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Portland’s Former Jewish Mayor Vera Katz Dies at 84

In 1985, Katz became the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House.

Law Curbing Police Enthusiasm Moving to Knesset Plenum for Final Votes

Both Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit criticized the bill.

Pence Postpones Visit to Israel to Help Pass Senate Tax Reform Bill

The folks in Ramallah, meanwhile, declared the US Vice President persona non grata, because of the president's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. So no laying a wreath on Chairman Arafat's grave for now.

Recognizing All Of Jerusalem, Here To Stay

Contrary to how Trump’s announcement has been portrayed in the international media, I believe it will advance the cause of peace and the international effort against terror.

Fearing Lawsuit, NJ Town Voting to Permit Eruv, Orthodox Jews

The Agudah lawsuit claims that the purpose of each of Jackson's ordinances in the case was "to target the Orthodox Jewish community."

Jerusalem Church of the Sepulcher to Refuse Pence’s Entry

"This is an expression of my condemnation of President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel," the official wrote.

Youth Who Burned Down Auxiliary Building of Kinneret Church Sentenced on Eve of Hanukkah

It is fitting, perhaps, that the fire connected with the arson of a church in Israel is belabored just ahead of the national Jewish celebration of the Maccabim rebellion against the Syrian occupiers and their Helenized Jewish collaborators.
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Judge Moore’s Wife: We’re Not Bigots, One of our Attorneys Is Jewish

Y'all would admit that the Judge's statement about the afterlife makes you uncomfortable, no matter what's your opinion of George Soros.

Anti Infiltrators Bill Undoing Supreme Court Imbroglio Passes by 71 Vote Majority

The Knesset approved an amendment to a law that allows government to imprison infiltrators who do not agree to be evacuated voluntarily to a third country.

Netanyahu to Macron: Erdogan Should Not Preach to Israel

"Erdogan should not preach to us; he bombs Kurdish villages in Turkey, imprisons journalists, helps Iran evade international sanctions and helps terrorists attack innocents in Gaza and other places."

Exhibition Explores the Movement to Free Soviet Jews

The exhibition opened last week on the 30th anniversary of “Freedom Sunday,” a momentous rally that took place on December 6, 1987, the day before Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev’s historic summit meeting with President Ronald Reagan.
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PA Foreign Minister: US Out of Peace Process

The Abba Eban law, "The Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity," has been proven for the umpteenth time.

Czech Republic, Hungary, Consider Moving Embassies to Jerusalem

Despite the objection of two member states, Mogherini opted to declare that all the EU states were in full agreement with her position.

State Dept.: Jerusalem Capital of Israel But not for Menachem Zivotofsky

“At this time, there are no changes to our current practices regarding place of birth on Consular Reports of Birth Abroad and US Passports.”

US to Israel after Jerusalem Declaration: Curb Your Enthusiasm

"We expect there to be resistance to this news in the Middle East and around the world. We are still judging the impact this decision will have on US facilities and personnel overseas."

Secy of State Tillerson Tells Naysayers ‘We Firmly Believe There’s Opportunity for Lasting Peace’

"The State Department will immediately begin the process to implement this decision by starting the preparations to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem."

Netanyahu: Only Iran Still Poses a Threat to Israel

A regime that openly calls for the annihilation of one democracy will not stop there.

Israeli Treasury Minister ‘Succeeds’ in Chilling Israel’s Real Estate Market

The Central Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday announced that the increase of nearly 300% in the number of Israelis with two or more apartments, recorded between 2008 and 2015, was halted in 2016.

Survey: 55% of Israelis Reject US Jews’ Involvement in their State’s Affairs

The Arab sector was almost evenly divided on the subject, with a slight advantage for those who believed that Israel should take into account the positions of American Jews: 48% were in favor of such consideration and 46% opposed it.

Knesset Debates Security Establishment’s Integration of Persons with Disabilities

Some 2,000 disabled youngsters ask to serve in the IDF each year, but only about 550 are recruited.

Israel Preparing for Violence in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, over Trump’s Embassy Move

Nowhere in her statement did PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi pause to urge her people to restrain themselves from rioting violently.

Police Investigator Suspended for Urging Anti-Netanyahu Protests

Police administrators initially wanted to suspend the officer only from the investigations in which she was involved directly.

Watch: Violence, Stabbing, in Knesset Committee Debate of Rights of Disabled

Several activists resisted the order to leave the committee chamber and some of them reacted violently: one activist stabbed another activist with his pen.

Bedouin Leaders to Arad Mourners: Don’t Let the Murder Harm our Coexistence

Jewish businesses in Arad are reportedly under pressure this week to let go of their Bedouin employees, and fear that their regular customers would go elsewhere for fear of the Bedouin staff.

Trump Missed Deadline for Jerusalem Embassy Waiver But No Moving Vans Hired

Congress cannot order the President to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem.

Retired Israeli Diplomats Warn Greenblatt Against Recognizing Jerusalem

The group wants to reverse 50 years of liberation and bring back to holy city its reality of the 1950s and '60s, when foreign tourists used the Mandelbaum Gate crossing to walk through the barbwire fence that divided Jerusalem.

European Council President Cancels Trip to Israel for Brexit Talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to travel next week to Brussels to meet with leaders of the European Union.

Netanyahu: Our Internet Survey Shows 47 out of 54 Countries Like Israel

It's a shame that with all that impressive global influence, the PM did not manage to get himself invited to the meeting between representatives of the US, Russia and Jordan, that decided to allow Iran, Israel's sworn enemy, to camp as close as three miles from Israel's border.

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