Israel

Biden administration says it has UNRWA’s commitment to ‘zero tolerance’ for anti-Semitism

UNRWA has been plagued for years by reports of mismanagement and of anti-Semitic content in the textbooks used by the agency in the school it administers.

This year’s Israel Independence Day torchbearers span in age from 18 to 102

The group of 14 includes three health care workers, a police officer and a volunteer from Mexico.

He was selected to receive Israel’s highest honor. Then his political views drew criticism.

“Those whose hearts … are not dear to the State of Israel do not deserve the Israel Prize,” Israel’s education minister tweeted, alluding to his decision to withhold the prize from Oded Goldreich.