(JTA) — A United States Navy warship named for Gabby Giffords will be put to sea next week. The ship will be officially named Gabrielle Giffords in honor of the Arizona Democratic congresswoman who survived a 2011 gunshot wound to the head. It will be the first Navy ship named after a living woman in 160…
(JTA) — H.R. McMaster, the U.S. National Security Advisor, called the converging interests of Israel and other Middle Eastern countries an “opportunity,” during an address to the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum in Washington on Sunday. McMaster noted a “reassessment of regional relationships, most notably between Israel and a number of our Arab partners — all…
(JTA) — Four Democratic lawmakers are circulating a letter calling for the United States to urge Israel to reconsider charges against a prominent Palestinian activist. The letter — which is being circulated this week by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, who serves as deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, as well as Reps. Marc Pocan, Betty McCollum and Earl Blumenauer —…
A Spokane, Wash. rabbi is facing online anti-Semitism after advertising a Holocaust memorial event on Facebook. “It’s not a good feeling to have hundreds of Jew haters verbally attack you,” said Rabbi Yisroel Hahn, who had created a Facebook page to advertise an upcoming speaking event of Holocaust survivor Marthe Cohn. Hahn told local TV…
(JTA) — Three Olympic gold medals. Six total. Captain of the victorious 2012 and 2016 U.S. women’s gymnastics teams. Now Aly Raisman can add one more accolade to her list: Most famous Jewish athlete in the world. Raisman, 23, the two-time U.S. Olympian from Massachusetts, is the only Jew on ESPN’s 2017 list of the 100…
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg submitted a statement to the United Nations on Monday that over 1,000 U.S. governors, mayors, businesses, universities and others will continue to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement abandoned by President Donald Trump last week. Bloomberg, who is the U.N. Secretary-General’s special envoy for Cities and…
A new Twitter bot has gained 56,000 followers by reformatting President Donald Trump’s tweets as official White House press releases. A statement by the President: pic.twitter.com/ekqD5bFRij — Real Press Sec. (@RealPressSecBot) June 5, 2017 It’s a simple, brilliant juxtaposition that’s drawn wide praise in Twitter’s media circles since it appeared yesterday. Start following @RealPressSecBot, who…
A Hasidic girls school in Brooklyn is demanding mothers of students appear more “modest” next school year. Some of the things the administration is forbidding? Leggings, denim and “loud” nail polish. In a letter to parents from Crown Heights Girls’ School Bnos Menachem, director Motty Gurary explained the rationale for the changes: to “create a…
Police arrested seven activists amid disruptions at the Celebrate Israel Parade on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Sunday, the left-wing Jewish Voice for Peace said in a statement. The activists were part of a group of 100 members of JVP and the youth-oriented leftist group IfNotNow, who protested along the route of the pro-Israel parade. “There…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will visit Israel, including the Old City of Jerusalem and the Western Wall. Haley will arrive in Israel on Wednesday, according to Israeli news reports. She is scheduled to meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as senior…
On June 5, Jake Tapper retweeted…his puppy? “I know everyone is legitimately alarmed about any number of issues so here are some cartoons of my dog we made into wallpaper,” Tapper wrote. I know everyone is legitimately alarmed about any number of issues so here are some cartoons of my dog we made into wallpaper…
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