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Trump to sell US citizenship with $5 million ‘gold cards’

President Donald Trump announces plans to sell green cards to wealthy foreigners - dubbing them 'gold cards' - allowing holders to live and work in the US, with a pathway to citizenship.

February 26, 2025

‘Up to Netanyahu’ how to handle Hamas, says Trump

'It is not my decision, it is Netanyahu's decision,' says Trump as fragile Gaza ceasefire faces possible collapse.

February 26, 2025

Trump pressured Netanyahu to vote with Russia, against Ukraine in UN – report

US reportedly 'insisted' Israel vote against resolution in the United Nations General Assembly affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity, joining Russia and North Korea in opposing the measure.

February 26, 2025

Berlin chief rabbi welcomes new conservative chancellor Merz

'Mr. Merz is a close personal friend and a steadfast ally of Israel,' Rabbi Teichtal said.

February 25, 2025

World’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 113

'It’s pretty incredible. She’s always been so positive. She always says the secret to her longevity is she loves to eat dark chocolate,' granddaughter Gina Bennicasa tells LI Herald.

February 25, 2025

‘Fear got us here, and if we don’t fight, we will lose’ – Legendary radio host slams Jewish leadership

The Hamas-led massacre on October 7 should have been a moment of reckoning for Jews worldwide. Instead, far too many still refuse to see the truth, says legendary radio host.

February 25, 2025

ICC blasts Germany’s next chancellor for inviting Netanyahu

After chairman of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister to visit, International Criminal Court slams pledge to ensure premier will not face prosecution while in Europe.

February 25, 2025

Elon Musk slams Netanyahu trial – ‘Deep state is everywhere’

Billionaire tech mogul and Trump administration efficiency czar Elon Musk takes aim at the Netanyahu corruption trial, defending the Israeli premier while accusing prosecutors of acting as part of the 'deep state.'

February 25, 2025

Trump expands sanctions on Iran under ‘maximum pressure campaign’

Oil sales to China, a major source of income, has dropped by more than half since January.

February 25, 2025

GOP push to deport Ilhan Omar ignites Capitol chaos

Omar’s political resilience is particularly concerning given her history of opposition towards Israel and American support for its closest ally.

February 25, 2025

Poll reveals if Americans back Trump’s plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza

Almost half of American voters say they back Trump’s proposal for mass resettlement of Gazans abroad – but few support plan to but Gaza under US control.

February 25, 2025

Einstein letter offering emigration advice to Jewish refugee to be auctioned

1938 letter penned by Albert Einstein offering advice to a German-Jewish woman seeking refuge from Nazi persecution goes up for sale.

February 25, 2025

Lawsuit: Hamas ‘journalist’ had advance knowledge of Oct. 7

Three rescued Israeli hostage refile lawsuit against US-based nonprofit that employed their Hamas-affiliated captor, who claimed to be a journalist.

February 25, 2025

Christian Democratic Union victorious; far-Right AfD rises to second-largest party in Germany

Meanwhile, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats faced a stunning collapse, dropping to just 16.4% from their 25.7% showing in 2021.

February 24, 2025

Democratic Senator’s staffers quit in protest of support for Israel

At least six aides to the Pennsylvania Democrat have resigned recently in protest of his pro-Israel stance.

February 24, 2025

Hitler-loving fighter set to fight Israeli opponent in Denver

Mitchell went fishing for a date with Hitler, and now he’s got a date in the octagon with the living embodiment of Jewish survival.

February 24, 2025

‘Associated Press’ slammed for saying Bibas kids, their mother ‘died in captivity’

John Podhoretz, the editor of Commentary magazine, referred to U.S. President Donald Trump barring the AP from press briefings. 'I hope you never set a foot into the White House briefing room, you Hamas-propagandizing ghouls,' he wrote. 'Drop dead.'

February 24, 2025

The two-state solution is dead, says senior Democratic congressman

Rep. Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee who formerly backed the two-state solution, now acknowledges the idea is likely 'dead.'

February 24, 2025

Trump’s pick for UN envoy uses CPAC speech to call for ‘eradication’ of Hamas

‘It has never been more important to show unequivocal support for Israel,’ says New York congresswoman tapped by President Trump to serve as Ambassador to the United Nations. ‘Never forget that Hamas terrorists savagely murdered 1,200 innocents.”

