Tag: State of the Union
The state of the world
The U.S. Constitution mandates that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union.” The information that President Biden conveyed last week failed to convey...
B’nai B’rith ‘surprised, disappointed’ no SOTU mention of Jew-hatred
Seth Riklin and Daniel Mariaschin, president and CEO respectively of B’nai B’rith International, watched U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday night “with a keen focus on Israel and antisemitism.”
There...
In State of the Union address, Biden announces temporary port in Gaza
During his State of the Union address on Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced an “emergency mission” to establish a port in the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian supplies.
“Tonight, I’m directing the U.S. military...
Jewish reaction to Biden’s State of the Union focuses on Ukraine, inflation
Jewish groups and leaders adhered to partisan lines in their responses to President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, a speech that mainly focused on domestic...
State of the Union: Father of Parkland shooting victim ejected from the chamber for...
Fred Guttenberg, a gun control activist interrupted President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech by shouting at him to do something about gun violence.
The protester, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jamie, was one of 17...
Along with domestic issues, Trump touts Iran, Middle East policy in State of the...
In the annual State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump touted, albeit briefly, his policies on Iran and other areas of...
In State of the Union address, Trump denounces Iran and anti-Semitism; recognizes Holocaust survivors
As part of his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the threats posed by Iran and anti-Semitism.
“My administration has acted decisively to confront the world’s leading...
Holocaust survivor who came late to Tree of Life services to attend State of...
A Holocaust survivor who arrived late to the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27 will be one of several personal guests of U.S. President Donald Trump at the annual State of...
Why they didn’t stand for Jerusalem
Except in times of war or national emergency, foreign policy doesn’t usually get much attention during the State of the Union address and President Donald Trump’s first attempt at the ritual was no exception...