Politics

An Israel Defense Forces armoured vehicle is driven to the border with Gaza on May 13, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Americans for Peace Now calls for conditions on aid to Israel — a first for group calling itself ‘pro-Israel’

A call to condition assistance to Israel is also a first for a member of the Jewish community’s foreign policy umbrella group.

Federal judge throws out anti-vaccination lawsuit and calls its Nazi analogy ‘reprehensible’

The court’s ruling was based on the merits — but the judge couldn’t help singling out one of the arguments for special derision.

Biden names Tom Nides, a former top Obama State Department official, as ambassador to Israel

Nides, a banker, had good relations with Israeli diplomats while a deputy secretary of state from 2011 to 2013 but was not heavily involved in substantive diplomacy.

California Jewish lawmakers secure $80 million in budget for Jewish-related causes

Marjorie Taylor Greene tours Holocaust museum and apologizes for likening COVID protections to the Holocaust

After Jewish groups are left out of Blinken’s Israel briefing, the White House promises to hire a Jewish liaison

In Brooklyn, it’s a loud, wide-open race to succeed a tainted Jewish city councilman

Evangelical supporters of Israel express concerns with their champion Netanyahu being ousted from power

Ilhan Omar clarifies remarks on Hamas, US and Israel, but not before condemning Jewish lawmakers’ demand for a clarification

Jewish groups press Biden to open a pathway to citizenship for undocumented migrants

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