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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

Alejandro Mayorkas

People use public toilets where there has been no water for the week since Hurricane Helene struck the region and damaged critical infrastructure, in Asheville, North Carolina, October 3, 2024. (Brittany Peterson/AP)
October 8, 2024, 10:27 am
US Jewish officials handling hurricane communications face antisemitic harassment
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, Asheville Mayor Manheimer and FEMA spokesperson Rothenberg all targeted with abuse amid wave of social media misinformation on relief efforts
By Ron Kampeas
File - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
April 20, 2024, 6:33 pm
US Senate ends impeachment of Jewish Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas
Vote along party lines puts kibosh on House’s charges that Mayorkas failed to address Mexico border crisis; Jewish groups: Allegations recall antisemitic ‘Great Replacement’ trope
By Ron Kampeas
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security Hearing on Worldwide Threats to the Homeland on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, November 15, 2023. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 14, 2024, 3:14 pm
US House votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
After motion passes 214-213, Biden pans ‘unconstitutional partisanship’ and ‘petty political games’; Senate Majority Democrat Schumer calls it a ‘sham’
By Agencies
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a US Border Patrol station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 08, 2024. (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP)
February 7, 2024, 8:57 am
Mayorkas impeachment fails, amid objections by Jewish groups over antisemitism
Community groups say process invoked anti-immigrant ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy against Jewish homeland secretary, as GOP rails against administration over influx of migrants
By Ron Kampeas
December 8, 2023, 11:13 pm
New US government guide aims to assist synagogues in protecting themselves
Advice given by Homeland Security to houses of worship includes keeping hedges trimmed to prevent hiding places for attackers, only ensure necessary info given out on live streams
By Rebecca Santana
Illustrative: Passengers head to the departure gates at Ben Gurion International Airport, June 6, 2022. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
October 20, 2023, 12:33 am
Israeli entry into US Visa Waiver Program goes into effect
Citizens with biometric passport can travel to US by filling out online form up to 72 hours before trip, will be able to remain in US for up to 90 days for business or pleasure
By Jacob Magid
Passengers at Ben Gurion International airport on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2022. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 27, 2023, 3:00 pm
US admits Israel into Visa Waiver Program, in major boost to bilateral ties
Israelis will be able to travel to US visa-free in 2 months after the country meets all requirements, including easing restrictions on Palestinian-Americans
By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York City, December 12, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
December 12, 2022, 8:27 pm
New York launches bias prevention unit as leaders vow to tackle antisemitism
Governor compares atmosphere in US to pre-war Europe in light of string of attacks, threats; mayor promises to step up punishments for perpetrators
By Luke Tress
US President Joe Biden speaks during the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 30, 2022, 6:04 am
White House summit tackles extremism with security, hugs and Christian forgiveness
Some Jewish participants jarred by emphasis on forgiving hate crime perpetrators at confab just before Days of Awe, whose major theme is personal and communal accountability
By Ron Kampeas
Public Security Minister Omer Barlev, US Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers and interior Minister Ayelet Shaked sign an information-sharing agreement in Jerusalem on March 2, 2022. (Courtesy)
March 3, 2022, 2:59 am
US, Israel sign info-sharing deal, clearing hurdle on path to visa waiver agreement
Sides to grant each other access to criminal records, but larger issue of restrictions on US citizens from Gaza and West Bank remains
By Jacob Magid
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference at The National Press Club in Washington, on Sept. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
January 19, 2022, 3:46 am
Top US officials meet Jewish groups on synagogue security after Texas attack
‘This is not the way it should have to be in America, but unfortunately, it is the way,’ says Attorney General Garland after houses of worship step up protection efforts
By Andrew Lapin
Passengers arrive at Miami International Airport before they are screened by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) using facial biometrics to automate manual document checks required for admission into the US on November 20, 2020, in Miami, Florida. (AP Photo/ Lynne Sladky)
November 24, 2021, 2:48 am
US lawmakers launch bipartisan push to drop visa requirement for Israeli travelers
50 House members pen letter to Biden’s cabinet members urging them to add Israel to Visa Waiver Program, a move the White House has already vowed to pursue
By Jacob Magid and JTA
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked meets with Alejandro Mayorkas, the US Secretary of Homeland Security, on November 18, 2021. (Shmulik Almani/Interior Ministry)
November 18, 2021, 7:22 pm
Israel will be added to US Visa Waiver Program by 2023, minister predicts
Ayelet Shaked says she’s optimistic after meeting with US homeland security secretary, insists Israel won’t have to offer something in exchange
By Jacob Magid
A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, on September 19, 2021. (Paul Ratje/AFP)
September 21, 2021, 8:06 am
Uproar over images of US mounted border agents rounding up Haitian migrants
Pictures show riders swinging their long reins to threaten migrants and push them back toward Mexico, some say evoking 19th-century scenes of the violence of slavery
By AFP
Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport, on August 5, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
August 16, 2021, 12:53 pm
Israeli envoy predicts progress soon on exempting Israelis from US visa
Gilad Erdan says he told US secretary of homeland security that high rate of visa rejections is due to Israelis recently released from IDF wanting to travel temporarily, not settle
By ToI Staff
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