⚠️ Alarm Bells: In a letter to be sent to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Tony Blinken and obtained by JI, Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Mondaire Jones (D-NY) have expressed concerns about the dangers to Jewish and LGBTQ Ukrainians from the Russian invasion.
⏸️ On hold: Michael Gerald, who announced a major challenge to Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) earlier this month, suspended his campaign.
🗣️Gears Wrench: CENTCOM Commander Gen. said yesterday. Kenneth McKenzie that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an “irritation” to Israel-Arab relations, and “anything we can do to reduce that … will contribute not only to Israeli security, not just to security throughout the region. , but ultimately our own security. ”
⁇ Called: Led by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), 102 members of the House-70 Republicans and 32 Democrats-introduced a resolution calling for justice and accountability for those involved in Iran’s 1992 bombing at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires. The bombing took place 30 years ago on Thursday.
⁇ Stay Posted: Vice Chair of the Jewish Democratic Council of America Barbara Goldberg Goldman will be kept his position within the organization after resigning as representative of the Maryland Democratic Party wealth in email comments regarding the selection of Black gobernatorial candidates in the state.
🙅♂️ No. 2: In an interview with Washington Examinerformer President Donald Trump has hinted that he is unlikely to ask former Vice President Mike Pence to join his ticket in case he runs again in 2024.
⁇ Moving On For Now: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, who oversees the Biden administration’s COVID response, will step down next month and will be replaced by Drs. Ashish Jha |
I am Citizenship Claim: Portugal plans to tighten a law offering citizenship to Jews whose ancestors were expelled from the region in the 15th century, and will now ask applicants to show an “effective connection” to the country in order to receive of citizenship.
⁇ Already Twenty: Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will return to the company’s top job on an interim basis next month following the retirement of Kevin Johnson, who has served as CEO and president of Starbucks for the past five years.
⁇ New Age: Justin Smith and Ben Smith, who will soon launch a new media venture, told an audience gathered by the Harvard Business Review Club this week that “the foreign correspondent era is over.”
⁇ Barstool Business: Gambling regulators in the two states are investigating Barstool Sports, amid allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at Barstool founder Dave Portnoy by several women.
⁇ Holocaust History: A new exhibition in Amsterdam showcases the efforts of a Dutch historian who tracked down the information of nearly 400 Jewish men who were rounded up in the country’s first pogroms during WWII.
⁇ Pastry strength: Miami restaurateur Zak Stern of “Zak the Baker” fame is named a finalist for the James Beard “outstanding baker” award.
⁇ Book Shelf: The New York Times reviewed the new ensemble biography of Northwestern University historian Deborah Cohen, Last Call at Hotel Imperialwhich tells the stories of four foreign writings covering Europe in the years before World War II.
⁇ Pepsi Partner: Pepsico has announced a new global partnership with Israeli drip-irrigation company N-Drip, which will work with farmers who supply the global conglomerate with crops for its products.
✈️ Open Heaven: Israel and Egypt have agreed to expand flights between the two countries, with a new route connecting Tel Aviv to Sharm El-Sheikh set to open in April.
I am Punishment Purpose: An Iranian strike in Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region last weekend, was reportedly carried out in retaliation for an alleged Israeli covert attack on an Iranian drone factory last month.
I am Free at Home: Two British Iranians who had each been imprisoned for many years in Iranian prisons were released on Wednesday and will return to the UK, while a third individual, holding American citizenship in addition to British and Iranian, was released on furlough but must remain in Iran.
🕯️ Remember: Alternative medicine specialist Barrie R. Cassileth, who founded the Integrative Medicine Service at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, has died at age 83.