President Donald Trump attended a lavish Chanukah celebration at the White House, where he spoke about his connection to the Jewish nation and Israel and condemned antisemitism across the world.
Trump said he convened the senior leadership team to demonstrate his full dedication to freeing all of the 48 captives still being held by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
The officials also 'expressed deep shock' at Sunday’s antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, at a demonstration calling to free the remaining hostages.
For the second time since President Trump was elected, Prime Minister Netanyahu visited Washington, D.C., where they discussed numerous pressing issues—mainly tariffs, Iran's nuclear threat, and the hostages held in Gaza.
After hearing the harrowing stories of Israeli hostages at the White House, President Trump took to Truth Social with a chilling warning to Hamas: 'Shalom means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose.'
Eli lost his wife and daughters in Be’eri during Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack. His brother Yossi was taken captive during the massacre and murdered in captivity.
In a video released by the Prime Minister, Netanyahu thanked the United States for its unwavering support of the Jewish nation in its fight against terrorism and its pursuit of peace in the Middle East.
On Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre redirected the conversation to address Islamophobia in light of a question about potential antisemitism amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East.
“As I often have often said, 'If there wasn’t an Israel, we’d have to make one.’ Seventy-five years, it’s hard to believe,” U.S. President Joe Biden said.
The Psagot wine served at the White House seder sent Israel-haters into a frenzy, disparaging Jews who live in Judea and Samara as 'colonizers' and 'illegal settlers.'
'Ironically, the president who first paid attention to Chanukah was Jimmy Carter, although he wasn’t the Jewish community’s favorite Democratic candidate.'
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