Israel

Trump Recognizes Israeli Sovereignty over Golan

In a groundbreaking development, the United States announced Monday that it formally recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the Associated Press reported. The U.S. is the first country to sign such a proclamation. Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump made...

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The leaders of Honduras and Romania announced on Sunday that they would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, following the lead of the United States, Reuters reported. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila made their announcements at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual...

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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has launched a blistering attack against freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for her repeated use of anti-Semitic language, JNS reported. Speaking at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference (AIPAC) in Washington, D.C., Hoyer said: “I stand with Israel, proudly and unapologetically....

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News that controversial Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour would be speaking next week in Hillsborough, North Carolina prompted a group of Rabbis to protest on Facebook to Orange County’s Department of Human Rights & Relations that their invitation would be “dividing rather than uniting us.” Sarsour was invited to give the keynote address...

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A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a residential building in central Israel early Monday morning. According to the IDF, the launch was carried out from a Hamas installation in the Rafah area in southern Gaza. The attack left seven injured, including two infants, The Times of Israel reported....

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Gaza resident Abdullah Sharaf doesn’t know much Hebrew. But he knew that Israelis would be better equipped than local veterinarians to save his African Grey parrot, Koki, who had a life-endangering hole in his throat after accidentally swallowing bleach. Veterinarians in Gaza advised him to euthanize Koki. Refusing to give...

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