The Israeli government approved thousands of new homes in Jewish-only settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday night, said Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in a statement. This followed last week’s announcement of 2,500 new West Bank homes and hundreds more in East Jerusalem. “We are in a new period in which life in Judea and…
(JTA) — Today, for the third time this month, a string of Jewish community centers around the country received bomb threats. Many of the 17 JCCs that received calls today evacuated their facilities and contacted law enforcement, which is investigating the threats. JTA has obtained a recording of one of the bomb threats made on…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — U.S. visas held by Israeli citizens born in the seven Muslim-majority countries covered under President Donald Trump’s travel ban remain valid, the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv has confirmed. A statement about the visas was posted Tuesday on the embassy’s website. “If you have a currently valid U.S. visa in your Israeli…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, currently serving a 27-month prison sentence for corruption, has requested a pardon from the country’s president. President Reuven Rivlin’s office confirmed that a pardon request had been received from Olmert and that it would be sent to the Justice Ministry for consideration, as are all pardon…
During his presidential campaign, Ben Carson said he is proud of his bluntness and thick skin, and an eight-year-old video clip, demonstrates his consistency: Trump’s nominee to lead the Housing and Urban Development Department, made a gag about the Holocaust — in front of a Holocaust survivor. In the clip, Carson is heard joshing about…
The war of words between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats is escalating. After Trump coined the nickname “Fake Tears Chuck” to describe Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, it was time for former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to shoot back. The Jewish Florida congresswoman chose to describe the president of the United States as…
Yeshiva University, the flagship educational institution of Modern Orthodox Judaism, issued a statement Monday that appeared to criticize President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. “There is continuing turmoil regarding US immigration policy,” said YU president Richard Joel in the statement. “Yeshiva University is unwavering in its support of religious…
(JTA) — At least 11 Jewish community centers across the United States were targeted with bomb threats in the third wave of such mass disruption this month. Paul Goldenberg, the director of Secure Community Networks — an affiliate of the Jewish federations of North America, which advises Jewish groups and institutions on security — said the threats were…
Those hoping for a new Bob Dylan album will have their wishes granted threefold on March 31 when the Nobel laureate releases “Triplicate.” Those hoping for an album that’s a little less Frank Sinatra-esque than his last two releases, “Fallen Angels” and “Shadows in the Night” may have to wait a little longer. According to…
Sheldon Adelson is winning at the game of politics, as demonstrated by his front-row seat at President Trump’s inauguration ceremony, but he’s suffered a rare defeat in the world of sport. Stung by his exclusion from the planning process to build a new stadium that would bring football to Las Vegas, the casino mogul has…
Stephen Miller, the Trump administration’s very young senior advisor, has received much of the blame and credit for his purported lead role in the executive order temporarily banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries — and indefinitely banning Syrian refugees. But for Miller and chief strategist Steve Bannon, the executive order is just the…
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