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Montreal dance studio joins Israel boycott, drops classes in Ohad Naharin’s Gaga technique

The decision by Studio 303 has triggered debate among its attendees, including Israelis, who question whether boycotting the pro-Palestinian...

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Michigan man who harassed parents, kids near synagogue pleads guilty to gun crime

Hassan Chokr, 37, of Dearborn allegedly hurled antisemitic abuse, including ‘You are all going to die!’ and ‘F— you, Israel,’ as...

29.05.2025 20

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Pope Leo, invoking Gazan kids’ ‘lifeless bodies,’ calls for truce, hostage release

‘I renew my appeal to the leaders: Cease fire, release all hostages, fully respect humanitarian law,’ says new pontiff in weekly audience, echoing...

29.05.2025 30

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Five arrested in London for trying to disrupt filming of movie starring Gal Gadot

British police say suspects were hauled in for blocking access to a place of work on both Wednesday and during ‘previous film set protests’

29.05.2025 30

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Chicago cinema relents after canceling pro-Israel movie screening, then cancels it again

Theater operators claim second cancellation due to ‘harassment’ from filmmaker Kosha Dillz, who denies any improper conduct and says he is...

29.05.2025 40

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US official who promoted antisemitic conspiracies appointed Pentagon press secretary

Kingsley Wilson last year shared neo-Nazi claim about Jewish lynching victim Leo Frank, also posted several times in support of ‘Great...

28.05.2025 40

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Washington shooting suspect was anti-Israel activist, railed against Seattle’s ‘whitening’

Elias Rodriguez, 31, had ‘Tikkun Olam means FREE PALESTINE’ sign in home window, was linked to Party for Socialism and Liberation;...

23.05.2025 30

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Yeshiva University faculty members sign letter decrying Elise Stefanik graduation honor

Nearly 50 signatories slam congresswoman’s record, including her support for claim that Trump won the 2020 election and endorsement of a conspiracy...

22.05.2025 20

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Chicago mayoral pick resigns amid criticism for tearing down Israeli hostage poster

Video shows Ishan Daya, who was tapped to sit on a sustainability advisory group, ripping down hostage sign he says used ‘racist and...

22.05.2025 20

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Most Senate Democrats sponsor resolution calling for ‘urgent delivery’ of Gaza aid

Resolution is signed by 44 of 45 Dems in Senate, who debated the measure on Tuesday; ‘It’s not right for aid to be withheld as an instrument...

21.05.2025 9

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Antisemitic fliers thrown from car in Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh

Papers found in neighborhood that endured 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue shooting include quotes cherry-picked from the Talmud that aim to show Jewish...

20.05.2025 20

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Kathy Manning to lead Democratic Majority for Israel board of directors

Former US lawmaker will be joined by Brian Romick, who served as senior adviser to Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, and will now be DMFI’s president,...

20.05.2025 10

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Politician whose party called Holocaust ‘minor topic’ loses Romania presidential bid

George Simion met with Israel’s envoy to Romania in 2022 amid criticism from Yad Vashem over far-right party’s antisemitism record, ending...

20.05.2025 10

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Three Iranians charged with suspected espionage in UK

Counter-terror officials call probe ‘a very complex and fast-moving investigation,’ but have not detailed targets of plot

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Candace Owens says she was target of death threats by New Jersey Jewish man

Far-right US pundit identifies herself as victim of Haim Braverman, accused of seeking to carry out ‘death sentence’ against the Holocaust...

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Jewish mayor of Providence ‘disheartened’ by Palestinian flag flown at City Hall

Rhode Island city raises flag to mark anniversary of Nakba; pro-Israel group holds counter demonstration nearby

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Joe Rogan defends Kanye West’s ‘Heil Hitler,’ echoes antisemitic stereotypes in song

Podcaster claims banning track would ‘kind of support what [Ye] says, which is that there’s this concerted effort, if you talk about Jewish...

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Azealia Banks goes on social media rant defending Jewish cuisine

Grammy nominee expresses fondness for gefilte fish, chocolate babka and whitefish spread; Banks has made seemingly antisemitic remarks in the past

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NYC penalizes organizers of community garden that required members to oppose Zionism

City says Queens site can’t require members to affirm ‘political and ideological viewpoints’; group’s ‘statement of values’ also stands...

15.05.2025 30

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Chicago theater cancels showing of Oct. 7 documentary, citing ‘safety and well-being’

Jewish group says Facets theater ‘shut down a perspective, denied shared humanity, and excluded Jews’ after it axed ‘Bring the Family Home,’ a...

15.05.2025 8

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Half of US Jewish voters believe Trump is antisemitic, poll finds

Survey also finds share of Jewish voters who feel attached to Israel dropped from 82% to 69% after Oct. 7, and 61% have unfavorable views of Netanyahu

14.05.2025 10

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US federal security grants to synagogues to resume after two-month Trump freeze

Congress to provide $274.5 million to religious institutions after bipartisan backlash against Trump’s decision to freeze funding

10.05.2025 40

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Trump administration condemns destructive pro-Palestinian protest at Seattle’s UW campus

US secretary of education decries ‘horrifying display of the antisemitic harassment and lawlessness’ as school says group that praised Oct. 7...

