Politics

Diverse group of Israeli parties agree to form coalition and oust Netanyahu

If the agreement between the right-wing hawk Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid holds, Israel will be led by someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time in 12 years.

Biden: Antisemitic attacks ‘terrorizing’ American Jews must stop

Attacks on Jews are “despicable, unconscionable, un-American,” Joe Biden said.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a virtual rally to combat antisemitism on May 27, 2021. (Screenshot)

‘Virtual rally’ to denounce antisemitism unites Pelosi, Schumer, McCarthy and McConnell

The event featured a roster of politicians celebrities and religious leaders, and came after a spike in antisemitic incidents across the country.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holding a news conference in Washington, DC on November 14, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

For progressive Democrats, the condemnation of antisemitism is lumped in with other forms of hate

Jamie Raskin, a Jewish Democrat, spearheads push to have GOP senator stop hold on aid to Palestinians

Calling Israel ‘apartheid’ and ‘terrorist’ is antisemitic, say 4 Jewish Democrats targeting party colleagues

Biden administration adds $38.5 million in assistance to the Palestinians

After a plea to combat antisemitism, the White House convened a meeting with Jewish leaders

Top Republicans slam Marjorie Taylor Greene for comparing coronavirus measures to Holocaust

Biden taps Tom Nides, an Obama administration official, to be ambassador to Israel

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