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Israels concrete barrier separating the Jewish settlement of Neve Yaakov (foreground) in the northern part of east Jerusalem and the Palestinian area of al-Ram (background) in the West Bank. (Oct. 2020). (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 7 dead in Shabbat shooting attack on Jerusalem synagogue

Published January 27, 2023

Over 90 countries, including allies, express ‘deep concern’ over Israel’s retaliation against Palestinians

Published January 18, 2023
U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos, a New York Republican, greets a colleague in the House Chamber during the fourth day of voting for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 06, 2023. ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The St. Louis Jewish Light has contracted with JTA to use this photo.

Long Island Republicans call on George Santos to resign

Published January 11, 2023
Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%, from $26M awarded by jury to $2.35M

Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%, from $26M awarded by jury to $2.35M

Published January 4, 2023
Biden references the Hanukkah story during DC press conference with Zelensky

Biden references the Hanukkah story during DC press conference with Zelensky

Published December 21, 2022
‘An epidemic of hate’: Biden administration officials meet with Jewish leaders to tackle rising antisemitism

‘An epidemic of hate’: Biden administration officials meet with Jewish leaders to tackle rising antisemitism

Published December 7, 2022
Lee Zeldin won’t seek GOP chair but will assume Jewish GOP leadership role

Lee Zeldin won’t seek GOP chair but will assume Jewish GOP leadership role

Published December 7, 2022
Doug Emhoff to chair White House roundtable on rising antisemitism

Doug Emhoff to chair White House roundtable on rising antisemitism

Published December 5, 2022
Steven Salen, a tailor who survived the Holocaust and dressed presidents, dies at 103

Steven Salen, a tailor who survived the Holocaust and dressed presidents, dies at 103

Published December 5, 2022
Blinken: US will judge Israeli government on its policies, not its politicians

Blinken: US will judge Israeli government on its policies, not its politicians

Published December 5, 2022
Abe Foxman: If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir get their way, Israel will lose me and American Jews

Abe Foxman: If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir get their way, Israel will lose me and American Jews

Published December 2, 2022
Netanyahu on Trump’s dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes: ‘He shouldn’t do that’

Netanyahu on Trump’s dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes: ‘He shouldn’t do that’

Published November 30, 2022
Trump’s former antisemitism czar calls Trump out for meeting with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes

Trump’s former antisemitism czar calls Trump out for meeting with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes

Published November 28, 2022
Jewish security group credited with averting NY attack says an antisemitic murder in Arizona could have been prevented

Jewish security group credited with averting NY attack says an antisemitic murder in Arizona could have been prevented

Published November 23, 2022
Steny Hoyer, longtime pro-Israel Democrat, steps down from House leadership role

Steny Hoyer, longtime pro-Israel Democrat, steps down from House leadership role

Published November 20, 2022
Netanyahu to Republican Jews: My controversial 2015 speech in Congress led to Abraham Accords

Netanyahu to Republican Jews: My controversial 2015 speech in Congress led to Abraham Accords

Published November 20, 2022
Donald Trump tells Jewish Republicans he sees ‘no reason’ to go back to Twitter

Donald Trump tells Jewish Republicans he sees ‘no reason’ to go back to Twitter

Published November 19, 2022
Addressing Jewish Republicans, Kevin McCarthy promises to yank Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee

Addressing Jewish Republicans, Kevin McCarthy promises to yank Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee

Published November 19, 2022
From bat mitzvah guest to backer of Israel in Congress: Nancy Pelosi’s Jewish journey

From bat mitzvah guest to backer of Israel in Congress: Nancy Pelosi’s Jewish journey

Published November 17, 2022
Reports: FBI opens up new inquiry into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Reports: FBI opens up new inquiry into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Published November 14, 2022
Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia

Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia

Published November 8, 2022
Michael Bennet and Jared Polis secure wins in Colorado

Michael Bennet and Jared Polis secure wins in Colorado

Published November 8, 2022
Mastriano’s campaign ends with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ parody performed by Messianic Jew

Mastriano’s campaign ends with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ parody performed by Messianic Jew

Published November 8, 2022
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid shakes hands with U.S. negotiator Amos Hochstein at the defense ministry in Tel Aviv, Oct. 27, 2022. (Amos Ben-Gershom/ Israel Government Press Office)

Israel and Lebanon sign US-brokered maritime boundaries deal

Published October 27, 2022
Trump again decries lack of US Jewish appreciation for him

