WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said alliances of convenience between Israel and Sunni Arab states could lead to improved perceptions of Israel on the “Arab street.” Shared interests of crushing the rise of Islamist terrorist groups “may eventually open the door not only for changing the relations of governments abut also to…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Arab-Israeli man in his 20s was shot and killed during clashes between police and local residents. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning in the central Israel town of Kfar Qassem after Israel police sought to arrest a local resident who was wanted for questioning. Protesters seeking to block the arrest set fire to police…
NOVOGRUDOK, Belarus (JTA) — People in Jared Kushner’s ancestral town tend to speak very highly of President Donald Trump. That’s generally the norm in the former Soviet Union. After all, Trump’s style goes over well in this part of the world — a survey conducted in November in Russia found that 45 percent of respondents said they…
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Five Arab nations cut ties with Qatar on Monday, escalating a long-simmering competition for preeminence in the region into actions that could set the stage for war. Saudi Arabia, which is leading the charge, has cut off Qatar’s only land crossing – and what one Saudi-friendly estimate says is as much as 40…
NEW YORK (JTA) — Sears says it will remove a line of clothing featuring the slogan “Free Palestine” from its website. The clothing was offered for sale by a another company, Spreadshirt Collection, and included tank tops, t-shirts and hoodies featuring a variety of pro-Palestinian messages. The clothing was listed on Sears Marketplace, which offers a platform for…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nikki Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, said the U.S. is considering its membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council, citing among other things its bias against Israel. In a speech Tuesday to the council in Geneva, Haley cited Israel as one of several factors leading the United States to…
(JTA) — Swastikas were spray-painted on the home of a Jewish couple in northeast Colorado. The homeowners were awakened early on Friday at their home in Aurora by police after a neighbor reported the graffiti, according to CBS4. Local police are investigating the incident as a hate crime, according to the news station. Sandy and Howard…
One of the biggest landlords in New York City pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony charges of grand larceny, tax fraud and a third fraud charge stemming from filing a false instrument. Steve Croman allegedly secured $45 million in loans by inflating rental income in mortgage documents. “I knew the documents were false,” he said….
President Donald Trump lamented his diminished status within the White House on Tuesday, joking that his advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner had become “much more famous than me.” “I’m a little bit upset about that,” he’s also reported to have said. Trump made the comments during a meeting with congressional leadership, including Speaker of the…
On Monday, conspiracy theorist and InfoWars host Alex Jones balked at the suggestion that the wearing the Muslim hijab could be a feminist act. For Jones, this “is like saying putting Jews in gas chambers is the new sign of Judaism or something — or worshiping Hitler is pro-Israel.” The liberal watchdog group Right Wing…
(JTA) — A sign blaming Jews for the Sept. 11 attacks was hung from a pedestrian bridge over an interstate highway in Portland, Oregon. The banner sign reading “Jews did 9-11” was hung on both sides of the bridge on Sunday evening. Several people who saw the signs called the Portland Police Department to complain,…
