AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The son of a chief rabbi of the Netherlands and his family were accosted on the street by people he said intimidated the family, shouting at them “cancer Jews.” Rabbi Yanki Jacobs, the son of Binyomin Jacobs, complained to police on Sunday about the incident, which occurred the previous evening, the AD news…
White House policy advisor Stephen Miller called President Trump’s policy of separating immigrant parents from children a “simple decision.” The Jewish aide was instrumental in convincing Trump to enact the new zero-tolerance border policies that have led to the dramatic and controversial shift, The New York Times reported. “No nation can have the policy that…
(JTA) — The Orthodox Union joined an open letter signed by 26 Jewish organizations opposing separation of migrants’ families at the border. The decision to sign the letter on Friday came two days after the O.U., an umbrella Orthodox group, hosted Attorney General Jeff Sessions at its annual conference in Washington D.C.,where he spoke to…
A Brooklyn math professor who has fathered 30 children in the past decade, largely through artificial insemination conducted in public bathrooms, has been prevented by the Israeli government from providing his unique services, the New York Post reported Saturday. Ari Nagel, 42, became known in recent years for his unique method of delivery: He extracts…
One of the first steps the North Korean regime took to reach out to the White House was sending a message to presidential adviser/son-in-law Jared Kushner, The New York Times reported Sunday. A financier with business interests in North Korea named Gabriel Schulze approached the White House last summer saying that North Korean leaders wanted…
(JTA) — Former head of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency Michael Hayden compared the Trump administration’s immigration policies to Nazi Germany. In a tweet posted on Saturday, Hayden wrote: “Other governments have separated mothers and children,” under a black and white photo of the front of Auschwitz as seen from the railroad…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli security forces uncovered an “extraordinarily large and active Hamas infrastructure” operating in the West Bank. The terror cell located near Nablus in the West Bank was active from October 2017 until April 2018, when the cell was detained, the Israel Security Agency, also known as the Shin Bet, said Sunday in…
(JTA) — Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said Australia will not be moving its embassy to Jerusalem, despite her Liberal Party’s support for the move. The party approved a non-binding resolution supporting the move and calling for a suspension of aid to Palestine until it stops paying jailed terrorists and their families. The motion…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — At least 11 police officers were injured and six Jewish teens arrested during the clearing of a West Bank outpost. The evacuation of the Tapuach West outpost began on Saturday night and continued into Sunday. The Supreme Court had ordered the evacuation of the ten mobile homes located on privately owned land….
BOSTON (JTA) — The legal fight over ownership of the country’s oldest synagogue is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week denied a petition filed by Congregation Jeshuat Israel, which worships in the historic synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, for a rehearing of a ruling from August…
The latest edition of Commentary magazine, published online Friday, has already generated widespread criticism for its cover and its feature articles. The theme is “African Americans vs. American Jews,” set in all caps against a blood-red background. .@commentary is a racist blight on American Jewish culture. pic.twitter.com/LvNdYTqsem — Nathan Goldman (@nathangoldman) June 15, 2018 But…
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