Washington: Violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank will be hit with a fresh wave of travel and financial sanctions under a new executive order issued by US president Joe Biden to tackle growing instability in the Middle East. As tensions rise following the Israel-Hamas war, the White House says it will target four foreign […]
Read MoreManiacal hatred of Jews festers in cocoon of denial
In the hazy, floating, no-man’s land between Christmas Day and the new year, I read two books: one by a former journalist at this newspaper, Dan Box, called The Man Who Wasn’t There. I highly recommend it. The other, by bestselling children’s author Alex Ryvchin, isn’t for kids, though perhaps in hindsight a modified version […]
Read MoreUS ramps up diplomacy to avert broader Mideast war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the region as attacks outside Gaza war zone raise the risk of a wider conflict. America’s top diplomats are converging on the Middle East as they make a full-court press to prevent the war in the Gaza Strip from sparking a broader, more destabilising regional conflict. President […]
Read MoreDemocrat calls on Biden to stop ‘racists’ in Israeli government from ‘land grab’
A leading Democratic senator has called on Joe Biden to “get more personally engaged” in stopping “racists” in the Israeli government from a land grab in the occupied territories and committing “gross violations” of Palestinian rights or risk damage to the US’s credibility. After a visit to Israel and the West Bank last month, Chris […]
Read MoreOpposing U.S. Jewish Orgs Claim Victory on Definition Inside Biden’s Landmark Antisemitism Strategy
WASHINGTON — U.S. Jewish organizations across the political spectrum lauded the White House’s landmark antisemitism strategy final rendering, claiming their positions were fully accounted for and recognized, after being explicitly divided about how the Biden administration would define antisemitism in recent weeks. Legacy organizations strongly advocated for the codification of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s […]
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