President Trump said that moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was for Evangelicals during a rally in Oshkosh, Wis. on Monday. “We moved the capital of Israel to Jerusalem. That’s for the Evangelicals. You know, it’s amazing with that: The Evangelicals are more excited about that than Jewish people. Right, it’s incredible,”…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Democrats launched their virtual convention with appeals for a once-fractured party to come together and oust Donald Trump from the presidency, making a case that the racial divisions they say Trump stokes are ripping the country apart. One of the most pointed appeals for unity Monday night came from Bernie Sanders, the…
(JTA) — William Latson, a high school principal in South Florida, was fired after telling a parent he could not say that the Holocaust was a “factual, historical event” because “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened.” A state administrative judge ruled last week that his dismissal was in error. In October, the Palm Beach County…
(JTA) — Israel will not move forward with its West Bank annexation plan without U.S. approval — and that consent won’t come for some time. That’s what Jared Kushner, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, told reporters from Middle East media outlets on Monday. Kushner said the Trump administration had gained Israel’s trust by…
(JTA) — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump will be sending their three children — the grandchildren of President Donald Trump — back to in-person classes at their Jewish day school this fall. “This virus impacts different people in different ways. We know a lot more now than we did,” Kushner, a White House senior adviser…
(JTA) — Six weeks after thousands of Florida State University students petitioned for their student body president to be removed over social media posts they described as anti-Semitic, the school’s president has announced several changes aimed at making Florida State more hospitable for Jewish students. In an open letter to the campus community, John Thrasher…
(JTA) – Lots of candidates for New York City Council are expected to seek an endorsement from the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter, a rising force in city politics, in next year’s elections. To apply for the endorsement, the candidates will have to decide if they will pledge not to travel to Israel if…
The race for President of the United States can officially begin. Not because Sen. Joe Biden finally selected a running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. But because now both sides have their complete line of Hebrew-language campaign swag, ready to go. Hebrew Trump-Pence buttons, kipas and caps have been around since 2016. The 2020 edition, available…
(JTA) — In a bizarre turn of events, a new report casts doubt on allegations that Massachusetts congressional hopeful Alex Morse had inappropriate relationships with college students. Morse, a 31-year-old gay, Jewish progressive Democrat running to unseat a longtime incumbent, was accused last week by the College Democrats of Massachusetts of having used “his position…
Left-wing activist groups are promoting a campaign called “Drop the ADL” in a bid to get progressive institutions to cut ties with the 107-year-old Jewish advocacy organization. “Even though the ADL is integrated into community work on a range of issues, it has a history and ongoing pattern of attacking social justice movements led by…
After several years of bureaucratic battles, Ezras Nashim, the emergency medical services volunteer organization that caters to Orthodox women in New York City, was granted an ambulance permit Thursday. The 23-2 vote by the state’s Regional Emergency Medical Services Council will allow Ezras Nashim to improve and expand their operations, said Leah Freier Levine, the…
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