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“The problem is that the Holocaust is not the trump card in dealing with antisemitism,” Edward Rothstein, a “Wall Street Journal” critic, told JNS.
“I just like building things,” said the semi-retired, 70-year-old, St. Louis resident, and figuring out “how does this go together, and what kind of detail do I need for that?”
The Israeli foreign minister will also sign an agreement with his Bolivian counterpart to renew diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Oran Almog told JNS that he supported the hostage deal even though it released the mastermind of the terror attack that killed his family members.
Rabbi Ari Berman, the university president, also announced that a $5 million gift from Robert Kraft helped the school reach its $613 million goal.
“Jewish Americans and all those targeted by white nationalist hate are all too often looking over their shoulder, fearing for their safety,” Schumer and all of the other Senate Democrats said.
A spokesman for the school told a student paper that reporting limits explain the shortfall.
“You have to make tough decisions, and if you believe that you could just push those decisions to the side, it’s not going to happen,” the New York City mayor advised the mayor-elect.
The three-day gathering in Washington, D.C. culminates with an award ceremony honoring U.S. President Donald Trump for his unflinching support for Israel.
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order designating the groups weeks after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did the same thing.
The former U.K. prime minister reportedly faced criticism for his 2003 support for the invasion of Iraq and is expected to instead serve on the board’s executive committee with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act keeps overall U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation spending at $200 million, consistent with 2025 expenditures.
