Report: Trump administration considering pulling out of UN Human Rights Council
(JTA) — The Trump administration is considering pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in part over its targeting of Israel, Politico reported….
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JCC bomb threats ‘unacceptable,’ White House tells NBC News
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House responded to a reporter’s query about the latest string of bomb threats called in to Jewish community centers by…
Trump and Netanyahu: The mixed messages of a diplomatic lovefest
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – One state. Flexibility. Two states. Hold back on settlements. Stop Iran. When President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Benjamin…
Married couple faced off in major Bible contest in Jerusalem
By Ben Sales (JTA) Yair Shahak of New York City was one of two winners of the International Adult Bible Contest in Jerusalem. Shahak, 28, representing…
ANALYSIS: Why Trump’s universalizing of the Holocaust matters to the Jews
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Where’s Jared Kushner? Supporters of President Donald Trump have often defended his election campaign against charges of anti-Semitism by noting…