Rubbing SALT into A Budgetary Wound

The problem is Mitch McConnell. He’s been unwilling to allow debate on any amount of state and local funding.

Frustration, Rage, Rule the Day as AG Barr, Congressional Democrats, Do Battle in Committee

“Let me ask you,” Barr said, “Do you think it is fair for a 67-year-old man to be sent to prison for seven to nine years?”

Poll: 64 Percent of Israelis Approve US Leadership, the Rest of the World Much...

Israel was in third place among 135 nations, giving US leadership a high approval rating.

ZOA President Mort Klein and Rapper Ice Cube Talk Antisemitism by Phone

“I’m not an anti-Semite. My manager of 25 years is a white Jew,” Klein recalled Ice Cube telling him. “I’ve been to Jewish, pro-Israel events.”

120 New Olim Expected in Israel over the Next 48 Hours

Since the beginning of April 2020, 3,495 Aliyah applications were submitted to Nefesh B’Nefesh.

Israeli Former Ambassadors, MKs, Trying to Derail DNC Platform to Attack Jewish State

On the eve of Tisha B'Av this is actually good news, as it fits the verse (Isaiah 49:17): "Swiftly your children are coming; Those who ravaged and ruined you shall leave you."

By a Nose: Republican Senator Takes Down Ad Depicting Jewish Opponent’s Enlarged Schnozzle

On July 24, the Cook Political Report upgraded the Senate race in Georgia to a toss-up.

First Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Coronavirus Vaccine in US Has Begun

Israel has signed an agreement with Moderna Inc for the future purchase of its potential COVID-19 vaccine.

House Passes Bill to Keep Security Aid to Israel, Double Funds to Fight Antisemitism

The State Department appropriations bill would include $5 million for refugees resettling in Israel.

US Department of Justice Takes Action Against New York Village Targeting Orthodox Jews

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Airmont’s zoning code “substantially burdens, discriminates against and unreasonably limits the practice of religion by the Village’s Orthodox Jewish community.”

Lockheed Martin Engineers Boosted Israel’s F-35 Fleet Under Veil of Secrecy, Coronavirus Isolation

With the upgrades to the F-35's electronic systems, it will "do wild things in the Middle East skies."

NY Jewish Schools Join First Global Network of Israel Educators

Schools participating in the 2020/2021 program include Magen David Yeshiva, Yeshiva of Flatbush, SAR Academy, The Ramaz School and Schechter Manhattan.

Another American City Restaurant Reopening Bites the Dust (For Now)

But "when you’re walking your dog and you’re not around people, no mask is required," at least in Baltimore, for now.

While Coronvirus Declines In NY, Jewish Camp Operators Scramble To Provide Children With Learning...

There are free borders, Potosek said. The governor made that pretty clear. We’re not restricting travel.

NYPD Arrests 2 Black Women for Defacing BLM Mural Outside Trump Tower

"The police officer that slipped and fell in the paint is doing OKAY! Praise God! He had a hard fall but is doing very well and fine."

Gov. Cuomo: People Fleeing Pandemic to New York Because It’s Safe

Governor Cuomo threatened to reverse bars and restaurant openings if overcrowding there continued.

AOC Praises Anti-Semitic Groups’ Support for Letter Censuring Israeli Sovereignty

The Defense for Children International-Palestine has been linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, designated a terror group by the United States and European Union.

2,503 Californians Petition Board of Ed to Rescind Offensive Ethnic Studies Curriculum

Governor Newsom stated, "We are united in our resolve to make sure the advisory committee draft is only that, a draft, that will be substantially amended... It will never see the light of day.”

Lebanese National Sentenced for Exporting Drone Parts, Technology to Hezbollah

From 2009 through 2011, Usama Hamade, 55, conspired with others to export U.S. origin goods to a terrorist-designated entity.

John Lewis Drew Inspiration from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

In 1994, the staunch Democrat Lewis, together with arch-rival Congressman Newt Gingrich, sponsored the bill bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal for the Rebbe.

Chevron to Acquire Noble Energy in $5B Deal

"Noble Energy brings low-capital, cash-generating offshore assets in Israel, strengthening Chevron’s position in the Eastern Mediterranean."

Jewish and Israel-Related Groups Mourn the Passing of 80-Year-Old Rep. John Lewis

“America is better off because of John Lewis,” noted the Jewish Federations of North America, “and his legacy will live on forever in the many people he inspired to live up to his example.”

Vote Count Complete: Rep. Eliot Engel Routed by Challenger Jamaal Bowman 56 – 40

“The world has changed, Congress needs to change, too,” Bowman said in a statement to the media shortly after he was declared the winner.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Cancer is Back, No Plans to Retire

“I have often said I would remain a member of the court as long as I can do the job full-steam. I remain fully able to do that.”
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US State Department Will Amend Inaccurate Report on Terror Attacks Against Israelis

According to the IDF and Shin Bet, between 1,300 and 1,400 such attacks took place in 2019, the original US report said only 101 took place.

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