Politics
Report: Obama Administration Preparing Ukraine Sanctions
Reuters - The Obama administration is preparing financial sanctions that could be imposed on Ukrainian officials and protest leaders if violence escalates in the...
House Republican Leaders Support Path to Legalization for Illegal Immigrants
Politico - CAMBRIDGE, Md. - The House Republican leadership is trying to sell their colleagues on a series of broad immigration principles, including a path to legal status for those here illegally. Speaker John Boehner's leadership...
Israeli Finance Minister Lapid: Failure of Peace Talks Would Bring Economic Crisis
Times of Israel - A boycott of Israeli products by European countries, in the event that peace talks fail, would constitute a dramatic blow to the Israeli economy, Finance Minister Yair Lapid warned on Wednesday,...
Dovish Jewish Organizations, Others Team Up to Fight Iran Sanctions
JTA - A loose coalition of advocacy groups and policy experts, including a pair of dovish Jewish organizations, has been coordinating messaging in support of the Obama administration's Iran strategy. The coalition was convened by the...
Obama’s State of the Union Touches on Israel and Iran Despite Heavy Domestic Focus
JNS.org - In a State of the Union address that centered on employment and...
With Progress Stalled, Congress Considers Weaker Measure on Iran
Reuters - An attempt to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program has stalled...
Netanyahu: Israel Not Bound by U.S. Peace Plan
Times of Israel - Israel is not bound to agree to all points of an...
Naftali Bennett Says Peace Talks Will Lead to Bloodshed
Ynet - Economy Minister Naftali Bennett lashed out on Tuesday at Israel's ongoing peace talks...
Hillary Clinton Calls Benghazi ‘Biggest Regret’ as Secretary of State
New York Times - Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday called the deadly attack on the...
Report: Obama Administration Preparing Ukraine Sanctions
Reuters - The Obama administration is preparing financial sanctions that could be imposed on Ukrainian officials and protest leaders if violence escalates in the political...
House Republican Leaders Support Path to Legalization for Illegal Immigrants
Politico - CAMBRIDGE, Md. - The House Republican leadership is trying to sell their colleagues on a series of broad immigration principles, including a path...
Israeli Finance Minister Lapid: Failure of Peace Talks Would Bring Economic Crisis
Times of Israel - A boycott of Israeli products by European countries, in the event that peace talks fail, would constitute a dramatic blow to...
Dovish Jewish Organizations, Others Team Up to Fight Iran Sanctions
JTA - A loose coalition of advocacy groups and policy experts, including a pair of dovish Jewish organizations, has been coordinating messaging in support of...
Obama’s State of the Union Touches on Israel and Iran Despite Heavy Domestic Focus
JNS.org - In a State of the Union address that centered on employment and the economy, President Barack Obama on Tuesday spent little time...
With Progress Stalled, Congress Considers Weaker Measure on Iran
Reuters - An attempt to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program has stalled in the U.S. Congress and lawmakers are discussing whether to...
Netanyahu: Israel Not Bound by U.S. Peace Plan
Times of Israel - Israel is not bound to agree to all points of an imminent US proposal for a peace agreement with the Palestinians,...
Naftali Bennett Says Peace Talks Will Lead to Bloodshed
Ynet - Economy Minister Naftali Bennett lashed out on Tuesday at Israel's ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians, warning that negotiations inevitably lead to violence...
Hillary Clinton Calls Benghazi ‘Biggest Regret’ as Secretary of State
New York Times - Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday called the deadly attack on the United States mission in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 her "biggest...
Israel’s Livni Appears to Criticize Netanyahu, Other Officials Over Peace Talks
Times of Israel - After she lambasted the Palestinian leadership on Saturday for its "unacceptable" positions, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni on Monday appeared to rail against...
Appeals Court Upholds Sentence for Terrorist Who Tried to Assassinate President Bush
A Federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a Saudi Arabian student who plotted a series of attacks in 2011, including one...
Official: Under Peace Deal, Netanyahu Would Let Settlers Remain in West Bank
Times of Israel - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not intend to uproot Jewish settlements anywhere in the West Bank, and will not force any...
Opinion: Iran’s Triumph in Geneva
For nearly three decades, Iran's ayatollahs have outfoxed and outmaneuvered Western counter-proliferation efforts. Tehran has repeatedly bested our diplomats, our spies, and, most especially, our...
Israel Government Backtracks on Decision to Cut Yeshiva Funding
Ynet - The government has backtracked on its decision to cut more than 130 million NIS (roughly $37 million) in funding from yeshivas - haredi...
