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Even most Israel-supporting US Jews don’t identify as ‘Zionists,’ JFNA survey finds

In wake of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and election of anti-Zionist NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Jewish Americans do not have a mutually agreed-upon...

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Josh Shapiro spars with Philly DA Larry Krasner over ICE-Nazi comparisons

Josh Shapiro spars with Philly DA Larry Krasner over ICE-Nazi comparisons

District attorney says Pennsylvania governor shouldn’t be ‘a wimp’ about speaking out against immigration agents’ tactics; the two...

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Jewish seniors offer to hide carers as 350,000 Haitians face deportation from US

Jewish seniors offer to hide carers as 350,000 Haitians face deportation from US

CEO of Florida aged care home says residents, some of them Holocaust survivors, share ‘kindred bond’ with Haitian staff, who will lose...

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Top US attorney in Minnesota was once on board of Jewish group now protesting ICE

Top US attorney in Minnesota was once on board of Jewish group now protesting ICE

Daniel Rosen, whose office is involved in several controversial cases relating to Trump’s immigration enforcement push, was confirmed in part...

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Vance faces bipartisan criticism for omitting Jews in Holocaust Remembrance Day statement

Vance faces bipartisan criticism for omitting Jews in Holocaust Remembrance Day statement

Statements from other Trump administration officials and the White House mention Jews and antisemitism, which the US vice president has been hesitant...

29.01.2026 8

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‘Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally’: Trump antisemitism envoy refutes Walz ICE comparison

‘Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally’: Trump antisemitism envoy refutes Walz ICE comparison

Kaploun says Minnesota governor’s comment over crackdown ‘cheapens the horror of the Holocaust’; US Holocaust Museum blasts...

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Hezbollah chief: ‘When Trump threatens Khamenei, it’s our duty to confront this threat’

Hezbollah chief: ‘When Trump threatens Khamenei, it’s our duty to confront this threat’

Naim Qassem stops short of vowing to attack Israel, as he tells supporters that mediators indicated Lebanese terror group could be hit if it...

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Kanye West apologizes for his antisemitism — again; Jewish groups mostly mum

Kanye West apologizes for his antisemitism — again; Jewish groups mostly mum

Hip hop star now known as Ye says he ‘lost touch with reality’ in full-page ad in Wall Street Journal; ADL: ‘Truest apology’...

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Minnesota rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders’ anti-ICE protest

Minnesota rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders’ anti-ICE protest

Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman briefly detained while trying to disrupt operations at airport that fellow rabbi says ‘is being used to deport...

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Invoking the Torah, Minnesota Jews are mobilizing against ICE operations

Invoking the Torah, Minnesota Jews are mobilizing against ICE operations

Jewish groups of all denominations opposed to the aggressive surge in immigration enforcement sign open letters, help plan protests and aim to mend...

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Lipstadt partially recants comment linking US synagogue fire to anti-Israel movement

Lipstadt partially recants comment linking US synagogue fire to anti-Israel movement

Ex-antisemitism envoy initially called Jackson fire a step in ‘globalization of the intifada,’ but arsonist was later shown to hold...

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Online ICE fundraiser calls Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey a ‘Jewish traitor’

Now deleted, the attack appeared on a page soliciting donations for the agent who killed Renee Good, reportedly launched by a social media user with...

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Vance again downplays rising right-wing antisemitism as fringe influencers gain ground

US vice president calls ‘to reject all forms of ethnic hatred’ when asked specifically whether conservatives should jettison those...

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Randy Fine’s anti-Muslim comments alarm many US Jews as pro-Israel right stays the course

The Republican congressman from Florida’s statements have drawn accusations of hate speech from Jewish critics even as AIPAC, the RJC and some...

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US Jewish groups defend European media monitors barred from entering US

State Department accuses Imran Ahmed, Josephine Ballon, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg of ‘censorship,’ Federations of North America, Council for Public...

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Ben Shapiro’s desperate stand against right-wing antisemitism is receiving major pushback

Showdown at Turning Point USA convention highlights how Jews and Israel have become fault lines in conservative American politics

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After backlash, US Coast Guard again retracts policy easing rules against swastikas

In second reversal, Coast Guard now explicitly lists swastika and noose as hate symbols; move clears way for branch’s new chief to be sworn in,...

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Prosecutors quit US Justice Department en masse over ‘sham’ UC antisemitism probe

‘I am highly skeptical of whether this administration actually cares about Jewish people,’ says lawyer involved in investigating Jew...

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Jewish organizations slam US Coast Guard for quietly easing rules against swastikas

Apparent decision to no longer classify swastika as ‘hate symbol’ comes after acting head of US Military branch told Jewish groups that...

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Ben Gvir steps up threat to remove Haifa-area grave of ‘father of terrorism’ Qassam

Far-right minister oversees removal of unauthorized pavilion at grave of Ezzedine al-Qassam, namesake of Hamas military wing; terror group calls it...

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Jews ‘own everything,’ assert popular US sports podcast hosts

Ex-NFL stars Shannon Sharpe, Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson say Jewish community ‘most powerful in the world,’ in remarks toward...

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CBS News journalist who defended Israel in interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates to be top anchor

Network’s new editor Bari Weiss touts Tony Dokoupil, who faced internal pushback from staff who felt he has pro-Israel bias, as ‘the...

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After Tucker Carlson, Piers Morgan interviews antisemite and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes

TV commentator and self-described ‘free speech absolutist’ holds white nationalist ‘to proper account’ in two-hour segment, as...

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Carrie Soloway, inspiration for trans Jewish protagonist of ‘Transparent,’ dies at 88

Born in London in 1937, Soloway lived most of her life in Chicago and came out to her children in 2012, becoming a ‘reluctant icon’ to the...

