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Luke Tress

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Inking over scars: Victims of Israel terror attacks get tattooed in New York

Inking over scars: Victims of Israel terror attacks get tattooed in New York

‘More beautiful than it was’: Advocacy group Healing Ink tattoos survivors, family members as part of a therapeutic process

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Family of anti-Israel UN rapporteur Albanese sues Trump over sanctions

Family of anti-Israel UN rapporteur Albanese sues Trump over sanctions

Lawsuit claims Italian diplomat Francesca Albanese’s family is ‘part of the national community’ because her daughter was born in US

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NYC Council sees showdown over watered-down buffer zone bill for houses of worship

NYC Council sees showdown over watered-down buffer zone bill for houses of worship

Activists protest against legislation crafted in response to synagogue demonstrations as ‘prioritizing Zionist interests’; NYPD explains legal...

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Tucker Carlson’s anti-Zionism shows horseshoe theory nearing a circle

Tucker Carlson’s anti-Zionism shows horseshoe theory nearing a circle

Conservative US commentator borrows talking points from the left, highlighting how anti-Zionist discourse is finding a home on both sides of the...

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Poll finds New Yorkers back protest buffer zones as both sides gear up for hearing

Poll finds New Yorkers back protest buffer zones as both sides gear up for hearing

Large majorities among Jews, Muslims and Mamdani supporters are in favor of restricting protests at houses of worship, says ADL survey

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‘Everyone understands the pain’: Ex-hostages, Bondi Jews gather in NYC’s Times Square

‘Everyone understands the pain’: Ex-hostages, Bondi Jews gather in NYC’s Times Square

More than 4,500 Jewish teens attend Chabad’s CTeen Shabbaton event led by former captives, highlighting Hasidic movement’s global reach and shared...

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Tucker Carlson falsely says Herzog visited Epstein island in interview with US envoy

Tucker Carlson falsely says Herzog visited Epstein island in interview with US envoy

Far-right commentator, interviewing with Huckabee, accuses Netanyahu of targeting his family, doubles down on claim Israeli security staff...

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Mamdani budget proposal leaves out community safety office, keeps NYPD at same level

Mamdani budget proposal leaves out community safety office, keeps NYPD at same level

Amid Jewish community security concerns, mayor allots $6.38 billion for police, a slight decrease, but does not mention Department of Community Safety...

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Anti-Zionist groups in Canada target Jewish children’s summer camps

Activists accuse youth programs of supporting a ‘genocidal state’; campaign marks new front in global campaign targeting Israel

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Epstein files source who alleged Mossad links is identified as Holocaust denier

Confidential tipster who told FBI that sex offender was tied to Israeli intelligence is a fraudster, but the allegations gained widespread traction...

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Mamdani-allied Jewish groups campaign against synagogue buffer zones

Far-left activists call legislation meant to protect houses of worship an attack on free speech, complicating thorny issue for mainstream Jewish...

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Y’alla Oklahoma: As antisemitism surges, Tulsa Jews invite Canadians to join them

A new program bringing potential immigrants to the Bible Belt city is finding unexpected interest from a northern neighbor’s Jewish community...

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Trump posts, then deletes, video that includes racist depiction of Obamas as apes

White House initially rejects ‘fake outrage’ over video on US president’s Truth Social account, before blaming an unnamed staff...

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Mamdani and Jewish allies put spotlight on immigrants at annual interfaith event

Breakfast for religious leaders focuses on activism against immigration enforcement, with mayor highlighting past Jewish civil rights activists

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No, the Epstein files don’t show that he worked for Mossad

Scraps of info in millions of documents released this week are seized on by conspiracists from Gen Z influencers to Iranian state media

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Mamdani appoints head of progressive Jewish group to lead antisemitism office

Phylisa Wisdom of NY Jewish Agenda to head city’s Office to Combat Antisemitism; her group is Zionist, unlike Mamdani, though she has also...

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New business coalition to back Israeli companies in NY, amid concerns over Mamdani

The New York-Israel Chamber of Commerce Coalition aims to shield firms from antisemitism, provide resources for tech

03.02.2026 30

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NYPD says Jews in city targeted in hate crime per day last month

New York cops report 31 antisemitic cases in January, representing 54% of all bias incidents

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‘All these people are so devoted’: Hostage advocates bid farewell at last NYC rally

Weekly Central Park demonstrations for the captives come to emotional close after over two years, as activists look to channel infrastructure and...

02.02.2026 30

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Anti-Zionist protesters disrupt Israel critic Ezra Klein with genocide accusations

Demonstrators claim the NYT journalist is a ‘Nazi normalizer’; ahead of disruption, campus branch of Students for Justice in Palestine had...

