Barack Obama

Netanyahu to Jewish Federations: U.S., Israel ‘should work together’ on Iran

Netanyahu to Jewish Federations: U.S., Israel ‘should work together’ on Iran

Jewish News Service

Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel "can and should work together now" to ensure that Iran complies with the agreement and to curb Iranian aggression throughout the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at the General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) in Washington, DC.

A day after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House, Netanyahu told the JFNA delegates, "You work tirelessly to strengthen Jewish identity…you are my partners in building the Jewish future." He said the Jewish community should "always remember two simple truths." First, that regardless of any disagreements between Israel and the U.S., "Israel has no better friend than America and America has no better friend than Israel."

Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan
Immigration

Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Barack Obama's plan to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally suffered another setback Monday in a ruling from a New Orleans-based federal appeals court.

In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas-based federal judge's injunction blocking the administration's immigration initiative.

Read More