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If you've been following the uproar over Congressman Keith Ellison and his run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, you might recall hearing about a 36-second audio clip containing a snippet of an Ellison speech that, according to his critics, proves he's anti-Israel and shouldn't get the job. You may even have listened to the clip and been left wondering exactly what it means.
In this Nov. 14, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama listens during a news conference in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington. Obama has nearly ruled out any last-ditch effort to put pressure on Israel over stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians, U.S. officials said, indicating Obama will likely avoid one last row with Israel's government as he leaves office.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu found himself in a pickle in 2010 when, after he expressed his appreciation for remarks by Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro, who passed away Saturday, he inspired the anger of some in the U.S. and was forced to apologize. Speaking to The Atlantic, Castro told Jeffery Goldberg at the time that "without a doubt" Israel had a right to exist.
Keith Ellison Supported the BDS Movement and Admired Louis Farrakhan. So Why Are Jewish Democrats Supporting Him for Chairman of the DNC? Support Migdal Ohr by purchasing letters in the Torah Scroll that will be written in honor of Rabbi Grossman's 70th Birthday.
Before Sabra was a brand of hummus, it was a nickname for Israelis, who were said to be like the Sabra cactus: tough outside, but tender inside. In the age of Donald Trump, all progressives must learn to be Sabras.
Middle Eastern countries are intent on advancing their own perceived interests regardless of the possible impact of Trump's victory and appointments on the well-being of their brethren in America. Like Jewish-Americans, Arab-Americans are getting more and more concerned about the way the Trump administration is shaping up.
The Jerusalem municipality is set to authorize the construction of thousands of new housing units over the Green Line in the wake of Donald Trump's election, city officials said Sunday. Some 1,400 new apartments in the capital's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood would be approved by the Jerusalem Municipality Planning and Construction Committee later in the day, city officials told Channel 2, hailing Trump's victory as an opportunity to expand Jewish building in the eastern part of Jerusalem unhindered.
Support Migdal Ohr by purchasing letters in the Torah Scroll that will be written in honor of Rabbi Grossman's 70th Birthday. A growing number of pro-Israel activists and Jewish community figures are expressing concern that Minnesota's U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison will turn the Democratic Party away from Israel if he is elected party chairman.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has revived long-standing suspicions that his predecessor, Yasser Arafat, was murdered. Abbas announced last week that he knew the killer's identity, adding that the world would be "amazed when you know who did it".
American Jews gathered Thursday to wrestle with how they should confront an election-year surge in anti-Semitism, a level of bias not seen in the U.S. for decades. At a national meeting of the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish civil rights group, about 1,000 people listened to talks expressing shock at the hatred expressed during the presidential campaign and questioned what they thought was a high-level of acceptance by other Americans.
Donald Trump's surprising win may have spurred increased chatter among some Americans - Jews among them - about moving to Canada. But for Israelis, at least, the U.S. hasn't lost its luster.
While the United States presidential election bitterly divided the American public, most Israelis were sanguine about the race. Both candidates - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton - were keen to end eight years of icy mistrust between Barack Obama, the outgoing president, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Many of the California tech industry's leaders are unhappy with the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. This being Silicon Valley, they've come up with an innovative response: Secede from the union.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, warned in an interview with Arutz Sheva that the period from now until President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States is a dangerous period for Israel, diplomatically speaking. "We are in a very sensitive period."
The Israeli newspaper owned by the casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson appears to have nabbed the first post-election interview with president-elect Donald Trump. That's the very, very first.
His name was never mentioned during the Netherlands' main commemoration event for Kristallnacht, but Donald Trump was likely on everyone's mind at the ceremony at the Dutch capital's majestic Portuguese Synagogue. It wasn't for any imagined parallels between Trump's election as US president and the campaign of violence that the Nazis unleashed 78 years ago against German and Austrian Jews, which many historians see as the opening shot of the Holocaust.
A feeling of unease settled over me as I read about the launch of the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration - and judging by the community's response, I wasn't the only uncomfortable one. It was not the lack of detail, although it does seem bizarre to publicise a series of activities without being able to say what your first key event will be, even allowing for the fact the landmark Manchester celebration is a year away.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting, at his office, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, chairs the weekly cabinet meeting, at his office, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016.
Mike Evans, a prominent Christian Evangelical leader in the US, has recommended that the Republican nominee for US president limit Palestinian sovereignty in the event that a two-state solution is agreed upon under his tenure. Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, Evans said that any future Palestinian state should not be able to control its own airspace, have a standing army or enter into international treaties with other countries.