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Sam Markstein, of the Republican Jewish Coalition, told JNS that Mamdani’s first veto as mayor “serves to accommodate vile antisemitic protests comes as no surprise.”
“The world must understand: Hamas uses rape as a weapon,” Michal Herzog, Israel’s first lady, said ahead of the council’s session in New York.
The largest line item in the request is about $1 billion to replace SM-3 IB Threat Upgrade missiles, each costing $9-to-$12 million.
The biggest need, Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer told JNS, is integrating professionals into the workforce in Israel and getting jobs that reflect their level in the United States.
“Ultimately you’re going to have to fight like hell” against Hamas, Trump said of Israel.
The two sides reportedly discussed easing tensions following attacks on the Druze community and restoring the 1974 disengagement agreement.
“This funding is more than dollars; it’s a shield for Jewish and religious communities across America,” said Nathan Diament, executive director of the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center.
A member petition reached the 10% signature threshold, triggering a special meeting to discuss the adoption of such a resolution.
“Israeli settlers are obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and engaging in violent attacks against Palestinian civilians,” the senators wrote.
“Purposefully yanking on an Israeli flag tied around a Jewish person’s neck to choke them is direct evidence of racial discrimination,” a district court judge for the District of Columbia stated.
“He was very much a part of my Jewish life,” Elon’s father, Alan Dershowitz, told JNS.
“I’ve been looking forward to this moment most of my life,” said Philadelphia-area native Ilan Gordon, 22, as he leaves as part of the annual Nefesh B’Nefesh group flight to Israel.
Crown Heights Bites Back has distributed and posted virulently antisemitic material • NYPD, Shmira remain on alert.
