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“We aim to expand people’s concept of what it means to be Jewish in America,” says Kenneth Hoffman, the museum’s executive director.
“The First Amendment, the Constitution, the Supreme Court, ruled that you can say terrible things,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said in opposing the legislation.
The bill would cut funding for any U.N. agency attempting to “expel, downgrade or otherwise restrict the participation of” the Jewish state.
The U.S. “will take steps to hold both Iran and all its partners engaged in sanctions evasion accountable,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote.
The Jewish author, whose memoir “Radical Son” is hailed as an indispensable read, drew praise from government officials, diplomats and journalists.
The local “ABC” affiliate for greater Washington found that Qatar “covered $61,930 in travel expenses” for Muriel Bowser and four of her staff members.
“Novel legal interpretations will not bring an end to the ongoing conflict,” said an attorney for the U.S. State Department. “They will not bring the hostages home.”
The Columbia student led chants of “free Palestine” outside a Vermont courthouse after a district court judge released him from federal custody.
“Iran’s aggressive development of missiles and other weapons capabilities imperils the safety of the United States and our partners,” stated Scott Bessent, the U.S. treasury secretary.
The governments of the two countries said that they intend to focus on several new areas as part of the U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues.
During an April 16 board meeting, a trustee of the public school district said that Jews are “historically” wealthy.
While some analysts call to give the Trump administration the benefit of the doubt, others told JNS the whole notion of negotiation with the ayatollahs is misguided.