US Vice President Kamala Harris’ office is quietly seeking to mend relations with pro-Israel Democrats after failing to push back on a student who, in asking her a question, accused Israel of “ethnic genocide," POLITICO magazine reports.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson had defended use of yellow stars with the words “Do not comply” by some at public hearings on a proposed citywide mask mandate.
Former nursing student John Earnest Earnest had faced the death penalty, which was suspended until further notice in California in 2006, for the antisemitic attack.
Asked about possible US involvement in Jordan-Syria rapprochement, State Department says Assad "has regained no legitimacy in our eyes" since inflicting atrocities on the Syrian people.
"Hezbollah seeks to abuse the international financial system by developing global networks of financiers to fill its coffers and support its terrorist activity," US Treasury Department official says.
"True unity is everyone in that room has a voice," vice president tells student at Virginia university who accused the Jewish state of "ethnic genocide"
Despite promises to respect women's rights, allow them access to higher education, the notoriously misogynistic group bars women from teaching or attending one of the major higher education institutions in Afghanistan.
Some 100 leaders from Jewish Federations and other American Jewish organizations attend NYC symposium with the Israeli prime minister, hosted by the Jewish Federation of North America after his UN address.
Burkov was arrested in Israel in December 2015 and extradited to the United States in November 2019. In January 2020, he pleaded guilty to various charges including fraud, identity theft, computer intrusions, and money laundering.
Test comes one day after Seoul, Tokyo detect North Korea firing missile into sea. US Indo-Pacific Command: Launch highlights “destabilizing impact of North Korea’s illicit weapons program."
