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Iraqi parliament votes in favor of ejecting US troops from country
JNS.orgJanuary 5, 2020
“The Iraqi government has an obligation to end the presence of all foreign forces on Iraqi soil and prevent it from using Iraqi lands, waters and airspace or any other reason,” said Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi in an address to lawmakers before the vote.
U.S. soldiers await extraction via CH-47 Chinook during an aerial response force live-fire training exercise in Iraq, Oct. 31, 2018. Credit: 1st Lt. Leland White/U.S. Army National Guard.
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Omar adds to dual-loyalty accusation against Jewish lawmakers
JNS.orgMarch 4, 2019
“No member of Congress is asked to swear allegiance to another country. Throughout history, Jews have been accused of dual loyalty, leading to discrimination and violence, which is why these accusations are so hurtful,” said Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish. “I believe we can debate important policy without using offensive, painful stereotypes.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in 2016. Credit: Lorie Shaull via Flickr.
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JNS names Jonathan Tobin editor in chief
JNS.orgDecember 4, 2017
Jonathan S. Tobin.
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In landmark move, Florida village adopts State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism
JNS.orgNovember 22, 2017
The Village Council of Bal Harbour, Fla., meets on Nov. 21, 2017, when the council adopted the State Department's definition of anti-Semitism. Credit: Village of Bal Harbour.
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Two killed in Jerusalem terrorist shooting
JNS.orgOctober 10, 2017
Israeli police officer Yosef Kirme, 29, who was killed in a shoot terror attack on Sunday in Jerusalem. Credit: Facebook.
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Jewish Agency’s future in question with Sharansky’s departure
JNS.orgSeptember 19, 2017
Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency, at his Jerusalem office on Sept. 22, 2014. Credit: Flash90.
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Reform, Conservative Jews say Western Wall compromise effectively dead
JNS.orgAugust 28, 2017
A mixed-gender Jewish prayer service at the Robinson’s Arch compound, near the Western Wall’s main worship area, in July 2014. Credit: Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
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CAMERA conference helps students combat BDS at home and abroad
JNS.orgAugust 15, 2017
Students participating in CAMERA's seventh annual Student Leadership Training, learning how to make Israel's case to various audiences, including anti-Israel professors and campus activists. Credit: CAMERA.
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Is an election brewing in Israel?
JNS.orgJuly 7, 2017
Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks at the 2016 Herzliya Conference, where he announced that he would challenge
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New study bolsters assertion that campus anti-Zionism incites anti-Semitism
JNS.orgMarch 14, 2017
Click photo to download. Caption: A mock Israeli checkpoint set up during "Israeli Apartheid Week" in May 2010 on the University of California, Los Angeles campus. Credit: AMCHA Initiative.
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Strain, but no rift: former diplomats weigh in on current U.S.-Israel relations
JNS.orgMarch 13, 2017
Click photo to download. Caption: President Barack Obama (at right) meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on Oct. 1, 2014. Credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.
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Israel vs. the foreign media: when the headlines make their own headlines
JNS.orgMarch 3, 2017
Click photo to download. Caption: Israeli rescue personnel respond to a Palestinian terror attack near Jerusalem's Damascus Gate on Feb. 3, 2016. The initial CBS News headline for a story about that attack stated, "3 Palestinians killed as daily violence grinds on," failing to identify those Palestinians as the terrorists who carried out the attack and neglecting to mention the attack's Israeli victim, policewoman Hadar Cohen. Credit: Johanna Geron/Flash90.
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Israel advocates take to the UN Mission to protest US role in anti-settlement vote
JNS.orgDecember 30, 2016
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach speaks at the Dec. 28 New York rally protesting the Obama administration's role in the U.N. vote against Israeli settlements. Credit: Maxine Dovere.
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Experts: Kerry farewell speech on Israelis and Palestinians places ‘posturing over policy’
JNS.orgDecember 30, 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Palestinian presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 23, 2014. Credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90.
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Trump taps Israel adviser Jason Greenblatt for international negotiations post
JNS.orgDecember 28, 2016
Jason Greenblatt, the Trump administration's special representative for international negotiations. Credit: The Trump Organization.
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