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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on as President Joe Biden speaks about the Palestinian militant group Hamas' attacks on Israel. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP
October 12, 2023, 8:55 am
US sends military aid to Israel
US President Joe Biden said the administration would ask Congress to take "urgent action" to fund Israel's security needs.
The new stamp. Photo: USPS
October 5, 2023, 9:14 am
USPS releases RBG stamp
The stamp shows Ginsburg wearing her black judge's robe and signature white collar.
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Pool Photo via AP
September 7, 2023, 11:43 am
US delegation to discuss normalisation
Saudi Arabia is prepared to forgo its long-maintained public stance against normalising with Israel in the absence of a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
By Jacob Magid
Elon Musk in Berlin, Mar. 22, 2022. Photo: Patrick Pleul/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
September 5, 2023, 9:52 am
Elon Musk is amplifying a self-declared antisemite’s call to ban the ADL from X
Elon Musk is engaging with white nationalists and antisemites who want to ban the Anti-Defamation League from X, formerly known as Twitter.
By Ron Kampeas
US journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage at Moscow City Court on June 22, 2023. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images
August 29, 2023, 8:57 am
Pretrial detention of Evan Gershkovich extended
A judge has ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remain in detention until at least November 30
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, June 26, 2023. Photo: Ron Kampeas
August 3, 2023, 8:11 am
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death
The sentence marks an end to the months-long trial of Robert Bowers, who was convicted in June of murdering 11 Jews during Shabbat prayers on October 27, 2018.
By Ron Kampeas
Joe Biden (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu. Photos: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik/Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP
July 27, 2023, 9:16 am
More countries join US in lamenting bill
Major Jewish organisations and community leaders abroad have reacted with alarm to the passing of the first piece of judicial overhaul legislation.
By Jacob Magid
President Isaac Herzog addresses a Joint Session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, July 19, 2023. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP
July 20, 2023, 12:27 pm
‘Israel has democracy in its DNA’
In speech honouring Israel at 75, president hails US as ‘our greatest partner and friend,’ calls overhaul tensions ‘the clearest tribute to the fortitude of Israel’s democracy’
President Joe Biden meets with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh
July 19, 2023, 10:47 am
Herzog tells Biden that Israel’s democracy is ‘resilient’
President Biden highlighted his commitment to Israel and to the US-Israel relationship, while also telling Herzog that it was vital for coalition and opposition leaders to strike a compromise on judicial reform.
By Jacob Magid and LAZAR BERMAN
Dennis Ross speaking at the Gandel Oration.
July 9, 2023, 7:15 am
A chat with Ross
Former US chief Middle East negotiator Dennis Ross was US president Bill Clinton's Middle East envoy and helped shepherd the 1995 Interim Agreement and the 1997 Hebron Accord.
By AJN STAFF
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands inside a glass cage before a hearing on his appeal against his extended detention, at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow on June 22, 2023. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP
July 5, 2023, 10:25 am
Russia hints at prisoner swap possibility for Evan Gershkovich
Russian officials have suggested the possibility of a deal, but any consideration for a swap involving Gershkovich would have to wait until after a verdict is reached in his case.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Composite photo via Times of Israel: A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 2018. Photo: AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File. Inset: Robert Bowers. Photo: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via AP, File
June 17, 2023, 5:53 pm
Tree of Life shooter found guilty of all 63 criminal counts
Robert Bowers has been found guilty of all 63 criminal counts for the deadliest attack on Jews in US history. During the penalty phase, jurors will decide whether he will face the death penalty.
By PETER SMITH
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June 1, 2023, 9:08 am
‘Serious drawback’ to US plan
'The strategy has muddied the waters on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism by suggesting that other definitions which do not enjoy IHRA's wide acceptance in the Jewish and general community are nonetheless equally valid'
By AJN STAFF
June 1, 2023, 8:58 am
Fighting hate
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May 30, 2023, 10:20 am
Biden to combat antisemitism
The multifaceted and broad strategy to combat antisemitism in the United States has been in the works since December, and the White House has consulted with large Jewish organisations throughout the process.
By Ron Kampeas
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