The new banners hanging outside a public building in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, channeled the college town’s history of progressive activism. One depicted a member of the Chapel Hill Nine, Black activists whose 1960 sit-in at a local lunch counter kicked off protests in favor of racial integration. Another showed a raised fist. A third […]
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With the clock ticking before the end of Joe Biden’s presidency, his administration has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Israeli extremists deemed responsible for violence against Palestinians and destabilizing the West Bank. These sanctions will be short-lived if Donald Trump or his appointees decide to lift them when he returns to the White […]
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The years-long legal battle between Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever is back for a second helping. The ice cream company, whose brand advocates for progressive causes, stirred controversy in 2021 by saying it would prevent its product from being sold in “Occupied Palestinian Territory.” This time it is accusing Unilever of censorship […]
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WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump appointed David Friedman as his ambassador to Israel eight years ago, American Jews sensed — correctly — that it would presage big changes in the U.S.-Israel relationship. Unlike any of his predecessors, Friedman was an Orthodox Jew and a public supporter of West Bank settlements. His ascension led to the […]
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WASHINGTON — Close to 90 Democrats in Congress, including eight Jewish officials, are calling on President Joe Biden to use his lame-duck period to sanction two far-right Israeli ministers. Both ministers have pushed for Israeli annexation of part or all of the West Bank, a policy that the incoming Donald Trump administration may support. The […]
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On a sleepy Tuesday evening on the Upper West Side, the basement of Reform synagogue Rodeph Sholom was brimming with noise, energy and approximately 400 Israelis. The congregation was hosting Thanks4Giving, a pre-Thanksgiving dinner and gala that celebrated its guests: the civilian guards — and their families — of kibbutzes and other agricultural communities on the […]
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When the director of the local Jewish federation first saw the hundreds of red, white and black posters plastered around the University of Rochester’s campus last weekend, an eerie comparison came to her mind. They “looked a little bit like the ‘Kidnapped’ posters,” recalled Meredith Dragon of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester, referring to […]
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Many immigrants to Israel would no longer be eligible to receive the financial stipends that have been a staple for new arrivals to the country under the terms of its proposed wartime budget for next year. The Israeli government is looking to slash the immigration benefit and make other cuts to public services while raising […]
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WASHINGTON — After a deadline passed for Israel to deliver more aid to Gaza or face cuts to U.S. military assistance, Biden administration officials say they are still assessing whether Israel is meeting the requirements. “We continue to be in discussion with our partners in Israel about these steps that they have taken, which they […]
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A CIA official was charged with violating the Espionage Act after the FBI found him responsible for a recent leak of classified documents revealing Israeli plans to attack Iran. The man, Asif W. Rahman, was indicted last week in federal court in Virginia on two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, […]
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