The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent unlawful disclosures of taxpayer data when he was questioned by lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, saying they happened before his tenure began.[#item_full_content]

Israeli official says EU sanctions reveal antisemitism hiding behind ‘socially acceptable mask’
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister accuses the EU of weaponizing a “socially acceptable mask” of anti-Zionism to target the Jewish state — after Brussels sanctioned Israeli