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Major American Jewish organizations are calling for stricter gun-control laws in the wake of the Feb. 14 mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 14 students and three staff members dead.

The United States will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14, in time for Israel’s 70th anniversary, according to a State Department official.

The Jewish community in Parkland, Florida, was plunged into mourning on Wednesday when a former student opened fire on students, killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, with at least four Jewish students and one Jewish teacher among the dead.

A statue honoring former U.S. lawmaker and Holocaust survivor Tom Lantos was unveiled in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday.

President Donald Trump said he does not expect the U.S. Embassy in Israel to move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within a year, contradicting comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

An online petition is challenging a University of Southern California (USC) professor for drawing equivalence between North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il, China’s Mao Zedong, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and Israeli Zionists.

The Israeli government has finalized a $1 million donation to the hurricane-ravaged Jewish community of Houston following last year’s flooding from Hurricane Harvey.

President Donald Trump this week commuted the prison sentence of kosher meatpacking executive Sholom Rubashkin, who in 2009 was convicted of 86 fraud charges following the previous year’s immigration raid on his family’s Agriprocessors plant in Postville, Iowa.

President Donald Trump held his first White House Chanukah celebration last week, where he touted his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump reportedly did not invite to the reception Jewish Democrats and liberal Jewish organizations that have been highly critical of the president.

The Trump administration said Sunday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is “walking away” from peace talks after PA President Mahmoud Abbas declined to meet with Vice President Mike Pence during his upcoming Middle East visit this month.

President Donald Trump formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday, breaking with decades of U.S. policy and enraging the Palestinians. Legal experts, Israeli leaders and pro-Israel organizations noted that Jerusalem has long been the capital and that Trump’s recognition is a simple acknowledgement of reality.

Bal Harbour, Florida, is best known as a popular destination for snowbirds. With a population ranging from 2,500-8,000, depending on the time of the year, it’s hard to believe that this small ocean-side village, 30 minutes north of Miami, is now a national leader in combating anti-Semitism.

On the same day that the University of Maryland’s student government overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to divest from companies doing business with Israel, the student government at the University of Michigan voted in favor of a pro-BDS measure.

Four major U.S. Jewish foundations have pledged to require youth-serving organizations that they support to implement policies that will bolster protections against sexual abuse of children in their care.

Should U.S. law define anti-Semitism? The House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 7 heard from nine witnesses on the question, including the heads of several Jewish organizations. There was no unanimity.

Anew report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) finds that anti-Semitic incidents remain significantly higher in 2017 compared to 2016 around the country and in Arizona.

Famed Jewish-American comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld is slated to return to Israel in December to deliver two stand-up comedy performances.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed solidarity with America after 26 churchgoers were killed and about 20 more were wounded when a gunman opened fire in a Texas church Sunday, in the deadliest massacre in the state’s history.

The White House on Wednesday announced that Vice President Mike Pence will visit Israel and Egypt in late December amid renewed U.S.-led peace efforts in the region.

 A complaint filed by New Jersey’s Attorney General Christopher Porrino this week alleges that the New Jersey township of Mahwah has introduced laws that openly discriminate against Orthodox Jews, aimed at deterring them from moving into the area.

The Trump administration will soon unveil a comprehensive proposal for a regional peace deal in the Middle East, Israel’s Channel 2 reported Sunday.

The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hold its first hearing Wednesday on a lawsuit filed by Israeli victims of terrorism against Jordan-based Arab Bank, claiming it knowingly funded Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas.

American Jewish leaders are denouncing plans by a New York University (NYU)-affiliated theater to host a play that portrays Palestinian terrorists as heroes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered humanitarian aid and assistance to Mexico following a major 7.1-magnitude earthquake last week that has killed hundreds with the death toll continuing to rise.