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  • Roseanne Barr on Israel, BDS, Natalie Portman, the U.S. embassy and Jewish food

    Shiryn Solny|May 18, 2018

    (JNS)-Roseanne Barr, the Jewish-American actress who made a name for herself in comedy and on television, talked about wanting to move to Israel and potentially running for office there while at the annual Jerusalem Post Conference on Sunday in New York. During a discussion on stage, the "Roseanne" star said: "I want to move to Israel and run for prime minister. In 2012, I said I was gonna run for president of the United States and prime minister of Israel, a twofer. But I do have that fantasy,...

  • At Mar-a-Lago, Christians and Jews celebrate Israel, unity and a strong partnership

    Shiryn Solny|Apr 6, 2018

    (JNS)-As many as 500 evangelical Christians and Jews from around the world gathered on March 25 at U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.-otherwise known as the "Winter White House"-for a one-of-a-kind event celebrating Israel's upcoming 70th anniversary, as well as the unity of Christians and Jews supporting the Jewish state. Hosted by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (also known as "The Fellowship"), the "Together In Fellowship" gala raised...

  • 'No loyal American need apologize for loving Israel,' Ambassador David Friedman states

    Shiryn Solny, JNS.org|Nov 24, 2017

    Speaking exclusively with JNS.org, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Sunday night confirmed a report that a team from the Trump administration is drafting an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. "We're working very hard on it," Friedman said of the Mideast peace proposal, in an interview at the Zionist Organization of America's (ZOA) annual awards dinner in New York City. "It's hard to comment on it while we're in the middle, because it's delicate." He added that more information about the...