Politics

2 of Joey Borgen’s attackers plead guilty on hate crime charges for 2021 beating

Waseem Awawdeh, who once was allegedly offered a six-month plea deal, has now been sentenced to jail for 18 months.

Lee Zeldin, ex-congressman on Republican Jewish Coalition board, endorses Trump for president

Zeldin was an avid defender of Trump while in Congress but distanced himself during his failed bid for New York governor.

Tucker Carlson speaking on Fox News on April 9. (Screen shot)

ADL cheers Tucker Carlson’s ouster at Fox News, where he had long embraced white nationalist rhetoric

One report claims that Carlson’s ouster stems from a lawsuit from a Jewish former producer on his show, who alleges that senior staff fostered an office culture full of sexism and antisemitism.

World Zionist Congress roiled by left- and right-wing protests, in sign of Independence Day tensions

Politician who called herself ‘mother of the politically incorrect’ offered Israel’s top diplomatic post in NYC

He’s running? Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gives off comeback vibes on a DC visit.

Kevin McCarthy to address Israeli Knesset amid chill in relations between Biden and Netanyahu

Over flight intercom, El Al pilot links Israel’s judicial reform to the Holocaust

Moldovan oligarch, wanted at home in billion-dollar scandal, backs Russian interests from a haven in Israel

Ahead of conference, Jewish federations defend invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu — but sympathize with protesters

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