In first, consultations are broadcast live in effort to promote transparency of government formation process

Opposition-allied first responders known as the White Helmets to receive 2019 Elie Wiesel prize for 'courageously saving lives and delivering critical services'

Hermann Stieve kept tissue samples taken from 300 female resistance fighters killed in Berlin prison for his research on human reproduction

Bernie Sanders Releases Tax Returns. He’s Part Of “The Top 1 Percent”Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday released 10 years of his long-anticipated tax returns as he campaigns for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The returns provide a more detailed look at Sanders’ finances than when he ran for president in 2016.

Democratic presidential candidate says despite many disagreements with PM, US-Israel ties must be able to overcome partisan and policy differences

Tree of Life says project intended to thank first responders and community for love and support following deadly shooting

In total, 5 suspected members of home-robbery gang behind bars; no word on possible anti-Semitic motive in attack that seriously injured Gabriel Davidovich

A look at the famous cathedral that suffered extensive damage in a blaze on Monday

Analysts say Pompeo's support for PM's preelection vow contradicts administration's declared goal of negotiating a deal; some expect Trump to shelve plan indefinitely

Eyal Golan wants to perform in the US, but his history of tax evasion makes him less than welcome

French Gothic design featuring masonry walls and tree trunk-sized wooden beams made the building a tinderbox, US fire administrator says

Israeli leaders join international community in showing solidarity with French people in wake of devastating fire at iconic cathedral

Washington – The leaders of three of the four major Jewish religious streams were not invited to a White House briefing on issues “impacting the community,” nor was the Jewish community’s leading civil rights advocacy group. Officials of three Orthodox umbrella groups — Orthodox Union, Agudath Israel, and America and Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) — [...]

Witness to hundreds of years of war, loss and triumph, the hulking cathedral and its iconic gargoyles have come to represent France's spiritual and historic heart

Washington – Does an older friend or relative have a hard time hanging up on telemarketers? Or get excited about a “You’ve won a prize” voicemail? New research suggests seniors who aren’t on guard against scams also might be at risk for eventually developing Alzheimer’s disease. Elder fraud is a huge problem, and Monday’s study [...]

Flying Water Tankers?! Trump Offers Unsolicited Advice on Fighting Notre Dame InfernoAs a catastrophic inferno tore through a cultural treasure, President Donald Trump assessed the response from 4,000 miles away and offered unsolicited advice for firefighters trying to save Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral.

New York congresswoman criticized by Jewish Democratic group after saying caucus having conversations about Israel support in wake of Netanyahu re-election

Burnsville, MN – Supporters of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar rallied outside a Minnesota business visited by U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, after he launched a fresh attack on the Muslim-American lawmaker by calling her an “out of control” purveyor of “hate” speech. Trump was in Minnesota, which Omar represents in Congress, for a tax [...]

In a statement, the European Union denounced Israeli “plans for more than 4,600 new housing units for settlers in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of an illegal outpost.”
The plans were announced last week by the Israeli Higher Planning Council of the Civil Administration.
“The European Union’s position on Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territory is clear and remains unchanged: All settlement activity is illegal under international law,” an EU spokesperson said on Friday.
“It erodes the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace as reaffirmed by UN Security Council Resolution 2334,” the statement said.
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