Israeli security and intelligence agencies are involved after an emissary of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement disappeared Thursday in the United Arab Emirates. Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who works in the capital of Abu Dhabi, may have been the victim of terrorism, according to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Since his disappearance, and given information […]
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WASHINGTON — For Benjamin Netanyahu, the world just got a little smaller. Israel’s prime minister has long touted his worldwide network of relationships and years of experience working with foreign leaders. But now that the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for his arrest, he’ll face incarceration if he sets foot in countries where […]
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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant based on allegations that they starved Palestinian civilians in Gaza during Israel’s war against Hamas. The court on Thursday also issued an arrest warrant against Mohammed Deif, the Hamas military chief whose death has been reported […]
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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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