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U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation in the Oval Office, January 2018. Source: White House.

Trump’s anti-Semitism order is a Rorschach test for Jews

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Demographers have spent a great deal of time in recent decades trying to learn more about the changing demographics of American Jewry. But whatever else he has accomplished, President Donald Trump has, albeit unwittingly,...
President Donald Trump speaking at the Israeli-American Council National Summit, December 7, 2019. Photo by Noam Galai/Courtesy IAC.

Trump to sign executive order addressing anti-Semitism in US education, particularly on campus

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U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday addressing anti-Semitism amid the rise in hatred towards Jews in education in the United States, announced the White House in a...
A convoy of U.S. soldiers in Syria in December 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Trump weighs sending 14,000 more troops to Mideast amid Iran threat

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The Trump administration is considering deploying as many as 14,000 additional troops, along with dozens more ships and other military capabilities, to the Middle East in the face of continuing threats from Tehran. The Wall...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gush Etzion Regional Council chairman Shlomo Ne'eman and Jordan Valley Regional Council chairman David Elchiani visit Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion on Nov. 19, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Netanyahu: US settlement policy shift ‘fixes a historic wrong’

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During a visit to the town of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu praised the U.S. administration’s policy reversal on Judea and Samaria as a “huge achievement” that “fixed...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deliver joint statements in Jerusalem on March 20, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

US announcement on Jewish settlements does not ‘close door’ on peace, says legal expert

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Experts weighed in on the U.S. State Department’s announcement on Monday that the United States is softening its stance on Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria. It is a reversal of the 1978 State Department legal opinion,...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media in the press briefing room at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 13, 2019. Credit: State Department Photo by Michael Gross.

In major policy shift, US no longer views Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria...

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the United States is softening its stance on Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria. This is a reversal of the 1978 State Department legal opinion...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing on March 21, 2017. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

US administration prompts Israel to form committee to monitor Chinese investments

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Israel decided on Wednesday to form a committee to monitor Chinese investments amid pressure from the Trump administration. The United States has repeatedly expressed concerns with Israel over Chinese investments in the Jewish state. Earlier this week in...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. Credit: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv

Friedman: Trump plan will not evict Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria

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The U.S. administration will not call for the evacuation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria under the much-anticipated Mideast peace plan, according to U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Wednesday. In an interview...
Robert O'Brien addresses the U.N. General Assembly in November 2005. On Sept. 18, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump named O'Brien to replace John Bolton as national security advisor, Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish, pro-Israel community react to national security pick

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The Jewish and pro-Israel community immediately reacted to the selection of Robert O’Brien as U.S. President Donald Trump’s fourth national security advisor, replacing John Bolton, who was ousted on Sept. 10. “We congratulate Mr. O’Brien on his appointment, and...
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Robert O'Brien speaks to families of Americans held captive abroad on April 2, 2019, at the Department of State. On Sept. 18, 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump named O'Brien U.S. National Security Advisor, replacing John Bolton. Credit: Michael Gross/U.S. State Department.

Trump names Robert O’Brien to replace Bolton as national security advisor

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has selected Robert O’Brien as the next U.S. national security advisor, replacing John Bolton, who was ousted on Sept. 10. “I am pleased to announce that I will...