U.S. Politics
“The pledge given in the Oval Office today is finally fulfilled,” tweets Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry.
Exiled writer Ramin Parham says that Tehran is engaged in brinkmanship with the United States, where its position is influenced primarily by domestic existential threats.
Artists Gillie and Marc designed the Brooklyn statue—with Ginsburg’s participation and approval—as part of a “Statues for Equality” series.
A letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas provides historical, legal, legislative and moral background information explaining why the current regulations should not be changed.
Justice Department reaches agreement with New Jersey town after accusations of religious zoning bias
Toms River, which was accused of placing unreasonable burdens on its growing Orthodox population, will modify its zoning code to reduce the “minimum acreage” for a house of worship from 10 acres to two.
“We will continue to consider all appropriate tools to impose costs on those responsible for human-rights violations and abuses in Iran,” said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Signed by 140 legislators, it says: “As Democrats and Republicans from across the political spectrum, we are united in preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon and addressing the range of illicit Iranian behavior.”
“Attempting to abide by the JCPOA would result in more for less: Iran more capable and the U.S. with less leverage,” said Michael Makovsky, president and CEO of JINSA.
Included in the bill’s provisions is a $2.75 billion allocation for nonpublic K-12 schools with a substantial percentage of low-income students that communal officials think will help Jewish day schools.
“The appearance of a sitting U.S. member of Congress at a white-supremacist conference legitimizes racism and anti-Semitism,” said StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein.
Uzra Zeya has been nominated as undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights.
“We will continue to uphold our strong commitment to Israel and its security, including by opposing actions that seek to target Israel unfairly,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
