Bamba lovers, some bad news: Nestle apparently is not planning to more widely distribute the Israeli snack in the U.S. — at least for now. The Israeli news site CTech had reported that Osem, … more

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is starting to look like a CNN panel — more people fit than you think possible. Up next is the nice one: Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. … more

The Jewish Star is presenting overview reports — emphasizing the Jewish angles — on each of the Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls. Here are links to the reports posted so far … more

The Kirsten Gillibrand who just joined a soon-to-be crowded field for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 would seem familiar as well as alien to the Kirsten Gillibrand … more

Sen. Cory Booker literally carried a rabbi on his back until he (figuratively) cast same rabbi into the waters, like a forgotten sin. Booker, who is African-American, announced his presidential … more

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has said he is “seriously thinking of running for president,” and a lot of people aren’t happy about it. Schultz, who stepped down as chairman … more

If Bernie Sanders runs for president again, the one thing we know for sure is that Bernie, the sequel, will not be a retread. Much about Bernie 1.0 was attention-getting precisely because his … more

The danger of a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race in the near future is casting a shadow over the long-term future of a region that already has its fair share of security problems. While such a … more

When New York state liberalized its abortion law last week, the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention unsurprisingly released statements slamming the action. And they were joined by two … more

The political fallout from the 1994 terrorist attack on Argentina’s AMIA Jewish center has driven a wedge between AMIA and the Jewish political umbrella … more