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Liberal Jewish Groups Rage Against Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick

hzDecember 16, 2016News

Times of Israel

…This summer, Friedman accused J Street supporters of being “far worse than kapos” — Jews who assisted the Nazis during the Holocaust — in a column for the far-right Israel National News website.

“The kapos faced extraordinary cruelty and who knows what any of us would have done under those circumstances to save a loved one,” he wrote in June. “But J Street? They are just smug advocates of Israel’s destruction delivered from the comfort of their secure American sofas – it’s hard to imagine anyone worse.”

hzDecember 16, 2016December 15, 2016News

Times of Israel

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman is “really troubled” about the state of American Jewry, he said Thursday, warning that if Diaspora Jews don’t “pull themselves together,” their ranks will be greatly depleted in less than two generations.

“One of the things that really troubles me is the whole issue of Judaism, of the Jewish people in exile,” said Liberman, an avowed secularist politician whose Yisrael Beytenu party has long sought to scale back government intervention in religious affairs.

hzDecember 15, 2016December 16, 2016News

Algemeiner

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday evening he will nominate attorney David Friedman to serve as the next American ambassador to Israel.

“The bond between Israel and the United States runs deep, and I will ensure there is no daylight between us when I’m president,” Trump said in a statement published on his transition team’s website. “As the United States’ ambassador to Israel, David Friedman will maintain the special relationship between our two countries. He has been a long-time friend and trusted advisor to me. His strong relationships in Israel will form the foundation of his diplomatic mission and be a tremendous asset to our country as we strengthen the ties with our allies and strive for peace in the Middle East. Nothing is more critical than protecting the security of our citizens at home and abroad.”

hzDecember 15, 2016News

Algemeiner

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved up one position to 20th in Forbes Magazine’s newly-published 2016 list of the world’s most powerful people, while Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stayed put at 18th.

Netanyahu’s “positions are unwavering — and with a supportive American president entering office, there will be little reason to bend,” Forbes said. “Though politics remain turbulent in his tiny Middle East country of 8 million people, innovation continues to thrive. Israel is dubbed ‘startup nation’ and boasts the highest number of startups per capita in the world.”

hzDecember 15, 2016December 15, 2016News

Washington Post

Sanctions against Iran were officially extended for another decade Thursday, even though President Obama did not sign the legislation, a symbolic move intended to show the White House’s disapproval of the bill.

The sanctions renewal, which passed Congress with enough votes to be veto-proof, has triggered complaints from Tehran. The Iranian government views the nuclear agreement as entailing a promise of no new sanctions. The White House, by not signing the bill, is trying to alleviate Iran’s concerns.

hzDecember 14, 2016News

Algemeiner

The British government on Monday officially endorsed a recent report on antisemitism in the UK, slamming the country’s largest student union for “failing to take [the phenomenon across university campuses] sufficiently seriously”

In a document presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Crown responded positively to the findings of the report, conducted by the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) and released in October. Among its conclusions is that the National Union of Students (NUS) is being remiss in its attitude towards and treatment of Jewish students.

hzDecember 14, 2016December 15, 2016News

Haaretz

Jerusalem city officials say there’s no need to build a new American embassy in Jerusalem. The Americans built a big new consulate in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Arnona, which had been planned in advance to be converted into an embassy one day. All the Americans need to do is change the sign on the door, they say

hzDecember 14, 2016News

Times of Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he had asked the president of Kazakhstan to support Israel’s application for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council in 2019-2020.

During his visit, the first-ever to the Central Asian country by a sitting Israeli prime minister, Netanyahu also hailed Kazakhstan for being “the first Muslim country to embrace Israel” and said he hoped that Israel’s Arab neighbors would follow suit.

hzDecember 13, 2016December 13, 2016News

Algemeiner

There are numerous steps President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration could take to diminish the threats posed by the Islamic Republic, a top US Jewish leader told The Algemeiner on Tuesday.

“We really have to stand up to Iran,” Malcolm Hoenlein — the executive vice president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations — said. “The Iranians have to know that the US is not going to tolerate any violations of the nuclear deal, and they will be held to account. Terrorists tend to probe for weakness, and if they believe the West is weak in responses, then they will exploit it. If they run into strength and resistance, then they will adjust accordingly.”

hzDecember 13, 2016December 13, 2016News

Algemeiner

An Israeli-born, pro-BDS candidate in the election for president of the UK’s Jewish student umbrella organization suffered a stinging defeat on Sunday.

University of York’s Eran Cohen — who, as The Algemeiner reported, has used social media to downplay Arab terrorism against his fellow countrymen — came in last out of three top candidates for the leadership of the Union of Jewish Students (UJS), garnering 89 votes out of 1,049 — less than 12 percent of the total.

Liberal Jewish Groups Rage Against Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick

Liberman, ‘Troubled’ about US Jewry; Warns Diaspora Waning

Trump Announces Next US Envoy to Jewish State Will Be Attorney David Friedman, Who Says He Looks Forward to Working From ‘Israel’s Eternal Capital, Jerusalem’

Israeli PM Netanyahu Breaks Into Top 20 on Forbes List of World’s Most Powerful People

Iran Sanctions Extended, but Without Obama’s Signature

British Government Endorses Parliamentary Report Slamming Student Umbrella Group for Failing Jews, Downplaying Antisemitism on Campus

Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem Only Requires New Sign on Consulate Building, City Officials Say

PM asks Kazakhstan to Back Israeli Bid for Security Council Seat

Top American Jewish Leader Calls on Incoming Trump Administration to Show Strength, Stand Up to Iran

Pro-BDS Candidate for Leadership of UK’s Jewish Student Umbrella Group Suffers Stinging Defeat in Presidential Election