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“The University of Washington has been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that it is conducting a compliance review. The university will cooperate with the review and provide information and responses,” a UW spokesperson told JNS.
Larisa Svechin, a mayor on the board, told JNS that “it’s important that those fighting antisemitism know that they’re not alone.”
Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, tells JNS what it was like to be in the Knesset as hostages were reunited with their families ahead of the U.S. president’s speech.
A Jewish student told JNS that anyone who voted for the resolution is “blinded by hatred for Israel.”
“The oversight of our food and medicine is too important to allow corruption from adversarial foreign nationals,” the Arkansas senator said.
Forty-nine of the 50 member organizations of the Conference of Presidents released a “unity statement” after Israel liberated the living hostages.
“Every time the United States and Israel act together, as in Iran and Gaza, we win,” Israel Katz said.
“As we welcome this moment of light after so much darkness, we remain deeply concerned about Hamas’s commitment to abide by the full terms of a peace agreement,” the leaders of B’nai B’rith said.
“We will never again allow Hamas to threaten the United States and our friends,” stated Sen. Tom Cotton.
The former U.S. secretary of state said that “it’s good that President Trump adopted and built on the plan the Biden administration developed.”
The Democratic nominee for New York City mayor said UNRWA “delivers critical humanitarian aid and services to Palestinians in Gaza.”
The Israeli premier declined “due to the timing being too close to the start of the holiday” of Simchat Torah, his office said.
Indonesia is home to the largest Muslim population in the world, hosting some 13% of the world’s Muslims.