Trump again decries lack of US Jewish appreciation for him

Published October 16, 2022
David Cicilline, Jewish progressive, is new chair of House Middle East subcommittee

David Cicilline, Jewish progressive, is new chair of House Middle East subcommittee

Published September 29, 2022
A White House summit tackles right-wing extremism with talk of security, hugs — and Christian forgiveness

A White House summit tackles right-wing extremism with talk of security, hugs — and Christian forgiveness

Published September 29, 2022
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says his longtime friend Mehmet Oz’s Senate run is ‘tragedy for the Jewish people’

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says his longtime friend Mehmet Oz’s Senate run is ‘tragedy for the Jewish people’

Published September 21, 2022
Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96

Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96

Published September 8, 2022
Jan. 6 Proud Boy rioter who approached Sen. Schumer and made antisemitic joke in chat is sentenced

Jan. 6 Proud Boy rioter who approached Sen. Schumer and made antisemitic joke in chat is sentenced

Published August 30, 2022
Harlene Winnick Appelman, Jewish educator and longtime Covenant Foundation leader, dies at 75

Harlene Winnick Appelman, Jewish educator and longtime Covenant Foundation leader, dies at 75

Published August 25, 2022
Turkey and Israel to restore full diplomatic relations after 4-year break

Turkey and Israel to restore full diplomatic relations after 4-year break

Published August 17, 2022
Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘Holocausts’ and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes heat for not responding

Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘Holocausts’ and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes heat for not responding

Published August 16, 2022
Shelley Greenspan, a veteran of national Jewish groups, to be next White House Jewish liaison

Shelley Greenspan, a veteran of national Jewish groups, to be next White House Jewish liaison

Published July 27, 2022
Israel’s Lapid and Jordan’s Abdullah meet to discuss regional defense, economic cooperation

Israel’s Lapid and Jordan’s Abdullah meet to discuss regional defense, economic cooperation

Published July 27, 2022
Blinken meets with Shireen Abu Akleh’s family, pledges to ‘pursue accountability’ in her killing

Blinken meets with Shireen Abu Akleh’s family, pledges to ‘pursue accountability’ in her killing

Published July 27, 2022
Yehuda Meshi Zahav, the angel who became a monster

Yehuda Meshi Zahav, the angel who became a monster

Published July 7, 2022
NATO office on Texas Air Force Base removes print of storied Nazi combat pilot and his plane

NATO office on Texas Air Force Base removes print of storied Nazi combat pilot and his plane

Published June 28, 2022
Leading Orthodox group praises Supreme Court ruling on football coach’s prayer

Leading Orthodox group praises Supreme Court ruling on football coach’s prayer

Published June 28, 2022
Yaakov Hagoel, left, the acting chairman of the Jewish Agency, congratulates Doron Along, who has been nominated to the job in Jerusalem, June 16, 2022. (Jewish Agency)

Doron Almog, retired general and disabilities advocate, set to head Jewish Agency

Published June 16, 2022
Israeli novelist A.B. Yehoshua speaks after receiving an honorary degree at the University of Palermo, Sept. 10, 2019. (Francesco Militello Mirto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Novelist A.B. Yehoshua, dissector and lover of Israel and the Jews, dies at 85

Published June 14, 2022
A cop displayed Nazi symbols and joked about the Holocaust. A city near Seattle paid him $1.5 million to go away

A cop displayed Nazi symbols and joked about the Holocaust. A city near Seattle paid him $1.5 million to go away

Published June 14, 2022
Jan. 6-related filing reveals U.S. Marine was jailed for plot to shoot up synagogue

Jan. 6-related filing reveals U.S. Marine was jailed for plot to shoot up synagogue

Published June 13, 2022
Jan. 6 hearing revelation: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump said they privately accepted Donald Trump’s loss

Jan. 6 hearing revelation: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump said they privately accepted Donald Trump’s loss

Published June 10, 2022
Left to right: Rep, Ann Wagner, a Missouri Republican; Rep David Trone, a Maryland Democrat; Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Reoublican; Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat; and Rep. Jimmy Panetta, a California Democrat, at a press conference at the Capitol, June 9, 2022. (Office of Sen. Joni Ernst)

Lawmakers launch bipartisan push for defense arrangement between Israel and Arab neighbors

Published June 9, 2022
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), speaks alongside Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) during a Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Mar. 28, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

5 Jewish questions about the Jan. 6 committee hearings, answered

Published June 8, 2022
Vote on extending Israeli protections to Jewish settlers fails and threatens Bennett government

