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“It is Hamas who keeps throwing in conditions that are unreasonable and impossible, and it is Hamas that has delayed the negotiations and the release of our people,” David Mencer told JNS.
Steven Witkoff will “will receive a warm welcome throughout the halls of power within the Middle East,” former ambassador David Friedman wrote.
Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions” that will “unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards,” Trump stated.
“It is a sign that Berlin is always going to be on the side of Jews in Germany and on the side of Israel all the time without doubt,” Cornelia Seibeld, president of the Berlin state parliament, told JNS.
“There’s not enough acknowledgment that having American hostages in Gaza and having American citizens murdered in Israel … is a national security threat for the United States,” Lihi Moskow said at the Jewish Federations General Assembly in Washington, D.C.
Law enforcement asked agitators, described as in their 20s, to leave, prompting them to move across the street.
The warning follows recent reports of plans to target Israelis in Ko Pha Ngan south of Bangkok, a popular travel destination for Israelis.
“[America] should not be honored for the horrors unleashed on others. Instead, we will celebrate those martyred by the Israel-U.S. war machine.”
“Iran’s regime’s supreme leader is in for a difficult morning,” wrote Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran.
“We urge Dutch authorities to arrest all those who participated in these heinous acts of antisemitic violence,” the 14 legislators said in a statement.
“These defendants allegedly targeted museum board members with threats and antisemitic graffiti based on their perceived heritage,” Eric Gonzalez said.
“It wasn’t our goal to come together in that same way,” Jewish Federations chair Julie Platt said of comparisons to the mammoth “March for Israel” in November 2023.