08.05.2025 10

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Group suspended at University of Haifa for unauthorized 10 minute anti-war sit-in

Standing Together says quiet protest by around a dozen students did not violate school regulations; opponents call action ‘incitement’ against IDF

03.05.2025 20

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Argentina declassifies over 1,800 files on Nazi ‘ratline’ escape routes after WWII

Documents, whose release the Simon Wiesenthal Center pushed for, can now be viewed through the Argentine National Archive

02.05.2025 30

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Singer insists she’s not antisemitic after Cornell concert scrapped: ‘I’m anti-genocide’

Kehlani appears to accuse Israel of ‘extermination of an entire people’ as she seeks to push back on criticism over messages that include ‘Long...

01.05.2025 30

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US Senate panel amends bill to state that criticism of Israeli gov’t is not antisemitism

Republican chair of committee charges that amendment led by Bernie Sanders, which passes 12-11 with help of GOP’s Rand Paul, ‘is an effort to...

01.05.2025 40

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Progressive US Jewish organizations oppose controversial antisemitism bill

J Street president says fight against antisemitism being co-opted to ‘pursue unrelated, authoritarian goals by the Trump Administration’

30.04.2025 20

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Red paint smattered on Dartmouth building in protest against Israel

Person allegedly responsible tells student newspaper that the vandalism was to protest the university’s ‘cooperation with arms manufacturers...

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‘Jews work here,’ swastika scrawled on Ohio Applebee’s

Graffiti daubed on eatery in Miamisburg day before local Jewish federation marked annual Holocaust remembrance; no arrests made

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Illinois governor accuses Trump of ‘disparaging the very foundation of Judaism’

Jewish Democrat J.B. Pritzker says president should not claim ‘authoritarian power grabs are about antisemitism,’ urges mass protests and...

29.04.2025 40

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Over 550 rabbis, cantors sign letter accusing Trump of ‘abusing’ antisemitism issue

American clergy, mostly from non-Orthodox movements, say US administration exploiting real threat ‘to divide Americans, undermine democracy, and...

28.04.2025 30

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Shoah Foundation to collect 10,000 testimonies on antisemitism beyond Holocaust

Research center, which houses over 61,000 people’s Holocaust stories, will partner with American Jewish Committee to became largest repository of...

28.04.2025 40

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‘No Jews’ invitation for apparently fake party sparks concern at Georgia college

Savannah College of Art and Design says no evidence of party, person who posted image of leaflet no longer a student after image of flyer circulates...

27.04.2025 30

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Jewish groups protest as Chicago mayor wears keffiyeh for Arab Heritage Month event

Brandon Johnson has long been criticized by local Jewish community for his lack of commitment to Jewish safety and his anti-Israel stance

26.04.2025 20

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Former US antisemitism envoy says Trump’s campus crackdown has ‘gone way too far’

While offering some praise for administration, Deborah Lipstadt accuses US president of ‘weaponizing’ Jew hatred, says she wishes actions taken...

26.04.2025 30

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Trump administration restores student visas, but impact on anti-Israel protesters unclear

Officials suspending revocation of visas for those who had been arrested on any charges until process can be refined amid mounting public pressure

26.04.2025 20

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Jewish senators accuse Trump of using antisemitism as ‘guise’ to attack US universities

Group of five Democrats led by Chuck Schumer say US president seems to be ‘using what is a real crisis as a pretext to attack people and...

26.04.2025 30

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Trump demands US campuses report foreign funds amid concern of anti-Israel influence

Executive order says funds can be revoked if schools fail to disclose them, in latest salvo of White House’s crackdown on US colleges and...

25.04.2025 6

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NIH bans grants for schools that boycott Israeli companies

New Trump administration policy also bars eligible schools from operating any DEI or accessibility programs if they want to receive federal funds

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Sharon Osbourne calls to cancel Kneecap’s US visas after anti-Israel Coachella gig

TV personality says that members of Irish band ‘openly support terrorist organizations’ and should not be allowed to continue their US tour

23.04.2025 20

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California school board members accused of ‘raw antisemitism’

ADL demands apology from Pajaro Valley Unified School District board members who accuse local Jews of opportunism, ‘economic power’ amid ongoing...

23.04.2025 10

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Over 100 Chicago-area rabbis, cantors condemn Trump’s crackdown on campus antisemitism

Letter published in local newspaper accuses US administration of using Jewish fears ‘as a fig leaf for an anti-democratic agenda’

23.04.2025 20

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How ‘Lincoln’ in a kippah made a $250,000 deal on ‘Shark Tank’

Entrepreneur Ari Siegel credits his Jewish identity with inspiring ‘History by Mail’ business concept that won over reality TV show judges

19.04.2025 20

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German court convicts man for antisemitic attack on Munich massacre victim’s grandson

19.04.2025 20

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Jewish college students, alumni lament ‘weaponization of antisemitism’ across US

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Texas lawmakers pass $1 billion school voucher bill, dividing Jewish community

Reform Jewish organization says program would undermine public education, while principal of Modern Orthodox school backs initiative to send state...

18.04.2025 10

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Chicago authorities charge man with hate crime for attack of Jewish DePaul students

Adam Erkan, 20, allegedly assaulted two students in November; one of the students says he’s afraid of attending classes on campus because of...

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Elon Musk asked Ashley St. Clair not to circumcise their Jewish son – report

17.04.2025 10

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Backing fellow Jewish actress, Ben Platt says his identity ‘not defined’ by Israel

Responding to criticism of Hannah Einbinder for her comments against the Jewish state, Tony award winner Platt says ‘dogmatic’...

17.04.2025 20

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