Muftia Tlaib blasts US President Trump for tweeting: "Rep. Tlaib wrote a letter to Israeli officials desperately wanting to visit her grandmother. Permission was quickly granted, whereupon Tlaib obnoxiously turned the approval down, a complete setup. The only real winner here is Tlaib's grandmother. She doesn't have to see her now!"
Israel’s democracy can withstand any criticism, whether from grassroots activists or state leaders. By barring US Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Israel sent a strong message to BDS supporters: If you promote boycotts on Israel, then Israel boycotts you.
Citing "deep lack of confidence and trust," twelve Democratic members of Congress, among them senior Jewish lawmakers, said to be considering issuing a statement of no confidence in Israel's envoy to the US Ron Dermer and opening investigation into US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
Israeli-American Amos Dov Silver, the founder of online drug marketplace Telegrass, had escaped authorities in Ukraine before being apprehended in the city of Uman. Israel Police says Silver and his alleged accomplices dealt not only in marijuana but also ecstasy, LSD, cocaine and other dangerous substances.
Nachum Navis, 17, unresponsive, "in severe condition with multisystem trauma," his 19-year-old sister Noam sustains moderate injuries in terror attack. Palestinian terrorist shot dead by police.
