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Henry Kissinger, America’s first Jewish secretary of state, is not too popular with supporters of the Jewish state. Some American Jews resent Kissinger for supposedly holding up arms for Israel during the Yom Kippur War, or for his unsavory comments about fellow Jews captured on Nixon’s Oval Office tapes. Some Israelis revile Kissinger for pressuring…
During her run for Congress last year, Nicole Malliotakis repeatedly accused her opponent, first-term Rep. Max Rose, of voting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic caucus “95 percent of the time.” Now, a little over a month into her term, Malliotakis, a Republican from Staten Island, wants everyone to know that she cast…
There are two stories this week about Rep. Ilhan Omar, the new Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota. But the trick is, you cannot understand one without the other. Let me explain. First, she tweeted that Republican attacks on her and Rep. Rashida Tlaib were “all about the Benjamins.” Her suggestion that money heavily influences politicians’ positions…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bipartisan slate of lawmakers in Congress introduced a bill that would invest in businesses in the Palestinian areas — a bid to replace some of the massive cuts in assistance imposed recently by the Trump administration. Under the measure, the United States would contribute $50 million a year to investments in…
(JTA) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that would codify into law the $38 billion defense aid package for Israel over 10 years that was negotiated in the final days of the Obama administration. The U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 approved Wednesday gives the defense package the imprimatur of Congress,…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Liberal Jewish groups are speaking out against two of President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy picks, John Bolton and Mike Pompeo. Bolton began Monday as Trump’s national security adviser. Trump last month nominated Pompeo, his CIA chief, to be secretary of state. The American Jewish World Service and the National Council of…
President Trump delivered a stern threat in December, stating he would cut aid to countries that voted in the United Nations to condemn his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “Let them vote against us. We’ll save a lot,” Trump said. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley was even harsher, warning members of the…
Cuts to foreign aid laid out in the White House’s proposed 2018 budget could have a dramatic effect on human rights, development and the environment around the world, advocates warn. The budget has little chance of passing in Congress, but does serve as a powerful statement of the Trump administration’s priorities — priorities that have…
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Dec 7, 2022
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A conversation with Julia Haart and her son Shlomo, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' about the new season and much more.
