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What to know about the Illinois primaries, where AIPAC backs a fierce Israel critic

What to know about the Illinois primaries, where AIPAC backs a fierce Israel critic

In Tuesday’s crowded congressional primary elections, the pro-Israel lobby’s strategy often appears counterintuitive. Here’s why it might be...

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Muslim advisor quits Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, citing ‘Zionist’ agenda

Muslim advisor quits Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, citing ‘Zionist’ agenda

Sameerah Munshi says her resignation is in protest of ousting of commissioner who used hearing on antisemitism last month to voice opposition to...

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Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’

Trump endorses Brandon Herrera, Texas GOP candidate who owned copy of ‘Mein Kampf’

Spokesperson rejects accusations of antisemitism; Republican Jewish Coalition opposes nomination; US president says candidate will ‘never let you...

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Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed grants as DEI, then canceled them

Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed grants as DEI, then canceled them

Plaintiffs allege broad cuts last year aimed at diversity equity and inclusion targeted Holocaust-related projects, even as some argue that DEI...

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Some – but not all – US colleges that worked with Trump receive higher marks from ADL

Some – but not all – US colleges that worked with Trump receive higher marks from ADL

Columbia, Brown and UCLA are among the schools whose grades improved on the watchdog’s annual campus antisemitism report card after falling in line...

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Nick Fuentes apologized for assaulting a Jewish woman. This is her story

Nick Fuentes apologized for assaulting a Jewish woman. This is her story

Holocaust denier and white supremacist at the center of the Republican Party’s antisemitism rift writes court-ordered apology to progressive...

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Texas lawmaker quits race, handing GOP nod to man he called ‘known neo-Nazi’

Republican nominee Brandon Herrera, known as ‘The AK Guy’ on his YouTube channel with over 4 million followers, has posted videos featuring Nazi...

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Florida politicians slam Miami Young Republican leaders over antisemitic group chat

Young Republicans chat, which included remarks about ‘reverse Zionism’ to a Nazi paradise, is second in recent months revealed to have Nazi jokes...

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Pastor who embraced Farrakhan, Nazi-gun enthusiast advance in Texas votes

Rev. Frederick Haynes III, who heralded antisemitic Nation of Islam leader, wins Democratic primary; weapons YouTuber Brandon Herrera progresses to...

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Key US primaries in Texas and North Carolina feature Iran, Israel and Hitler’s gun

Trump’s bombing of Islamic Republic gives group opposed to pro-Israel spending first big chance to flex its power, as AIPAC’s brand seen as...

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Conservative Jewish professor who rejected Hitler comparisons invokes one for Carlson

Jeffrey Lax’s about-face adds him to growing ranks of Jewish conservatives expressing alarm about Carlson, who is building formidable political...

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Why Tucker Carlson pushed for Jewish DNA tests, and the Khazar theory touted by antisemites

The discredited view alluded to in an interview last week promotes the idea that Ashkenazi Jews hold illegitimate claims to Israel — and it’s...

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Anti-Israel activist Nerdeen Kiswani sues Betar USA, alleging violation of civil rights

The founder of radical anti-Zionist organization Within Our Lifetime accuses right-wing militant Zionist group of putting bounties on her and...

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Checks, charities, conversion classes: What the Epstein files reveal about his Jewish world

The latest release of emails connected to the child sex trafficker gives a fuller picture of his extensive communal networking, from schools to...

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Laura Loomer, other Jewish conservatives sound alarm over Tucker Carlson’s access to Trump

The far-right pundit, who has used his show to slam Israel and lean into friendly interviews with conspiracy theorists and white nationalists, was...

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More Jewish officials rebuke Rep. Randy Fine over tweet comparing Muslims to dogs

Florida congressman, who’s been repeatedly accused of using Islamophobic rhetoric, says he was responding to a pro-Palestinian activist’s social...

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Oscar-winning documentarian Frederick Wiseman, shut out for being a Jew, dies at 96

The director of ‘City Hall,’ ‘The Store’ and dozens of other films fought antisemitism as a college student

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US confirms pullout from al-Tanf base in Syria as government forces move in

CENTCOM says move is part of ‘deliberate’ transition, insists US military ready to respond to threats by Islamic State; American troops...

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Florida anti-Israel GOP candidate James Fishback rants about ‘goyslop.’ What does it mean?

The 31-year-old outsider in the Republican gubernatorial primary is an admirer of antisemite Nick Fuentes – and is helping vault a hate-filled...

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New law could make Anne Frank and ‘Night’ mandatory reading for Texas public schools

A proposed first-of-its-kind state-required reading list recognizes the importance of Holocaust education amid continuing tensions over who controls...

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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

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

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

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

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

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‘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’

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

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

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

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

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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