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0 Politics Israel

Biden ambassador: Blindly supporting Israel is not friendship

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 20 Oct

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel defended President Biden's approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict, emphasizing that true friendship involves honesty rather than blind support.

0 Politics Israel

US, British ambassadors skip Nagasaki ceremony after Israeli envoy’s presence is nixed

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 8 Aug

The mayors of the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima omitted the Israeli ambassador from their commemorations of the nuclear bombings by the U.S. during World War II, citing security concerns.

0 Politics History

After Nagasaki snubs Israeli ambassador from A-bomb commemoration, G7 envoys decide they’ll skip too

Louis Keene in Forward · 7 Aug

Nagasaki has excluded Israel from its annual atomic bomb commemoration event, leading G7 envoys to decide to skip the ceremony in solidarity.

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Rahm Emanuel says he’s concerned America is returning to ‘ugly’ past of attacks on Jews

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 17 Aug 2023

Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, expressed concern about the rise of violent antisemitism in the United States, comparing it to the religious persecution his grandfather faced when he fled pogroms in Eastern Europe over a century ago.

0 Politics Leadership

Biden nominates Rahm Emanuel to be ambassador to Japan

Forward · 22 Aug 2021

President Joe Biden has nominated Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago and Obama’s chief of staff, to serve as the ambassador to Japan.

0 Education Communities

A School for D.C.’s Jewish Elite

Allison Hoffman in Tablet · 3 Apr 2013

The Jewish Primary Day School of the Nations Capital in Washington, D.C. caters to the Jewish elite, including children of prominent figures in politics and diplomacy, offering a diverse and immersive Jewish education.