(JTA) — Liberal and centrist American Jewish groups expressed dismay following remarks by President Donald Trump that he “can live with” a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking Wednesday at a White House news conference prior to closed-door meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump was asked if he were “backing off” from…
(JTA) — Seventy-one percent of Americans view Israel favorably, the fourth straight year the Jewish state has received a favorable rating of 70 percent or higher, a Gallup poll found. The survey was released Wednesday, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States and meeting with President Donald Trump. It was conducted earlier this month. The…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday demanded a halt to Israeli settlement expansion in occupied territory and said he was committed to a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he could be open to alternatives. Abbas’s office issued a statement after Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Robert Durst, the real estate scion tied to several slayings explored in HBO’s series “The Jinx,” returned to a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday to face a prosecution witness whose identity was being kept secret until taking the stand. Durst, 73, is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a writer and longtime…
Supermodel Karlie Kloss apologized on Twitter for posing in a geisha robe for a Vogue photo shoot criticized as cultural appropriation. pic.twitter.com/Xem3dkaDZZ — Karlie Kloss (@karliekloss) February 15, 2017 In 2012, Kloss walked the Victoria’s Secret runway wearing a Native American inspired feather headdress and jewelry. She later apologized on Twitter and Victoria’s Secret did…
(JTA) — A group that provides assistance to Holocaust survivors in the United States has received a $120,000 grant from the Jewish Federations of North America. The Blue Card announced Monday that it was selected to receive the grant for its PCTI Training for Healthcare Professionals, which educates dental and medical providers on identifying and treating…
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump took a night off in Palm Beach last week to attend the 70th birthday party of billionaire Steve Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group. Schwarzman heads up President Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum. Speculation on the cost of the party go as high as $20 million with a performance by Gwen…
President Trump responded to a question about rising anti-Semitism in America following his election with a random boast about his Electoral College win. The answer sounded more like a series of non-sequiturs than an answer to the question about rising hate crimes since the November vote. “I just want to say we are very honored…
Israel’s tourism and public diplomacy ministries on February 5 announced that 11 NFL players were set to visit Israel and play in an exhibition game. By the time the trip kicked off, there were barely enough players to field a basketball team. Five players appeared at Haifa’s Rambam Hopsital on Tuesday, an embarrassing turnout just…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb settlement activity but avoided any explicit endorsement of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a longstanding bedrock of U.S. Middle East policy. Trump gave a convoluted response to a question on whether he backed a two-state solution, he suggested that he…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday said that he wanted to focus on “substance” and not “labels,” when asked about support for a two-state solution for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “Rather than deal with labels, I want to deal with substance,” Netanyahu said during a news conference with President Donald Trump at the…
