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Frustrated with Israel for not stopping settler violence, Biden administration bans entry to extremists
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration announced that it would ban people who have “been involved in undermining peace, security, or stability in the West Bank” from entering the United States — a signal of its frustration with Israel’s government for not… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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Virginia cultural festival says it won’t hold a menorah lighting due to Israel-Hamas war
(JTA) – When the director of the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Williamsburg, Virginia, pitched a local arts and culture festival last month on the idea of holding a public menorah lighting to celebrate Hanukkah, he thought it made sense. “We look to bring people together with… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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There’s a new Jewish Caucus in Congress. Its mission is still unclear.
WASHINGTON (JTA) — More than a dozen Jewish members of Congress gathered on Friday for the first meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives Jewish Caucus. But following the meeting, held in the offices of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, an influential Jewish Democrat from… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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US House expels George Santos, who lied about his Jewish identity and other topics
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted to expel George Santos, the freshman New York Republican whose fabrications and allegations of fraud included false claims of Jewish heritage. The 311-114 vote met the two-thirds threshold needed to expel a member of… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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Why a Maine town swapped out a Star of David from its holiday display
(JTA) – A suburb of Portland, Maine, has removed a Star of David from its annual holiday lights display after a local Arab American organization complained, reportedly calling it “offensive” in light of Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. But the mayor of Westbrook told… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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Henry Kissinger, influential first Jewish secretary of state, dies at 100
(JTA) — Henry Kissinger, the first Jewish secretary of state and the controversial mastermind of American foreign policy in the 1970s — orchestrating the U.S. opening to China, negotiating the end of the conflict in Vietnam and helping ease tensions with the Soviet Union at… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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‘Ultimately, we are alone’: Schumer calls out antisemitism on the left in a speech on the Senate floor
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In a 45-minute speech on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Jewish Americans are “alone” and took some of his political allies to task for rising antisemitism on the left following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. “Jewish… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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Stark images of murder and torture in Israel leave US senators in tears and silence
WASHINGTON (JTA) — If there’s a trait that unites the 100 members of the U.S. Senate, it is volubility: These folks, who invented the filibuster, know how to talk. It was remarkable to see them then exiting a screening room on Tuesday in the bowels of the Capitol building,… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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10 Israelis, including teen with her dog, and 2 Thais freed from Gaza as ceasefire goes into overtime
(JTA) — Hamas released another 10 Israeli hostages, nine women and a 17-year-old girl, on the first day of a two-day extension of a ceasefire, one the Biden Administration hopes to further extend as it seeks to expand humanitarian relief for Palestinians in the war-ravaged… Continue Reading News Source: www.jta.org
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Hamas releases 11 Israeli hostages as truce set to extend
(JTA) — Hamas released 11 Israeli hostages, the last of four groups it agreed to free last week and an indication of how difficult it may be for Israel to secure the freedom of the rest of the hostages held by terror groups in Gaza. Hamas has so far freed 51 Israeli hostages,… Continue Reading…