Vote on extending Israeli protections to Jewish settlers fails and threatens Bennett government

Published June 8, 2022
Identical twins Yael Yishai, right, and Avital Segel, left, pose with their newborn sons at Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem, May 30, 2022. (Shaare Zedek)

In Jerusalem, identical twins give birth to boys on the same day

Published June 1, 2022
A view of the Ariel University campus in the West Bank settlement of Ariel, Jan. 25, 2017. (Sebi Berens/Flash90)

US ‘strongly opposes’ Israel’s plan to expand settlements, but Biden’s visit still scheduled

Published May 6, 2022
For Orthodox Jewish groups, it’s wait and see on the reversal of abortion rights

For Orthodox Jewish groups, it’s wait and see on the reversal of abortion rights

Published May 4, 2022

Doug Emhoff says being the second gentleman brought him closer to Judaism

Published April 29, 2022
Police and rescue workers at the scene of a terror attack on Dizengoff street, central Tel Aviv, April 7, 2022. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90

Shooting in downtown Tel Aviv leaves 2 dead, at least 4 in serious condition

Published April 7, 2022
In this handout photo provided by the Israel Defenses Force, freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (L) walks with his father Noam Shalit at Tel Nof Airbase, Oct. 18, 2011. (Israel Defense Forces via Getty Images)

Noam Shalit, the Israeli father whose campaign led to the release of his captive son, dies at 68

Published March 30, 2022
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin spoke to white nationalists a week after she asked a rabbi if she could help fight antisemitism

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin spoke to white nationalists a week after she asked a rabbi if she could help fight antisemitism

Published March 9, 2022
(Alexander Spatari/Getty Images)

JFNA adds gun reform and LGBTQ advocacy back to policy priority list

Published February 20, 2022
Jewish federations umbrella group removes gun control and LGBTQ advocacy from policy priority list

Jewish federations umbrella group removes gun control and LGBTQ advocacy from policy priority list

Published February 17, 2022
Trude Feldman, Jewish reporter who spoke to presidents and prime ministers, dies at 97

Trude Feldman, Jewish reporter who spoke to presidents and prime ministers, dies at 97

Published February 11, 2022
All Texas synagogue hostages ‘out alive and safe’ after harrowing 12-hour standoff

All Texas synagogue hostages ‘out alive and safe’ after harrowing 12-hour standoff

Published January 15, 2022
Dianne Feinstein talks to reporters as she exits the Senate floor, Oct. 6, 2018. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

After Patrick Leahy’s retirement, Dianne Feinstein could become the first Jew to be 3rd in line for the presidency

Published November 16, 2021
Former General Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, speaks during a protest of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, Dec. 12, 2020. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Jewish groups join denouncers of Michael Flynn for calling on the US to have ‘one religion’

Published November 15, 2021
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-Bronx/Westchester, left, meets with Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green of Standing Together, a progressive Jewish-Arab grassroots movement, during his visit to Israel and Palestinian-controlled areas as part of a Congressional delegation arranged by J Street, Nov. 8, 2021. (Via Twitter)

Jamaal Bowman, Squad member, joins J Street tour of Israel and meets Yair Lapid

Published November 9, 2021
Rabbi Yudi Steiner leads George Washington University students in song and dance as they mark the destruction of an imitation Torah in a frat house in Washington DC, Nov. 1, 2021. (Ron Kampeas)

On a Washington DC campus, an imitation Torah triggers real mourning

Published November 2, 2021

Ted Cruz defends using a Nazi salute to protest COVID-19 public health measures

Published October 28, 2021

Florida halts new investments in Ben & Jerry’s parent company over West Bank sales boycott

Published October 26, 2021

The national Sunrise movement says it did not have advance notice of DC affiliate’s broadside against Jewish groups

Published October 21, 2021

Glenn Youngkin, GOP nominee for Virginia governor, accuses George Soros of filling school boards with ‘disguised’ political operatives

Published October 21, 2021
Graphic of the Beresheet spacecraft (Courtesy/SpaceIL)

United Arab Emirates to join Israel in moon shot

Published October 20, 2021

Rachel Levine is named an admiral, becoming the most senior transgender person in the uniformed services

Published October 20, 2021

Colin Powell, who brokered the Middle East ‘road map’ to peace, dies at 84

Published October 18, 2021

With Yair Lapid at his side, Blinken uses a word that Israel has been longing to hear on Iran

