Sanctions imposed by the United States Treasury Department on Iran will make those associated with its illicit nuclear program “radioactive,” according to a senior administration official at a State Department briefing, NBC News reported Friday. An administration official quoted in the briefing acknowledged that the information used in imposing the sanctions was...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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...