Tag: Washington

Rachel Goldberg-Polin recalls her childhood experience watching Ted Koppel report on the Iran hostage crisis, a memory that now resonates as her son, Hersh, has been held by Hamas in Gaza for 233 days following a violent attack.
Yonit and Jonathan explore the strained US-Israel relationship following the US's decision not to use its veto power at the UN Security Council.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted strongly to the US abstaining from a UN Security Council resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza, blaming the Biden administration for impacting Israel's efforts and hostage release plans while playing into Hamas's hands.
Carla Olman Peperzak, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor, had a middle school named after her in Spokane, Washington.
William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, shares practical advice on navigating Washington D.C. for those attending the March for Israel on the Mall.
Members of the Iranian community in Kirkland, Washington, came together for a candlelight vigil in support of Israel.
The tensions in Israel over the judicial overhaul proposed by Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition have drawn concern from the Biden administration.
In this podcast episode, the focus is on the recent unexpected Democratic backlash against the anti-Israel rhetoric of the Squad, highlighted by Joe Biden's invitation to Bibi Netanyahu to Washington.
The podcast discusses Israel's economic success on its 75th anniversary compared to India's economic challenges.
In this podcast episode, Matt Continetti discusses Kevin McCarthy's challenging day and its potential implications for the Republican party in the near and distant future.
Recent events highlighting Democratic disarray in Washington and the declining hopes in the Virginia gubernatorial race are reminiscent of Casey Stengel's frustration managing the 1962 Mets.
The podcast delves into the billionaires tax debate, considering its constitutionality, revenue generation potential, and impact on ordinary people.
The Biden administration is facing confusion over conflicting messages regarding school reopenings, expressing a desire for schools to reopen but also supporting teachers' unions advocating for vaccinations before reopening.
In this podcast episode, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss three main topics.
In a discussion by Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron, they touch on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's paradoxical stance on new elections in Israel, while Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz's voting behavior contrasts with his preferences, possibly leading to further elections.
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the impact of American politics on Israeli politics, highlighting the division among Jews globally into Trump supporters and opponents.
Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to Washington, reflects on his tenure and recent diplomatic successes in an interview with Jewish Insider.
James Anthony Kleinfeld, a pro-Palestinian filmmaker, posed as Antoine Kleinfeld, a pro-Israel activist, infiltrating Washington, D.C.'s pro-Israel circles and secretly filming interactions with the hope of embarrassing them.
Rabbi Barry Freundel, a prominent Washington rabbi, was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to 52 misdemeanor counts of voyeurism for secretly filming women naked in a ritual bath facility from 2012 to 2014.