New Israel Fund decries House GOP investigation over its alleged Israeli election spending

The New Israel Fund cited freedom of speech in pushing back Friday against a congressional investigation alleging that the U.S. nonprofit violated its tax-exempt status by funding political campaign activity in Israel in 2019. “NIF will not be deterred in our work to defend democracy, promote equality, and advance peace in Israel,” New Israel Fund […]

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A growing number of federations are asking Jews if they identify as Zionist — and grappling with the results

Yet another survey has found that fewer than half of Jews in an American city identify as Zionists — this time in Milwaukee, the childhood home of Golda Meir, the Zionist icon and former Israeli prime minister. The survey, released last week by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, found that 43% of Jewish adults said they identified […]

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Haley Stevens takes aim at Netanyahu in Michigan Senate debate, as opponent Abdul El-Sayed calls Israel a ‘rogue state’

Viewers of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary debate on Tuesday night could be forgiven for at times forgetting that one candidate comes with the heavy backing of pro-Israel donors. “The prime minister of Israel has failed,” Rep. Haley Stevens said when asked about Iran, saying that both Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had […]

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NY woman charged with attempting to send over $30,000 to Palestinian Islamic Jihad

A New York woman was arrested and charged with attempting to provide financial support to “Palestine Islamic Jihad,” a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist group, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Catherine Beth Washburn, 37, of Irondequoit, New York, allegedly sent more than $30,000 in cryptocurrency across 80 transactions to an individual who identified as a Palestinian Islamic […]

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