympics
Israel’s National Security Council warned citizens planning to attend the Olympic Games (July 26-Aug. 11) and Paralympic Games (Aug. 28-Sept. 8) in Paris to avoid “areas of friction” for their safety.
“International events like these...