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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.

New York City Council members grow frustrated with the lack of answers, action—and absence—by the administration and its representatives.
The United States led off with a condemnation of a recent Gaza rocket attack, while others blamed the construction of Jewish homes as the primary obstacle to peace.
She aims to lead the Jewish Federations of North America into a post-pandemic world, with a list of urgent matters on her desk starting on day one.
Mahel Abdel Qader, who is close to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, posted claims that “Satanic” Jews control the media and are not real Jews.
Entrepreneur Isaac Furth says his Matbia platform fills a need for both donors and charities.
The Israeli mission in Geneva responded with its own statement, saying the OHCHR “once again deplorably fails to mention the main obstacle to establishing the truth in this tragic incident: the Palestinian Authority’s refusal to conduct a joint investigation and hand over the bullet. This Palestinian attitude raises doubts.”
Marc Stern, chief legal officer for the American Jewish Committee, said “this was the first appellate test of laws that combat the BDS movement, whose primary aim is to eliminate the State of Israel. As the court noted, Arkansas has broad power to regulate economic activity, and taking a position on a boycott does not inhibit free speech.”
This is the second time that Francesca Albanese, the Palestinians’ lead advocate for human rights at the United Nations, has rationalized attacks against Israelis.
“We were also looking for someone with stature within Israeli society,” says Dan Elbaum, noting that Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog fits the bill.
Compared with the last time the American Jewish Committee met in 2019, much has changed for Jewish communities it advocated for across the globe, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We believe the nature of [it] is further demonstration of disproportionate attention given to Israel that has carried over from the founding of this council and must stop,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva Michèle Taylor.
While several speakers pushed back on American liberalism and “wokeism” gone mad, the focus was kept on Jewish conservatism and education, and Israel’s future as a conservative democracy.