Published October 14, 2021

Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s AG, declares candidacy for governor

Published October 11, 2021
Zev Zalman Ludwick, once a denizen of the heavy metal music scene, poses in his luthier studio in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 23, 2021. (Ron Kampeas)

Jews, drugs and rock ’n’ roll: The Jewish stories behind a heavy metal cult classic film

Published October 8, 2021

Israel hints Oman is next to join Abraham Accords

Published October 6, 2021

Former Trump aide Stephanie Grisham accuses Jewish congressional candidate Max Miller of abuse

Published October 6, 2021

Rand Paul obstructs quick vote on Iron Dome funding

Published October 5, 2021

Kamala Harris ‘strongly disagrees’ with student who said Israel was carrying out ethnic genocide

Published October 1, 2021

In one more hurdle for Iron Dome, Rand Paul refuses to fast-track $1 billion in new funding

Published September 30, 2021
Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., is seen at the House steps of the Capitol during the last votes of the week on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Andy Levin says his friendship with Rashida Tlaib gives him hope for Israel

Published September 30, 2021
A flier distributed by a Republican candidate for Virginias statehouse in the 2021 elections depicts the Jewish incumbent with piles of gold coins. (Ron Kampeas)

GOP flier in Virginia House race shows Jewish Democrat and a pile of gold coins

Published September 30, 2021

The vast majority of progressives overwhelmingly backed Iron Dome funding — but with a caveat

Published September 27, 2021

In his first UN speech, Naftali Bennett sounded different than Netanyahu

Published September 27, 2021
‘Yes, I wept’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome, and the tears that followed

‘Yes, I wept’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome, and the tears that followed

Published September 24, 2021
A view of the U.N. General Assembly Hall. (Patrick Gruban/Wikimedia Commons)

More than 30 countries stay away from U.N. anniversary marking Durban conference

Published September 23, 2021

Virginia Republican apologizes, but not for antisemitism, after mocking Jewish House speaker’s nose

Published September 21, 2021
Sheila Bromberg shares a laugh with Ringo Starr on a BBC talk show in May 2011. (YouTube/Screenshot)

Sheila Bromberg, Jewish harpist who was first woman to play on a Beatles album, dies at 92

Published September 21, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken marks the anniversary of the Abraham Accords with, clockwise, diplomats from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain, on Sept. 17, 2021. (Screenshot)

On Abraham Accords anniversary, there is accord on calling it ‘Abraham’

Published September 20, 2021

Middle school goes virtual because of COVID outbreak at the bar mitzvah of Chris Christie’s nephew

Published September 20, 2021

Muslims and Jews join in Congress to press US government for kosher and halal food relief

Published September 15, 2021

Naftali Bennett makes the Time 100 list. It’s because of ‘courage,’ his Arab-Israeli coalition partner writes.

Published September 15, 2021
Damon Joseph told undercover FBI agents that he wanted to carry out a mass killing attack on a Toledo Jewish target. (U.S. Department of Justice)

Ohio man sentenced to 20 years for planned attack on Toledo synagogue

Published September 14, 2021
President Joe Biden meets Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the White House, Aug. 27, 2021. (Avi Ohayon/Israel Government Press Office)

Naftali Bennett says the US and Israel have set up joint team on containing Iran

Published September 3, 2021

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett: Israel will neither annex territory nor establish a Palestinian state on my watch

Published August 24, 2021

GOP senators want Trump era mandates on settlement products to become law

Published July 30, 2021

Jared Kushner to leave politics to set up investment business with Israel focus, report claims

Published July 29, 2021
More U.S. Jews are calling Israel an ‘apartheid’ state, and organizations are struggling to fight the trend

More U.S. Jews are calling Israel an ‘apartheid’ state, and organizations are struggling to fight the trend

Published July 15, 2021
Do you know this Jew? He was once an adorable and very smart child star.

Do you know this Jew? He was once an adorable and very smart child star.

Published July 9, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2021. (Screenshot/WTXL/Facebook)

Marjorie Taylor Greene invokes ‘medical brown shirts’ in decrying vaccination outreach

Published July 7, 2021

‘It’s going to be a rough road’: In Surfside, the Jewish community braces for bad news

Published June 26, 2021

Donald Trump again says American Jews ‘don’t love Israel enough’ and more should have voted for him

Published June 18, 2021

Police chief in Michigan apologizes for liking pro-Israel Facebook post

Published May 30, 2021
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