J.D. Vance on Trump, Israel and his chosen faith - Jewish Insider
WEBSep 9, 2021 · J.D. Vance, the venture capitalist and best-selling author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, got off to something of a bumpy start when he declared his candidacy in Ohio’s open-seat Senate race two months ago.Speaking at a factory in Middletown, where he grew up, the 37-year-old Republican seemed disoriented as a campaign poster unceremoniously slid from its ...
Pro-Israel group struggling to gain permit to rally at DNC — while …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · For several weeks, the City of Chicago has been sitting on a request from a pro-Israel group to hold a solidarity march during the Democratic National Convention, even as it has granted permission for a coalition of pro-Palestinian activists to demonstrate when the proceedings kick off later this month.
Inside New Jersey’s Orthodox boomtown - Jewish Insider
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · Inside New Jersey's Orthodox boomtown
A closer look at Biden’s foreign policy team - Jewish Insider
WEBJacob Kornbluh. November 24, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden announced key appointments to his White House national security team on Monday as he begins to assemble his Cabinet. Among the appointments requiring Senate confirmation are senior foreign policy advisor Tony Blinken as secretary of state; Alejandro “Ali” Nicholas Mayorkas, a ...
For the Platt brothers, Yom Ha'atzmaut is a family affair - Jewish …
WEBApr 29, 2020 · Family celebrations — such as Jonah’s 2016 wedding — have given the musically inclined siblings opportunities to perform for family and close friends. Today’s Yom Ha’atzmaut event marks the first time the brothers have performed in public as a trio. Despite the age gap — Jonah, at 33, is 12 years older than Henry, while Ben is in ...
Madison Cawthorn finally meets with Jewish community leaders
WEBMatthew Kassel. February 8, 2021. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) met with Jewish community members at last on Monday morning, following criticism over his previous lack of outreach. What was expected to have been a tense and potentially combative conversation was, by most accounts, a respectful back and forth in which Jewish leaders expressed ...
Saudi Princess Reema says kingdom wants integration with Israel
WEBBy. Melissa Weiss. June 26, 2023. Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud said on Saturday afternoon that Israeli-Palestinian peace was in line with Vision 2030, the kingdom’s massive social reform project. “We want to see a thriving Israel,” she said. “We want to see a thriving Palestine.
Daniel Silva paints a new picture for Gabriel Allon - Jewish Insider
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Israel’s leading spy doesn’t make it to the top of the Mossad without making a few enemies. The same could be said for Daniel Silva, the New York Times bestselling author whose iconic protagonist, Israeli spy chief Gabriel Allon, will soon return to bookshelves.. Silva’s 25th novel, Portrait of an Unknown Woman, features a recently retired Allon — for real this time, or so he says ...
Jerusalem confident U.S. has its back ahead of anticipated Iran attack
WEBLahav Harkov. August 5, 2024. Israeli officials are confident that its Western allies would come to its defense in the event of a missile and drone attack from Iran and Hezbollah, as Israel prepares for the threatened response to the assassination of leading Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists last week. Following a flurry of phone calls with ...
Obama: Netanyahu paints himself as ‘chief defender’ of Jews to …
WEBNov 13, 2020 · Netanyahu’s “vision of himself as the chief defender of the Jewish people against calamity allowed him to justify almost anything that would keep him in power,” Obama wrote. The former president writes that his chief of staff at the time, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, warned him when he took office, “You don’t get progress on ...