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Antics or antisemitism? Pro wrestler Sami Zayn has Israeli WWE fans feeling betrayed

Some are demanding the pro-Palestinian wrestling star be disciplined for outspoken political social media posts, while admitting execs may be pleased...

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US Jewish security groups grapple with lapses in deadly Washington museum shooting

Head of local Jewish community relations council calls to ‘extend the perimeter around our institutions,’ notes finite resources limit...

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US university bans student for commencement speech calling to divest from Israel

Speaker at George Washington graduation urges alumni not to donate, decries Gaza ‘genocide’; DC school apologizes for...

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Ohio man checked out books on Jewish history from Cleveland library, then burned them

Man gathered 100 books on topics related to the Jewish, Black and LGBTQ communities, including ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ and posted book burning...

14.05.2025 10

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After relentless US bombing campaign, Yemen’s Houthis are biggest victors of truce

Analysts say truce agreement fails to curb ambitions of rebel group, which finds itself becoming increasingly indispensable in Iran’s eyes

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Self-described Nazi rapper Kanye West releases new song titled ‘Heil Hitler’

West reportedly claims song comes in response to having assets frozen, losing custody of children; clip features black men chanting Nazi slogan

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Trump’s budget plan includes Israel-inspired ‘Golden Dome for America’ missile shield

Proposal follows US president’s previous praise for the defense system, but feasibility of implementation is unclear; report says project could be...

03.05.2025 30

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Nathan Fielder says Paramount+ pulled his TV episode on Holocaust awareness after Oct. 7

In the latest season of ‘The Rehearsal,’ the Jewish comedian reveals that a 2015 segment about his genocide awareness apparel brand Summit Ice was...

30.04.2025 20

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Homes raided as part of Michigan crackdown on pro-Palestinian vandalism targeting Jews

In rarity, US federal agents involved in investigation of series of incidents in which homes and Jewish institutions were targeted with messages such...

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An elite Jewish society at Yale fractures over its director’s embrace of Itamar Ben Gvir

As Shabtai, which says it promotes free speech, welcomes the far-right Israeli minister at off-campus events, critics in and outside of the group...

24.04.2025 10

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Florida university shooting suspect used neo-Nazi imagery on social media, ADL finds

Phoenix Ikner, 20, used cartoon of Hitler as profile picture, also used emblem of white supremacist Patriot Front, on XBOX Live; April 17 shooting at...

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Brooklyn fundraiser with Ben Gvir canceled days before far-right minister’s US trip

19.04.2025 20

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El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, is a pro-Israel Palestinian

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Ben Gvir set to speak at Yale, NYC fundraiser for Chabad of Hebron during US visit

Co-founder of Yale-based Jewish society that extended invite says he ‘admires’ the far-right minister, who some groups plan to protest;...

18.04.2025 10

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Eyeing an escape route in the Trump era, these US Jews are moving to Canada

Changing tides in the United States have some new Canadian residents thinking about Europe in the 1930s and doubting Trump’s promises to right...

16.04.2025 10

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Newest Jewish congressman, GOP Rep. Randy Fine, calls Rashida Tlaib a ‘terrorist’

Florida Republican says Michigan Democrat is not merely a terrorist sympathizer and is ‘a bad person’; further declares some members of...

10.04.2025 10

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Jews at Tufts oppose ICE seizure of anti-Israel grad student, but are wary of protests

While condemning the arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk amid free speech concerns surrounding Trump crackdown, Jewish advocates feel isolated by the tenor of...

06.04.2025 40

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ADL upgrades 19 US colleges’ antisemitism ‘grades,’ as some enact new policies

Watchdog chief: Revision of scores ‘encouraging’; critics argue system fails to take totality of Jewish student life into account, doesn’t focus...

04.04.2025 10

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Could Randy Fine lose? In Florida, Jewish Trump favorite faces unexpectedly close race

The bombastic state senator was favored to easily win the sixth congressional district on Tuesday, but is now only a few points ahead of a Muslim...

02.04.2025 20

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They were poster children for Jewish opposition to Trump 8 years ago. Where are they now?

The American-Israeli Zlotnitsky family is a case study in the conflict facing progressive US Jews as the people they’ve advocated for are some of...

29.03.2025 50

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Influencer Andrew Tate returns to US, bringing his misogynistic antisemitism with him

Far-right content creator, who has praised Hamas as ‘masculine resistance,’ couldn’t leave Romania since 2022 due to rape charges, but...

01.03.2025 30

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DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for remarks about Jews, women

Scott Yenor has criticized Democrats for having too few ‘straight, white non-Jews’ to assume leadership roles; governor has rejected...

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Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ features a Jewish-run ‘cancer clinic.’ What is it?

The show is based on the true story of two less-than-honest wellness influencers – and an institute in Mexico founded by the daughter of a German...

16.02.2025 50

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Trump’s education secretary pick vows to fight antisemitism, but offers few specifics

Asked about campus antisemitism amid anti-Israel demonstrations, Linda McMahon says protesting is protected speech but ‘activities that are actually...

14.02.2025 30

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Ted Cruz believes a grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI’

The study of differences between Hebrew and English was flagged in a new database, as the GOP seeks to justify cuts to federal research funding and...

13.02.2025 20

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US Jews have long advocated on behalf of immigrants. Is that changing under Trump 2.0?