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Tucker Carlson finalist in StopAntisemitism’s ‘Antisemite of the Year’ list

Pro-Palestinian children’s educator Ms. Rachel and actress Cynthia Nixon also ‘nominated’ by controversial group, but not white...

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Gaza polemic, tale of Iranians helping WWII Jewish refugee win National Book Award

Omar El Akkad, author of ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,’ says it’s ‘difficult to think in celebratory...

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Trump breaks with ‘ranting lunatic’ Taylor Greene amid calls for Epstein file release

Firebrand MAGA lawmaker with history of antisemitic comments says US president attacking her for supporting Congressional demands that administration...

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Is dining hall matzah ‘DEI’? The answer isn’t clear to ex-University of Virginia president

Jim Ryan, who says he was pushed out by GOP pressure, says ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ ban left basic questions unanswered, like...

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Pope Leo names Italian Holocaust film ‘Life Is Beautiful’ as one of his favorite movies

Pontiff lists his top 4 movies of all time as Vatican announces upcoming cinema event that will include several Jewish creatives

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New Jewish studies head at Indiana University squares off with anti-Israel student

Detractors decry Prof. Günther Jikeli for booting Ph.D student from Zoom over ‘Free Palestine’ image, denying her a travel grant, while...

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Trump ally Stefanik launches bid for NY governor, blasts Mamdami as ‘antisemitic communist’

Video declaring US House member’s campaign notes her questioning of college presidents over campus antisemitism, as she looks to bolster her...

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In NJ governor’s race, Democrat beats GOP rival whose aide spurned ‘money from Jews’

Mikie Sherrill bests Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli, who said aide had been misunderstood and cast himself as Israel supporter, enjoyed support of New...

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In first, voters in Boston suburb back municipal proposal to divest from Israel

While anti-Israel activists celebrate, mayoral candidate who endorsed measure concedes to rival, Jake Wilson; Jewish groups ran TV ads against ballot...

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Tucker Carlson discusses ‘these Zionist Jews’ with avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes

Former Fox News host signals broad alignment with Holocaust denier’s views against Israel, claims Christian Zionists ‘seized by brain...

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Bernie Sanders ‘absolutely’ sticking by US Senate candidate after Nazi tattoo revelation

Progressive Jewish senator says Maine’s Graham Platner went through ‘dark period in his life,’ hits out at media for asking about...

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Senators grill Trump’s pick for Kuwait ambassador over anti-Israel stances

Amer Ghalib, a Michigan mayor who backed Trump during 2024 campaign, questioned by lawmakers over city adopting Israel boycott policy, liking of posts...

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Citing DEI ban, US base nixed kids’ event celebrating pioneering Jewish woman cyclist

Author says children’s museum on Washington military installation canceled a reading of ‘Pedal Pusher,’ a picture book about Annie...

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As 2015 deal fizzles out, Iran says it’s no longer bound by ‘restrictions’ on nuclear program

Islamic Republic slams European powers for reimposing UN sanctions, pledges ‘commitment to diplomacy,’ as much-maligned Obama deal reaches...

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US Jewish group publishes ‘Shofar Report,’ a liberal alternative to Trump’s antisemitism strategy

Group says ‘Project Esther’ and administration’s crackdown on antisemitism on campuses ‘weaponize’ anti-Jewish activity...

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Susan Stamberg, groundbreaking Jewish ‘founding mother’ of NPR, dies at 87

First woman to anchor a US broadcast news program had initially caused concern among NPR board members that she sounded ‘too New York’

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Trump earns fresh comparisons to Cyrus the Great as last living hostages return home

Knesset speaker hails the US president ‘as a giant of Jewish history,’ after he was first compared to the ancient Persian ruler in 2018...

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‘Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes,’ Charlie Kirk wrote in leaked texts before murder

Messages over cancelled donations seen as further evidence that Kirk’s frustrations with the behavior of Israel and its supporters were boiling over

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Texas school district yanks Holocaust book ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ over ‘DEI content’

Decision made after Austin suburb’s Leander Independent School District undertook review using AI; teacher says he suspects novel was pulled as...

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Mamdani, appearing on ‘The View,’ earns applause for calling Gaza war a ‘genocide’

Disagreeing, host Sara Haines says NYC mayoral candidate has made other ‘inflammatory’ comments ‘like calling Israel an apartheid...

02.10.2025 19

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Hezbollah weakened but financially resilient a year after Israel war

Despite losses, terror group still managing to pay its fighters and fund social services; US says it’s still receiving $60 million monthly from...

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Jewish mayor of Florida’s Miami-Dade County faces off against own son over Israel

Illustrating generational divide over Gaza war, Ted Cava calls on county to shed $151 million in Israel bonds, as Daniella Levine Cava says...

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Rejecting far-right conspiracy theory, Netanyahu reiterates Israel didn’t kill Charlie Kirk

While police haven’t raised the possibility, figures close to the murdered pundit are pointing fingers at the Jewish state, reflecting growing...

20.09.2025 40

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University leaders endorse US Jewish letter decrying Trump’s campus antisemitism wars

Among over 100 signatories to missive slamming the president’s ‘disingenuous claims’ of Jew-hatred to deport students are a Ben...

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GOP rep. to Jewish colleague: ‘I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done’

Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has opposed campus antisemitism, uses antisemitic stereotype during row over gender-affirming care with...

12.09.2025 11

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Jewish lawmaker who shared stage with Seinfeld decries his ‘Free Palestine’-KKK comparison

Sophia Chitlik, a Democratic North Carolina state senator who interviewed freed Hamas hostage at event where the Jewish comedian appeared, calls his...

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