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Biden administration continues to boycott Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionist party ministers, excluding them from upcoming celebration at US embassy in Jerusalem.

By David Rosenberg, World Israel News

The American embassy in Israel declined to invite two high-ranking Israeli government ministers from the right-wing Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionist party factions, Ha’aretz reported Monday.

In keeping with the Biden administration’s policy of boycotting members of the two right-wing parties, the U.S. mission to Israel left Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir off the invitation list for the American embassy’s pre-July 4th celebration in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The report claimed that the U.S. mission to Israel has blacklisted all members of the two parties, along with Noam, the one-man faction which ran on a joint list with Smotrich and Ben-Gvir in 2022.

The three parties received a total 516,470 votes in last year’s election, making the united ticket the third largest slate for the Knesset, with just under 11% of the total vote, following the Likud, which received 23% of the vote, and Yesh Atid, which received just under 18%.

In response to the report, the American mission to Israel issued a statement, declining to confirm which dignitaries are or are not invited, citing security needs. “The guest list for the event includes those who have close work ties with the embassy. We are prohibited from publishing the guest list for security reasons.”

According to the Ha’aretz report, a number of government ministers and senior Opposition members are on the embassy’s guest list, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (Likud), Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat (Likud), Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid), former Defense Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity), Labor party chief MK Merav Michaeli, and former Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu).

Since the November 2022 Knesset election, senior U.S. officials have signaled that the Biden administration will not cooperate with members of either the Religious Zionist party or Otzma Yehudit.

Reports of pressure by the Biden administration on Netanyahu not to appoint Smotrich as Defense Minister led Smotrich to openly chastise the White House, demanding the U.S. not interfere in Israeli democracy.

In March, the Biden administration reportedly mulled barring Smotrich from entering the U.S. over his calls to demolish the Palestinian Arab village of Huwara, following a deadly terrorist attack in the village.

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Popular comedian, opening act for Seinfeld, always brings his ‘tefillin’ along

Posted on June 26, 2023 by admin

Stand-up comedian Mark Schiff, a religious Jew, also writes articles inspiring readers with traditional values.

By World Israel News Staff

Veteran stand-up comedian Mark Schiff, an observant Jew, has not compromised his values despite the challenges presented in his line of work, which involves a great deal of travel.

Schiff has appeared on popular The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman as well as headlining major venues across the U.S.

Most notably, he has been opening for famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld on tour for 25 years, and all that time, he has brought his tefillin (phylacteries) along, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reported.

Schiff, who lives in Los Angeles, has also collaborated with Hollywood celebrities Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Rodney Dangerfield, Carl Reiner, Paul Reiser and more, the JTA noted.

“Since the 1970s — when he successfully invited Bob Dylan over to his apartment and befriended Anthony Hopkins during his Broadway run of ‘Equus’ — the Bronx native seems to have also met just about every single one of his heroes,” according to JTA.

Schiff does his best to remain as religiously observant as possible while traveling, he told JTA. When he’s not on the road, he attends services at Young Israel of Century City, a Modern Orthodox congregation. He and his daughter-in-law Anna are studying the late Rabbi Norman Lamm’s Torah talks, he said.

The 71-year-old performer also avoids crass four-letter words, which is unusual in today’s comedy scene.

Aside from his career, Schiff is a regular contributor to Aish.com, whose purpose is to educate readers from diverse backgrounds about Judaism. ‘With a singular focus of imparting timeless Jewish wisdom, Aish uplifts and inspires people to live more thoughtful, spiritual, and impactful lives,” its website explains.

Last year, Schiff published his memoir, titled “Why Not? Lessons on Comedy, Courage, and Chutzpah.”

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