February 23, 2025

Pope is conscious, receiving supplemental oxygen, had a peaceful night following respiratory crisis

His condition has revived speculation about what might happen if he becomes unconscious or otherwise incapacitated, and whether he might resign.

February 23, 2025

US Rep. Nancy Mace torches colleague Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for suggesting cuts to Israel military aid

Mace was responding to an April 2024 clip from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, in which Ocasio-Cortez accused Israel of inflicting a famine on Gaza as revenge for Oct. 7.

February 23, 2025

Following murder of child hostages, Argentina mulls renaming Palestine Street after Bibas family

Argentina's capital city to consider measure which would rename Buenos Aires' State of Palestine Street after the Argentinian-Israeli children murdered while in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

February 23, 2025

Trump: ‘Disgraceful’ how Hamas is treating Israeli hostages

President Trump laments poor condition of Israeli hostages returned from the Gaza Strip, blames Biden for October 7th invasion and failure to bring back the hostages.

February 23, 2025

Trump: Israel’s decision on Gaza ‘rough,’ fine with war or truce

The president was also asked about his resettlement plan for Palestinians in Gaza in places like Egypt and Jordan, to which he replied that he is not going to force the issue.

February 22, 2025

RFK Jr. orders sweeping review of vaccines and antidepressants

Kennedy listed several other things as possible causes of chronic diseases such as radiation from electronic devices, farming chemicals, processed foods, food allergies, tiny plastic particles in the environment, and chemicals used to make non-stick pans.

February 21, 2025

American conservatives vote to back Israeli sovereignty over Judea & Samaria

‘Akin to the Balfour Declaration’ - Conservative Political Action Conference, America’s largest annual gathering of political conservatives, votes to endorse Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

February 21, 2025

‘A terrorist financier lives here’: LA Jewish activists protest outside estate of former Qatari PM

'Qatar pretends to be a mediator, the ‘honest broker’ of the Middle East,' Rabbi Pini Dunner, spiritual leader of the Beverly Hills Synagogue stated.

February 20, 2025

Argentina to declare National Day of Mourning for slain Bibas family

The Bibas family held dual Israeli-Argentinian citizenship through their father Yarden, who was recently released from captivity.

February 20, 2025

Trump admin designates drug cartels as global terrorist organizations

Classifying the cartels as terrorist groups helps disrupt their 'finances through sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans,' though the scope of Wednesday's designations remains unclear, Reuters reported.

February 20, 2025

ICC used flawed data to secure arrest warrants against Israeli leaders

'UKLFI’s latest review shows that reports of famine on which the prosecutor relied were not plausible and were based on inaccurate and anomalous data regarding food supplies and malnutrition.'

February 20, 2025

Trump halts US funding of Palestinian police – report

The cut in funding is part of the Trump administration’s overall freeze on international aid.

February 20, 2025

Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator without elections’ as tensions rise over ending Russia-Ukraine war

Trump lashed out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation.

February 19, 2025

GOP senators put Red Cross on notice after ‘neutral’ aid organization participates in Hamas propaganda ceremony

During the hostages' time in captivity, the Red Cross did not fulfill its mandate to visit them and assess their health, as the group routinely does in traditional conflicts.

February 19, 2025

More than 50 NY rabbis implore Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul to oppose mass deportations

The letter calls on the mayor and governor to 'restrict' illegal immigration raids in schools and houses of worship, which are now permitted under new federal guidelines.

February 19, 2025

Prominent tech entrepreneur calls himself a ‘radical Zionist,’ defends Israel’s right to exist

Luckey also dismissed the 'slippery slope' argument that validating Israel’s existence could lead to a surge in the formation of ethno-states for other groups, calling such hypothetical scenarios 'absurd' reasons to oppose the Jewish state.

February 19, 2025

UN official demands Israel, US pay reparations to Gaza

United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese demands Israel and the United States prepare to pay reparations to Gaza, claiming both are liable under international law.

February 19, 2025

Anti-Israel students at Bowdoin College to protest suspensions over ‘Gaza encampment’

Bowdoin College has previously said that it will not tolerate unlawful occupations of its buildings.

