The parents of Noah Pozner, one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, penned an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the Guardian on Wednesday, urging him to find solutions to the abuse they, and other victims’ parents, have been subjected to, particularly on the social media…
The daughter of former U.S. senator and ex-vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman was among 232 North Americans to arrive in Israel on Wednesday on a special flight chartered by aliyah organization Nefesh B’Nefesh, The Jerusalem Post reported. Lieberman’s daughter Hana Lowenstein immigrated to Israel with her husband Daniel and their four children, who range from…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday introduced articles of impeachment to remove Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, escalating a fight over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Representatives Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows, who belong to the conservative House Freedom Caucus,…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel struck the rocket launcher in Syria used to shoot two rockets at Israel that landed in the Sea of Galilee. The area near the launcher also was targeted with artillery equipment on Wednesday night. according to the IDF. The destroyed rocket launcher and several soldiers killed in the attack were members…
Zionist Organization of America president Morton Klein has dedicated his career to supporting the state of Israel. In that role, he has been caustically critical of the terrorist group Hamas and one of its biggest sponsors, the state of Qatar. Yet recently, Klein’s relationship to the Gulf kingdom has grown more complex. First, he visited…
The biggest bloc of developing countries, known as Group of 77, at the United Nations has chosen the observer state of Palestine as its next leader, The New York Times reported. Palestine would take over leadership of the bloc starting in January. The bloc often speaks as one voice in the General Assembly and represents…
The tourism bureau for the city of Milwaukee announced Wednesday that it will pull advertising from Breitbart because of its connection to the neo-Nazi movement, according to HillReporter.com. The account of Visit Milwaukee, a tourism bureau that promotes events and attractions in Wisconsin’s biggest city, was receiving tweets condemning its choice to advertise on Breitbart’s…
Clare Bronfman, the billionaire heiress arrested Tuesday for her role leading the alleged sex-slavery cult Nxivm, was released on a $100 million bond, Crain’s reported Wednesday. Bronfman was one of four women charged Tuesday in connection with the investigation of Nxivm, a “self-help” organization that prosecutors say was a secretive cult that branded its victims…
Singer-songwriter Pink opened up on her pal Reese Witherspoon’s show about her family’s emotional visit to the Berlin Holocaust memorial last year, The Jerusalem Post reports. On Witherspoon’s web series “Hello Sunshine,” Pink discussed her daughter’s reaction to viewing the memorial. “She was like, ‘Wait, so [grandma’s] Jewish… my mom’s Jewish, well then I’m Jewish,’”…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States could apply some of the security measures used for Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip to its own frontier with Mexico, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan last month hosted his U.S. counterpart, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, among aides to President Donald…
(JTA) — A man was charged with arson after allegedly attempting to burn down the Exeter Synagogue. Exeter is an ancient city in southwest England. The synagogue is the third oldest in the country. It was dedicated in 1764. Tristan Morgan, 51, of Exeter, was charged with arson and with the intent of endangering life…
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