WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the Dominican Republic was a fundraiser who helped him win Florida with her campaigning in the Jewish community. And while Robin Bernstein has relevant political and government chops for the role, Tuesday’s announcement didn’t do her any favors: It noted that she “speaks French and basic…
El Al relaunched nonstop service between Tel Aviv and Miami on Wednesday, the Miami Herald reported, marking the airline’s return since it canceled service in September 2008. The airline had canceled service because of fuel costs and rates, El Al’s managing director said. Starting this week, the airline is offering three weekly roundtrip flights on…
Three supporters of white nationalist Richard Spencer were arrested Thursday for their role in a shooting that followed an afternoon speech by Richard Spencer at the University of Florida. The three men accosted a group of protesters outside Spencer’s speech and shouted chants about Hitler and gave Nazi salutes, according to a release from the…
Hundreds of police will be deployed at the University of Florida on Thursday as thousands are poised to protest a speech by an avowed white nationalist, an event that prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency in preparation for possible violence. Richard Spencer’s speech at the university in Gainesville comes about two months…
Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency Monday in the lead up to a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida. The governor warned in an executive order that a “threat of a potential emergency is imminent” in Alachua County, where the university is located. University of Florida officials…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has proposed allocating $1 million in next year’s state budget to cover rising security costs at Jewish schools, drawing both praise and criticism. “I know many Floridians have been horrified by the threats against our Jewish schools and communities last year,” Scott said in an appearance Monday at the Katz Hillel…
The governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency to prepare for a planned speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer on Thursday at the University of Florida. The declaration, made by Gov. Rick Scott, will allow law enforcement in Alachua County, where the university is located, to coordinate better with state officials and buy…
(JTA) — A Florida police officer has been suspended with pay after complaints that he posted anti-Semitic comments on his Facebook page. A selfie of police officer Michael Hamill and two other Gainesville, Florida, police officers was posted on the department’s Facebook page, showing the officers helping the community in the wake of Hurricane Irma….
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