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'Who Is American?' Exploring the complicated history of Jewish citizenship in the US - review

In Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship, Prof. Lila Corwin Berman explores the intertwined, controversial issues surrounding the history of Jewish citizenship in the US.

WHO IS AN AMERICAN? BELONGING AND THE QUESTION OF JEWISH CITIZENSHIP By Lila Corwin Berman
US President Bill Clinton meets with his National Security team on April 7, 1999, in the White House Cabinet Room. From left: Clinton, Steve Ricchetti, Gen. Donald Kerrick, CIA Director George Tenet, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Samuel Berger, and Gen. Hugh Shelton.

CIA reveals Clinton administration was warned in 1998 of potential bin Laden plane attack

Representations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, outside Metula, Israel, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, June 27, 2026.

Upcoming Israel-Lebanon talks to take place in Washington instead of Rome, US State Department says

Aselsan display a model of TCG Istanbul (F-515) Istanbul-class frigate during the UDT, Undersea Defence Technology 2026 at ExCel London on April 14, 2026 in London, England.

Washington eyes foreign warships from Japan, South Korea, Turkey amid China naval threat


Trump administration to sanction unnamed 'large' bank on Monday, Bessent says

Bessent said the move was originally scheduled for Friday but was postponed because of the ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, August 24, 2026.

US announces new sanctions against networks aiding Hezbollah, other Iranian proxies in Middle East

The sanctions targeted entities the US Treasury said supported the Iraqi-based Kataib Hezbollah and Lebanon-based Hezbollah.

Hezbollah members salute and raise the group's yellow flags during a funeral.

Iran is producing new missiles in limited quantities from existing components - report

The missiles are being assembled in more limited quantities than before the war, the report added.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Iranian arms and advice helped Yemen's Houthis seize key Red Sea city - report

By seizing the port city of Mocha, the Houthis have strengthened their chokehold on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, opening up the possibility of a new front in the war between Iran and the US.

Houthi supporters demonstrate in solidarity with Iran, amid a two-week ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Sanaa, Yemen, April 10, 2026.

Trump taunts Tehran, wants Strait of Hormuz renamed after himself

“I should get something out of this - the Trump Strait,” the president continued, repeating an idea he had proposed about a week ago.

President Donald Trump speaks at the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention on Sept. 09, 2026, in Dallas, Texas.

How would Israeli Jews vote in a US election and how would US Jews vote in Israel? - opinion

My immediate curiosity was straightforward: How would Israeli Jews vote in a hypothetical 2026 US national election, and how would American Jews vote in Israel’s October 2026 Knesset election?

Thousands of Jewish and Israeli Americans participate in the annual Israel Day Parade, the world’s largest pro-Israel parade, on May 31, in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who did not attend the march, is the first New York mayor not to do so.

The critics saw hassidim, but the White House saw American Jewish leaders - opinion

Wherever we live, in Israel or America, however we vote, however we pray, we are one people. We can disagree, and we will, but we will still be able to wish each other a Shana tova.

US President Donald Trump meets with Reb Aharon Teitelbaum and Reb Zalman Leib Teitelbaum at the White House. September 4, 2026.

No. 8: Howard Lutnick: US Secretary of Commerce, and Trump’s tariff dealmaker-in-chief

A longtime Wall Street executive who co-chaired the Trump-Vance transition, Lutnick entered office as an outspoken advocate of the president’s tariff agenda.

Howard Lutnick

Pro-Israel Providence Mayor Brett Smiley loses to progressive challenger

The Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative, which promotes business ties between the state and Israel, opposes Pro-Palestinian Sen. David Morales.

Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley, a vocal Israel supporter who opposes the ballot initiative, attends a college basketball game at the Amica Mutual Pavilion, Jan. 24, 2026.

Man accused of stabbing two men in antisemitic attacks in New York charged with hate crime

Raul Morales faces a multi-count indictment, including charges of attempted murder in the second degree as a hate crime.

 The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue on the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was built in 1970 and designed by Hausman & Rosenberg.