A farm well-known in northern Virginia for wearing its politics on its sleeves decided it was time to tone it down. A sign reading “Rise & Resist” had led to an outpouring of vitriol from neighbors and fellow Virginians over a perceived attack on Trump. They thought changing it to “Resist White Supremacy” would make…
A federal judge ordered a developer on Monday to pay $6.7 million to graffiti artists whose murals he whitewashed five years ago, The New York Times reported. The developer, Jerry Wolkoff, has owned the Queens, New York graffiti mecca known as 5Pointz since the 1970s. In 2013, amid plans to redevelop the property, Wolkoff ordered…
(JTA) — Police are recommending charges of bribery and breach of trust against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He’s saying the case police have made is “full of holes, like Swiss cheese.” Police allege Netanyahu received expensive gifts from supporters in return for advancing their interests, including expensive cigars and champagne from the Israeli-born Hollywood…
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin was criticized by an internal department investigation over his wife’s taxpayer-funded European travel. The report criticizes, which was first revealed by The Washington Post, his conduct and reveals an attempt by Shulkin’s senior staff to cover up and mislead investigators probing the $4,300 airfare cost. According to the report, Shulkin’s…
(JTA) — The surviving members of a Brooklyn family whose house burned down in a fire started by a Hanukkah menorah were released from the hospital. Yossi Azan and two of his children — daughter Shalit, 16, and son Daniel, 15 — were released from a local hospital this week, the Yeshiva World News reported….
(JTA) — Conservative rabbis have called on Israel to allow a Kenyan convert to study at its yeshiva in Jerusalem. A visa application submitted by Yehudah Kimani last week was rejected by the country’s Interior Ministry. It is the second time that Kimani has been denied entrance to the country. “Kimani is a Jew, converted…
Alan Grayson’s whirlwind political career is about to take another turn. The progressive Florida politician served one term in Congress from 2009-2011, lost his seat before winning it back, then left it again for a failed 2016 Senate run. He’s now giving politics another try. Grayson plans to run for the House again in 2018,…
Presidential advisers and family members Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have taken on millions of dollars in additional debt in the year since they joined the White House, Politico reported Tuesday, citing Trump’s financial disclosure forms. Kushner has drawn on three credit lines, increasing their limits to a range of $5 million to $25 million….
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Keith Ellison, the second in charge at the Democratic Party, pushed back against criticism for his attendance at a 2013 dinner hosted by the Iranian government, saying he was advocating for the Iran nuclear deal and for the freedom of a captive American. “As part of the 2013 U.N. General Assembly,…
The Israel Police’s recommendation to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an “internal Israeli matter,” the U.S. State Department said. “The United States has a very strong relationship not only with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but also the Israeli Government. We’re certainly aware of it, but we consider it to be an internal Israeli matter,”…
(JTA) — Anti-Israel activists called former Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor a “war criminal” and called Israel a “terrorist state” during his appearance at a London university. Meridor, who served in Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet from 2009 until 2013, spoke Tuesday night at King’s College in central London on the topic “Threats and Challenges.” Students…
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