Politics

At J Street conference, Mahmoud Abbas says he’s ready to ‘remove obstacles’ to relations with US

The Palestinian leader signaled a willingness to stop payments to terrorists who have killed civilians, long a stumbling block to relations with the United States.

By Ron Kampeas April 20, 2021 11:51 am

22 senators from both parties urge Biden to name anti-Semitism monitor

The anti-Semitism task force brings together senators who otherwise would have little to do with one another in an increasingly polarized Senate.

April 20, 2021 9:44 am

Top Democrats still want to slow down sale of F-35s to the UAE

Sens. Menendez and Feinstein introduced legislation that would protect Israel’s “qualitative military edge” in the region.

April 19, 2021 9:14 pm

Activists hold a banner during a demonstration organized by HIAS outside the U.S. Capitol on September 14, 2017.(Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

‘Relieved but disappointed’: How America’s Jewish refugee aid agency is doing 3 months under Biden

By Ben Sales April 16, 2021 5:49 pm

Mahmoud Abbas to address J Street conference

By Ron Kampeas April 16, 2021 4:37 pm

24-year-old aims to be NYC’s first Bukharian City Council member

By Lauren Hakimi April 16, 2021 1:24 pm

Antony Blinken expects other countries to sign onto Abraham Accords this year

By Ron Kampeas April 15, 2021 11:41 am

J Street and Americans for Peace Now back bill that restricts Israeli spending of US aid

By Ron Kampeas April 14, 2021 4:06 pm

ZOA group ‘elevated white supremacist voices’ but should remain on Boston Jewish council for now, internal report says

By Asaf Shalev April 14, 2021 2:16 pm

When a colleague compared a mental health bill to the Holocaust, she interrupted him. Meet Jewish Maryland lawmaker Shane Pendergrass.

By Ron Kampeas April 13, 2021 6:02 pm

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