February 18, 2025

South Africa open to nuclear cooperation with Russia and Iran, minister says

South Africa’s latest comments on being open to cooperating with Iran on nuclear matters may further anger the US — and risk an energy deal currently in the works.

February 18, 2025

US lawmakers who back Hamas are ‘sicker’ than the terrorists, says Huckabee

The putative U.S. ambassador to Israel also put the military option on the table regarding the president’s absolute opposition to a nuclear Iran.

February 18, 2025

Conservative residents of liberal US state want to secede and join neighboring state

The eastern part of Oregon is ideologically at odds with the urban and progressive areas of the state, as evidenced by the intensity of anti-police protests in Portland in 2020.

February 17, 2025

Comedian Dave Chappelle ends show with ‘Free Palestine’ slogan

Comedian and actor Dave Chappelle accuses Saturday Night Live of barring him from talking about the situation in the Gaza Strip, ends stand-up comedy show by declaring 'Give the Jews a break, free Palestine.'

February 17, 2025

Netanyahu rules out alternatives to Trump’s Gaza plan

Trump has presented 'the only plan that can work,' says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, emphasizing desire of Palestinian Arabs to leave the Gaza Strip.

February 17, 2025

Trump to Netanyahu: ‘Do whatever you want’ in Gaza

After Hamas flouts his ultimatum, releasing just three hostages over the weekend, President Trump says Israel has discretion how to respond.

February 17, 2025

German Chancellor Scholz criticizes VP Vance’s remarks about Europe’s free speech policy

Vance lambasted European leaders on Friday, accusing them of censoring free speech and criticizing German mainstream parties’ 'firewall' against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

February 16, 2025

Israel in ‘full cooperation’ with Trump, say Netanyahu, Rubio

Netanyahu: 'We have a shared strategy, which cannot always be detailed to the public—including when the gates of hell will open. And they will open if all our hostages are not returned, every last one of them.'

February 16, 2025

International human rights lawyer: ‘It is absolutely legal for the US to take over Gaza’

Ostrovsky says those violating international human rights law are the ones insisting Gazan civilians must stay in Gaza.

February 16, 2025

Marco Rubio lands in Israel, meets with Netanyahu on Gaza plan

'Trump and I can't share when the gates of hell will open,' says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

February 16, 2025

Amazon finally speaks out on employee held hostage in Gaza

For 16 months, the retail giant kept quiet about the Israeli hostage because it said it didn’t want to endanger him.

February 16, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed as Trump’s Health Secretary after political shift

As Kennedy takes over the Department of Health and Human Services, he faces significant challenges, including shaping vaccine policy, managing Medicare and Medicaid, and preparing for future public health crises.

February 15, 2025

Wedding of peace’: Children of Russian and Ukrainian rabbis marry in Jerusalem

At the wedding, Minister of Housing and Construction of the Israeli government, Zeev Elkin, who migrated to Israel from Ukraine in 1990, said a prayer for the return of all the Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

February 15, 2025

Hamas calls for ‘solidarity marches’ worldwide to protest Trump Gaza plan

Trump has suggested that the current population of Gaza would be moved to one large site or various locations.

February 14, 2025

South Africa says ‘no chance’ it will withdraw genocide case against Israel despite US pushback

Trump also accused South Africa in his executive order of working with Iran 'to develop commercial, military, and nuclear arrangements.'

February 14, 2025

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan officially sanctioned by Trump admin, banned from entering US

The ICC responded to Trump with a forceful condemnation, stressing that the court produces 'independent and impartial' work.

February 14, 2025

‘We’re very lucky you’re here,’ Vance tells Holocaust survivor on visit to Dachau

The visit included a tour, history and a wreath-laying ceremony next to a large metal sculpture of seven contorted bodies labeled '1933-1945,' the years the camp operated, per the pool.

February 14, 2025

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Feb. 2025 (youtube screenshot)

Trump announces Israel-India trade route running through Israel

Trump: 'It will run from India to Israel to Italy and onward to the U.S., connecting our partners, roads, railways, and undersea cables.'

February 14, 2025

He said he’d take Jews ‘back to Poland.’ Gretchen Whitmer took him on an official state trip to the Middle East.

Siblani is a vocal critic of Israel and was a leader in the 'uncommitted' movement that opposed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris over U.S. support for Israel in its war with the terrorist group Hamas.

February 14, 2025