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At GOP convention, Jewish delegates cite Israel and style in backing Trump

By BEN SALES

CLEVELAND (JTA) — On the day Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican primaries, Marc Zell was ready to resign his position as vice president of Republicans Overseas, the party’s expatriate group.

Zell, who lives in Israel, was...

Widespread condemnation of anti-LGBT Statements by religious Zionist rabbi

By TZVI LEVI

Jerusalem (TPS) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the anti-LGBT remarks of a prominent religious-Zionist rabbi during a question and answer session in the Knesset.

“The statements are unacceptable to me or to anyone,” Netanyahu said...

Cleveland police chaplain delivers invocation at Republican convention

CLEVELAND (JTA) — The Orthodox rabbi who serves as chaplain to the Cleveland police delivered the invocation at the start of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Rabbi Ari Wolf, who also works as an administrator for the haredi Orthodox...

Thousands attend funeral in Israel for lone soldier from New Jersey

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Thousands of mourners attended the funeral on Monday for a lone soldier from New Jersey who was killed when a grenade exploded in his jeep in the Golan Heights.

Sgt. Shlomo Rindenow, 20, was one of two...

Tragedy on Syrian Border: Two Israeli soldiers killed in grenade explosion, circumstances unclear

By MICHAEL BACHNER

Majdal Shams (TPS) – Two IDF soldiers were killed on the Syrian border on Sunday morning, one of them a lone soldier from the United States, when a hand grenade exploded by mistake during a routine patrol...

Bombing attempt on Jerusalem light rail foiled

By JONATHAN BENEDEK

(TPS) — Jerusalem’s light rail service was temporarily suspended on Sunday morning when police officers arrested a Palestinian man carrying a bag filled with pipe bombs as he attempted to board the train in downtown Jerusalem.

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Trump picks pro-Israel stalwart Mike Pence as running mate

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Donald Trump picked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a pro-Israel stalwart and conservative Christian, as his running mate.

“I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at...

Flemish Jews: Better coverage of Israel would have prepared Europe for truck attack in Nice

(JTA) — A group representing Flemish Jews said that the vehicular attack in France was shocking to Westerners because their media has willfully ignored a spate of car ramming attacks in Israel.

The Flemish Region’s Forum of Jewish Organizations issued its unusual statement Friday about the...

Ivanka Trump’s rabbi withdraws from Republican convention

CLEVELAND (JTA) — Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the prominent Modern Orthodox rabbi who oversaw Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism, has withdrawn from speaking at the Republican National Convention next week.

In a letter to members of his community Friday, Lookstein wrote that...

Ginsburg ‘regrets’ her attacks on Donald Trump

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has apologized for her attacks on Donald Trump.

“On reflection, my recent remarks and response to press inquiries were ill advised and I regret making them,” she said in a comment...