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Burlington BDS resolution to be withdrawn as sponsor cites concerns about anti-Semitism

(JTA) – The sponsor of a bill that would have made Burlington, Vermont, the first city in America to divest from Israel is withdrawing his legislation, citing concerns that it would promote anti-Semitism. Councilmember Ali Dieng, who sponsored the resolution, said Monday afternoon that he would withdraw it at the council meeting scheduled for the same evening, and refer the resolution for reconsideration at the council’s racial equity committee. The city’s Jewish mayor also publicly expressed concerns about the resolution. more

ASAF SHALEV | 9/14/21

Son of Holocaust survivor flew Afghan refugees to U.S.

BY GABE FRIEDMAN (JTA) – Last week, Delta Airlines pilot Alexander Kahn flew hundreds of Afghan refugees from Germany to Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C., as part of a U.S. government … more

9/6/21

Politico employees will not have to sign

(JTA) – Ben Smith hid a significant nugget deep within his latest New York Times story, on the billion-dollar sale of Politico: The magazine and news site’s new owners, German publishing … more

9/6/21

Bill includes $50M for energy efficiency at religious institutions

WASHINGTON (JTA) – The $1 trillion infrastructure funding bill that is seen as a rare bipartisan breakthrough includes funding for energy efficiency measures at religious institutions, a … more

8/8/21

GOP senators want to keep Trump mandate

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Seven Republican senators are backing a bill that would enshrine as law one of former President Donald Trump’s final orders – requiring products from the portion … more

8/8/21

Bialik hosts ‘Jeopardy!’

(JTA) – Jewish actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik began her two-week stint as a guest host on “Jeopardy!” Monday night, paying tribute to her “creative and academic … more

6/3/21

Stray bullet kills Jewish reporter for NPR affiliate in Kansas City

(JTA) – Aviva Okeson-Haberman had come home after apartment hunting in Lawrence, Kansas, where the reporter for the Kansas City NPR affiliate was about to start a new job covering social … more

RON KAMPEAS | 5/9/21

New peace institute

(JTA) – Jared Kushner has launched an institute to promote his major accomplishment when he advised his father-in-law, former President Donald Trump: the normalization agreements between Israel … more

5/9/21

Walter Mondale was a liberal icon who championed Israel

(JTA) – Walter Mondale, the former vice president who represented a time in American history when being pro-Israel and progressive were often synonymous … more

RON KAMPEAS | 4/21/21

Mansour Abbas, head of Israel's Islamic Raam party, speaks during a press conference in the northern city of Nazareth, April 1, 2021.

Mansour Abbas could hold the key to Israel’s next government

JTA – Following yet another Israeli election, voters are getting to know an unlikely kingmaker: Mansour Abbas, an Arab-Israeli lawmaker who might be the one to break Israel’s two-year … more

BEN SALES | 4/9/21