As Jewish immigrant-rights groups dust off their playbooks from 2016, they face a communal reorientation spurred by Oct. 7 and, some say, a general...

10.02.2025 30

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At Trump’s direction, US medical schools to be investigated for antisemitism

Health Department to probe Harvard, Columbia, Brown and Johns Hopkins universities for ‘reports of antisemitic incidents during their 2024...

06.02.2025 30

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South Carolina Holocaust council roils after chair truncates rabbi’s ‘political’ remarks

At least one member resigns when part of a speech attacking contemporary policies – including book bans and denying aid to refugees – is cut from...

04.02.2025 20

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US Jewish groups divided on Trump’s threat to deport campus anti-Israel protesters

Executive order signed Wednesday directs agencies to take ‘actions to remove’ non-citizen students who endorse terror. Some welcome the move amid...

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Church defrocks priest for mimicking Elon Musk’s Nazi-like salute

Anglican Catholic Church ‘condemns Nazi ideology and antisemitism in all its forms’ after Father Calvin Robinson makes gesture at pro-life rally

31.01.2025 20

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US Jewish lawmaker Randy Fine, a Trump favorite, wins Florida GOP House primary

Combative pro-Israel figure will replace Michael Waltz, who left Congress to become Trump’s national security adviser

30.01.2025 10

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Employee at Canadian pro-Israel media watchdog charged for anti-Palestinian graffiti

Robert Walker continues to work at Honest Reporting Canada, which has yet to comment on his arrest in November for spray painting ‘F— Gaza’

29.01.2025 30

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Lacking distributors, Oscar-nominated film about West Bank village still hits US cinemas

Directed by a team of Israelis and Palestinians, ‘No Other Land,’ about IDF demolitions and settler attacks in Masafer Yatta, snags Academy Award...

26.01.2025 30

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Elon Musk jokes about Nazis after Netanyahu defends him as ‘great friend of Israel’

ADL chief blasts tech billionaire over puns on his X account, after taking flak for saying gesture at Trump inauguration event wasn’t a Nazi...

24.01.2025 60

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Holocaust survivor epic, Bob Dylan biopic among films leading Oscar nominations

Documentaries about West Bank, 1972 Munich massacre also get nods; ‘Emilia Pérez’ features Tel Aviv gender clinic; ‘Bibi...

23.01.2025 8

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How did the ADL conclude that Elon Musk didn’t give a Nazi salute? It isn’t saying

While many Jewish groups accuse head of Tesla and X of doing a ‘Heil Hitler’ with his outstretched right arm at Trump’s inauguration, ADL says...

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Biden team resolves more Title VI antisemitism and anti-Arab cases before departure

Trump administration will take over a portfolio that includes dozens more outstanding cases involving allegations of antisemitic and anti-Palestinian...

18.01.2025 10

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‘Shalom, friends’: US Jews on TikTok brace for app’s ban after Supreme Court ruling

With the platform possibly set to be barred in the US as soon as Sunday, Jewish creators credit it for their success even as others blame it for...

18.01.2025 30

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Trump taps Mel Gibson, Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone as ‘Hollywood ambassadors’

US president-elect provides few details of what the role will entail

17.01.2025 40

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Heroes or hooligans? Milwaukee rabbi and son arrested for vandalizing swastika mural

In September, a Palestinian businessman plastered his building with an image of the Nazi symbol in a Star of David; the pair who removed it say they...

13.01.2025 40

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US Department of Education opens antisemitism probe at Sarah Lawrence College

JTA — The federal Department of Education is opening a Title VI antisemitism investigation into Sarah Lawrence College in response to a complaint...

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Outgoing PM Trudeau lost confidence of much of Canada’s Jewish community

JTA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down from his post and from his party leadership amid plummeting poll numbers and dissent...

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Despite US Jews’ anxiety over antisemitism and Israel, Jewish films are having a moment

JTA — Hollywood tore itself apart after this year’s Oscars ceremony following a Jewish director’s acceptance speech for a Holocaust film, in...

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Starring Adrien Brody, ‘The Brutalist’ is based on postwar Jewish architects in the US

JTA — The famed architect Louis Kahn made little effort to live Jewishly, yet throughout the 20th century he designed synagogues and famous...

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U of Michigan fires DEI official for claiming school ‘controlled by wealthy Jews’

JTA — The University of Michigan has fired a director in its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office owing to antisemitic comments she made to...

14.12.2024 7

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Countering Israel’s far right, several US Jewish groups say they oppose resettling Gaza

JFNA, American Jewish Committee and ADL among those reiterating belief in two-state solution after Smotrich, Ben Gvir say Palestinians should be...

10.12.2024 10

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Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

In a private email, Michael Kotlikoff criticized a new course called ‘Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance,’ raising concerns for some as Trump vows to...

07.12.2024 5

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Trump gears up to deliver on promise to curb anti-Israel campus protests

The incoming president has promised to defeat the ‘radical revolution,’ throw activists who aren’t US citizens out of the country, and slash...

05.12.2024 6

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Joshmentum: Across the United States, voters are embracing the Jewish Josh

If Josh Gottheimer wins his race for NJ governor next year, 8% of all governor’s mansions in the country would be occupied by Democratic Jewish...

25.11.2024 20

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Daniel Lurie, political neophyte and Levi Strauss heir, wins San Francisco mayoral race

Son of president of San Francisco’s Jewish federation will become mayor of city that has seen a groundswell of pro-Palestinian activism that left...

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