Trump Administration

Hiring freezes, impacts on exports: Israeli companies prepare for Trump's tariffs

"There will be effects, primarily through decreased foreign demand and higher import costs," Danny Brietman, the CEO of Bimeniv Investment House and Bimeniv Finance College said.

03/04/2025
 Adam Lehman succeeded Eric Fingerhut as the CEO of Hillel International.

Hillel CEO says he shares ‘concerns’ over campus deportations, calls for due process

Hillel’s CEO warned that Trump’s deportation plans and funding cuts could fuel antisemitism and unfairly target Jewish students.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
03/04/2025
 The Jewish-American poet Emma Lazarus wrote the sonnet inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liber

Trump’s attacks on diversity are an assault on everyone’s history

Above all, don’t forget that we are all history makers. Together we have the power to create a different story than the one unfolding around us today.

By JUDITH ROSENBAUM/JTA
03/04/2025

Israel's security is America's security. Americans should not ignore that

American regional security depends on Israel transforming its tactical victories against Hamas. The last thing Israel needs is internal strife that contributes to regional destabilization.

US Treasury sanctions Houthi pipeline for Russian arms and stolen Ukrainian grain

The US sanctioned a Houthi network tied to Iran and Russia for smuggling "tens of millions of dollars worth" of weapons and stolen Ukrainian grain, from Crimea to Yemen.

Princeton says US grants frozen, follows Trump administration moves against other schools

The Princeton President said government agencies notified the university of the move but gave no reasons for the action.

By REUTERS
02/04/2025

Workers, US diplomats to be fired from USAID, sources say

Sources with knowledge of the layoffs said that the mass firings were the "closing out" of the federal aid agency.

By REUTERS
01/04/2025
 Dozens of Harvard Medical School faculty and students protested outside of the school on March 15,

Trump administration to review nearly $9 billion in Harvard funding over campus antisemitism

The review will include over $255 million in contracts between Washington and Harvard, as well as over $8.7 billion in "multi-year grant commitments."

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
01/04/2025
 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

Israel removes all remaining tariffs on US imports

Israel and the US signed a free trade agreement in 1985, and some 98% of goods are tax-free.

Draft US-Ukraine deal gives US control over key economic sectors

Ukrainian experts warn that the Trump administration’s proposed economic deal would undermine the country’s economic sovereignty.

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