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The southern entrance to the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. Credit: Matthew G. Bisanz via Wikimedia Commons.

Tlaib to be ‘special guest’ at ‘nakba’ event at Capitol Visitor Center

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Nine groups that are known for opposing Israel plan to gather on Wednesday for “Nakba 75 and the Palestinian People” at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) as a “special...
Nearly 200 people filled the ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., for the American Friends of the Hebrew University annual SCOPUS Award Gala on April 28, 2022. Shown on the screen is Albert Einstein, who was among the university's founders. Photo by Nathan Posner.

‘Light onto the nations’: Hebrew University and affiliates strive for knowledge, achievement and peace

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American Friends of the Hebrew University held its annual SCOPUS Award Gala on April 28, where two politically involved couples from opposite parties were given the prestigious award in a show of bipartisanship and...
Anti-Israel protesters with the Palestinian Youth Movement were arrested by U.S. Secret Service officers after holding a rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Anti-Israel protesters arrested in front of Israeli embassy in Washington, DC

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Seven anti-Israel protesters were arrested on Sunday in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., after attempting a sit-in, blocking the entrance to the embassy. According to the United States Secret Service, which conducted...
Members of Sunrise DC, a progressive climate activist group. Source: Twitter.

Sunrise DC apologizes ‘unequivocally’ for singling out Jewish groups, repeats opposition to Zionism

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The Washington, D.C. affiliate of the environmentalist advocacy group the Sunrise Movement reiterated its opposition to Zionism but also apologized for rebuking three Zionist, Jewish advocacy groups in a newly released statement. Sunrise DC pulled...
Members of the Sunrise GW group protesting outside of the White House in Washington, D.C. Source: Twitter.

Affiliate blasts Sunrise DC for decision to boycott rally over inclusion of Jewish groups

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An affiliate of the Sunrise Movement at George Washington University, Sunrise GW, has disavowed a move by another local affiliate, Sunrise DC, to boycott a voting rights rally over the participation of three Jewish groups. In a...
Members of Sunrise DC, a progressive climate activist group. Source: Facebook.

Progressive climate activists cause outrage over call to ban ‘Zionist groups’ from voting rights...

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A left-wing climate activist group in Washington, D.C., infuriated the pro-Israel community this week, pulling itself from speaking at a rally for voting rights set for this weekend and citing the participation of three...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks at a Yesh Atid Party conference marking 100 days for the formation of the Israeli government, Sept. 22, 2021. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Expectations kept at a minimum for Lapid’s trip to Washington

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No major news is expected to come from a visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to the United States this week for a series of meetings with officials from the Biden administration. Lapid will...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett preparing for his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Aug. 26, 2021. Source: Naftali Bennett/Twitter.

Biden reschedules meeting with Bennett after two terror attacks reported in Kabul

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s much anticipated first meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden has been postponed for Friday after news of a terror attack near the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. “On...
AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2021. Credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO.

On first day of US trip, Bennett meets with AIPAC, top Biden administration staff

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Howard Kohr, CEO of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), on Wednesday during his first full day of a brief trip to Washington, D.C. Bennett arrived in the United...
Israeli Defense Attaché to the United States, Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

New Israeli defense attaché to US takes office

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The new Israeli defense attaché to the United States, Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, officially took up his position on Wednesday. Zilberman previously served as the Israel Defense Forces chief spokesperson to the Hebrew media. He...