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Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim

Mike Wagenheim is a Washington-based correspondent for JNS, primarily covering the U.S. State Department and Congress. He is the senior U.S. correspondent at the Israel-based i24NEWS TV network.

“My wife and my in-laws both said to me, ‘Why are you taking this job if it’s not possible?’” Jeff Bartos, U.S. representative for United Nations management and reform, told JNS.
“For many of my colleagues, it was the first time to have an encounter with real Judaism, in every aspect,” Pablo Quiroz Zepeda, of Mexico, told JNS.
The report addresses “where are there opportunities in the region to return to that peace-through-prosperity mindset that we saw happening Oct. 4, 5 and 6, 2023,” Jennifer Sutton, executive director of the council, told JNS.
Like Honduras and Bolivia, which departed the group in March, Colombia recently came under new leadership and has warmer ties with Israel.
“Anyone who attempts to pose a threat or attack Israel will face devastating consequences,” said Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the global body.
Paraguay became the eighth Latin American country to say that it is adopting the IHRA working definition of Jew-hatred.
The Jewish state clarified a prior report and said it did not suspend private-sector operations for entry of goods into the Gaza Strip.
“The Department of the Treasury will not relent until the Iranian regime’s coffers are empty and every remaining financial lifeline sustaining its war machine has been severed,” stated Scott Bessent, U.S. treasury secretary.
“Acknowledging the challenges and limitations facing the Palestinian Authority, we reiterate the importance of organizing legislative and presidential elections as soon as possible,” European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
“Laws and practices that enable this kind of politicized targeting of civilians and diplomats, while systematically shielding Hezbollah operatives, must be repealed,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson said.
“Besides the Palestinians, the problem is the Europeans and the leftists, promoted by NGOs. They are the most dangerous,” a Jewish U.N. employee said of antisemitism within the institution.
“The role of the Israeli media in inciting this genocide” should be “examined judicially,” according to the United Nations special rapporteur.