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Biden Names Tom Nides, A Former Top Obama State Department Official, As Ambassador To Israel

Biden Names Tom Nides, A Former Top Obama State Department Official, As Ambassador To Israel

WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden nominated Tom Nides, a deputy secretary of state in the Obama administration, to be his ambassador to Israel. Nides,… Read More ›

Analysis: Biden’s meeting with Putin carries historic echoes

Analysis: Biden’s meeting with Putin carries historic echoes

Joe Biden’s showdown with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday is one of the most critical summits of recent times, and not just because relations between… Read More ›

March of Flags approved for Jerusalem despite Hamas threats

March of Flags approved for Jerusalem despite Hamas threats

Route of the procession will not go through Damascus Gate and Muslim Quarter as in previous years, but through the Jaffa Gate skirting the Muslim… Read More ›

‘Coalition for change’ must be more than just a name

‘Coalition for change’ must be more than just a name

Opinion: While Bennett’s government managed to push Netanyahu out of power after 12 years, to really earn this moniker it must deal with Israel’s long-standing… Read More ›

UAE, Bahrain welcome new Israeli government, signaling Abraham Accords stability

UAE, Bahrain welcome new Israeli government, signaling Abraham Accords stability

Historic normalization deals between Israel and 4 Arab nations were hallmark of Netanyahu and Trump administrations; FM Lapid indicates eagerness to expand on ties The… Read More ›

Hundreds rally in Ohio, Arizona against vandalism, Jew-hatred and anti-Semitism

Hundreds rally in Ohio, Arizona against vandalism, Jew-hatred and anti-Semitism

OHIO (JNS) – Groups of Jews and other community members in Arizona and Ohio gathered on Sunday to express their concern over the recent rise… Read More ›

Analysis: Biden pushes China threat at G7 and NATO, but European leaders tread carefully

Analysis: Biden pushes China threat at G7 and NATO, but European leaders tread carefully

US presidents don’t normally go to Europe and keep talking about China. But Joe Biden thinks he’s convinced his new European friends of the need… Read More ›

Biden calls Bennett, world leaders congratulate new Israeli gov’t

Biden calls Bennett, world leaders congratulate new Israeli gov’t

The US “remains unwavering in its support for Israel’s security,” Biden said, saying that the US government is committed to working with the new Israeli… Read More ›

Israel’s new government must display generosity of victors

Israel’s new government must display generosity of victors

Opinion: The newly inaugurated coalition has to construct a unified public space that does not divide Israelis into separate tribes, but aspires to create new… Read More ›

At first cabinet meeting, Bennett, Lapid vow to work to make new government last

At first cabinet meeting, Bennett, Lapid vow to work to make new government last

Incoming prime minister says ‘we are at the start of new days’; alternative PM: ‘Friendship and trust’ are foundation of coalition and only that will… Read More ›

As COVID-19 Cases Wane, Vaccine-Lagging Areas Still See Risk

As COVID-19 Cases Wane, Vaccine-Lagging Areas Still See Risk

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — New COVID-19 cases are declining across most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all states… Read More ›

Israel’s new prime minister is sworn in, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year grip on power

Israel’s new prime minister is sworn in, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year grip on power

Jerusalem – Naftali Bennett was sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister on Sunday, after winning a confidence vote with the narrowest of margins, just… Read More ›

Netanyahu offered to resign, let Benny Gantz serve as PM – report

Netanyahu offered to resign, let Benny Gantz serve as PM – report

The last offer came a little after midnight on Thursday, with Netanyahu’s team reportedly telling Gantz that Netanyahu is “ready to resign this morning.” Prime… Read More ›

Marble bases and bombs: Ex-Mossad chief hints at Israeli ops to thwart Iran nukes

Marble bases and bombs: Ex-Mossad chief hints at Israeli ops to thwart Iran nukes

Going against a long-standing practice of secrecy involving spy agency’s activities, Cohen describes Israeli effort to dissuade Iranian scientists from taking part in nuclear program,… Read More ›

Likud promises peaceful transition of power, again accuses Bennett of fraud

Likud promises peaceful transition of power, again accuses Bennett of fraud

Party continues to claim Yamina leader ‘hijacked votes from the right,’ falsely compares his actions to US electors switching voters’ choice of president Prime Minister… Read More ›

Torah Ark Desecrated Inside Frankfurt Airport Prayer Room

Torah Ark Desecrated Inside Frankfurt Airport Prayer Room

BERLIN (AP) — A leading Jewish group in Germany on Saturday condemned the antisemitic desecration of a Torah ark inside the Jewish prayer room at… Read More ›

Biden causes sighs of relief among world leaders even as G7 divisions linger

Biden causes sighs of relief among world leaders even as G7 divisions linger

Falmouth, England – When President Donald Trump used his elbows at international summits, it was to throw them — on trade, on Russia and, once,… Read More ›

Bibi’s ‘election fraud’ claims different from Trump’s, Likud says

Bibi’s ‘election fraud’ claims different from Trump’s, Likud says

Likud sought to dispel the idea that Netanyahu was casting doubt on the actual results of the recent Israeli election or opposing a peaceful transfer… Read More ›

Netanyahu goes where other will not tread

Netanyahu goes where other will not tread

Opinion: Even with the end of his tenure drawing near, the Likud leader is not relenting for a second, sending his messengers and sycophants to… Read More ›

Signaling entry into Likud leadership race, Barkat calls to delay party primary

Signaling entry into Likud leadership race, Barkat calls to delay party primary

In show of strength, former Jerusalem mayor organizes gathering of 4,000 party activists, urges Netanyahu not to hold snap leadership vote as Likud heads to… Read More ›