Tag: U.S. Capitol
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro makes, defends comparison to Kristallnacht
Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was berated for comparing tech companies severing ties with the social-media company Parler to Kristallnacht.
“And now that they’ve won, what we’re seeing is the kind of censorship that is akin...
Acting US Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigns
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigned on Monday in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
In a letter to the Department...
How Trump and his people self-destructed
They came by the thousands from all over to support him, but in the end, all they did was put the last nail in his coffin.
For more than two months, U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
The damage to Trump’s legacy: An interview with David Wurmser
Sitting on opposite sides of the ocean, David Wurmser in Washington D.C. and I in Jerusalem, both clasping our heads in dismay, contemplate the tragedy that occurred on Wednesday at Capitol Hill and the...
Khamenei mocks America after ‘fiasco’ on US Capitol
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mocked the United States on Friday, following the mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
In a 50-minute televised speech, Khamenei said: “This is their democracy; this is...
Why Jan. 6, 2021 will live in infamy
I never thought I’d ever read this paragraph in an American paper: “A mob of people loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, halting Congress’s counting of the electoral votes to...
When the rule of law breaks down, no one is safe
What happened at the Capitol on the day both Houses of Congress assembled in a joint session to certify the votes of the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election was a disgrace. In...
Israeli journalist harassed by pro-Trump protester outside US Capitol
An Israeli journalist was harassed by a protester supporting U.S. President Donald Trump outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as a mob surrounded the building—with some breaking into it—seeking to prevent Congress from tallying...
Netanyahu calls mob attack on US Capitol ‘disgraceful,’ says American democracy will prevail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a strong condemnation on Thursday of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters the day before, calling it a “disgraceful act.”
“For generations, American...
Jewish and Israel-related groups ‘appalled’ by mob invasion of US Capitol
Jewish and Israel-related groups reacted to the mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by Trump supporters as members of Congress gathered in a joint session on Wednesday to certify U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Eric...