31.01.2026 60

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‘Free Palestine’ activist tried to assassinate Biden in 2024 over Gaza, US feds say

Adam Hall allegedly brought revolver to presidential debate but failed to enter the event, the latest case of political violence tied to the American...

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NYC Council launches antisemitism task force; new bill would limit synagogue protests

New group could serve as check on City Hall, ‘won’t just do photo ops,’ co-chair says; new proposed legislation would mandate...

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Suspect in Chabad headquarters ramming charged with hate crimes

Alleged driver named as Dan Sohail, from New Jersey; NYPD says he had attended an event at the site before and was likely ‘attempting to...

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Driver smashes car into Chabad’s world headquarters in New York City

Suspect is arrested at the scene; his motives are unknown and there are no reports of injuries; incident sparks widespread alarm in Jewish community

29.01.2026 30

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Columbia blocked, didn’t expel student who said Zionists shouldn’t live, filings show

Khymani James, protest leader who caused uproar over threats, is eligible to reapply to the university in the fall, but says in new court documents...

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New York man charged with hate crime for punching rabbi on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Eric Zafra Grosso allegedly shouted against Jews before assaulting victim, is now facing up to 4 years in prison

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Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of former Israeli hostage, to join Columbia University faculty

Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui was captive in Gaza for nearly 500 days, will join university’s School of International and Public Affairs

27.01.2026 60

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Jewish world sheds symbols of support, marking first day without hostages in Gaza

President Herzog removes his yellow pin, as does Israel’s UN ambassador; parents of murdered hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin remove masking tape...

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NYC Council probing pro-terror event, speaker vows ‘zero tolerance,’ after ToI report

Group hosting event that sold merchandise for Hamas and Hezbollah has received $265,000 in discretionary funds from local lawmakers, may have future...

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‘It was wrong’: US theater apologizes for nixing show by Israeli comedian

Entertainment company says it received death threats for booking Guy Hochman, whose US tour has been plagued by protests from anti-Zionist activists

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Mamdani rejects comptroller’s plan to invest in Israel bonds, hardening fault line

NYC mayor repeats opposition to the investments, shortly after Mark Levine voices his support, putting the two on course for a potential collision...

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Anti-Israel Columbia University protest leader Khalil likely to be deported to Algeria

Department of Homeland Security secretary says planned deportation of high-profile activist is a ‘reminder’ to non-citizens in the US to...

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As Trump, in Davos, hails Gaza prosperity, Palestinians dig for trash to burn to keep warm

With no income, not everyone can afford firewood, but search for it can be fatal; some resort to burning plastic despite health hazard

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2 arrested for defacing NYC playground used by Jews with dozens of swastikas

Police report finding 73 hate symbols at Brooklyn park; separately, man indicted for assaulting Israeli in Manhattan in October

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Swastikas sprayed on Brooklyn playground used by Jewish children 2 days in a row

Dozens of hate symbols and ‘Adolf Hitler’ scrawled on slides, walls and pavement in park next to Orthodox community in Boro Park

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Terror group paraphernalia sold at fundraiser in New York youth center

Pop-up shop held to support Sudan features items in support of Hamas, Hezbollah and the PFLP

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NYC Speaker Menin proposes 5-point plan to combat antisemitism

Jewish legislator pitches education, security, a synagogue buffer zone and a discrimination hotline to tamp down on anti-Jewish incidents

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After Betar probe, Jewish group demands investigation of NY anti-Zionist groups

Legal advocacy organization requests state attorney general take action against Within Our Lifetime and Pal-Awda

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Mamdani remarks on synagogues highlight fault line between antisemitism and anti-Zionism

New York mayor is quick to call out discrimination against Jews, but only when Israel is not involved, exemplifying a dilemma that US Jews face in...

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Far-right Jewish group Betar to halt activities in NY, state attorney general says

Pro-Israel organization targeted people due to their Arab, Muslim and Jewish identities, Office of the Attorney General says; group denies any...

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NY governor pushes for buffer zone to protect synagogues from protests

Hochul proposes ban on demonstrations within 25 feet of houses of worship to prevent antisemitic harassment

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Mississippi suspect laughed as he confessed to torching ‘Synagogue of Satan’ — FBI

Stephen Spencer Pittman burned Jackson congregation due to the ‘building’s Jewish ties,’ criminal complaint says

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In reversal, Jewish US House candidate Scott Wiener says Israel committed ‘genocide’

California state senator and leader of legislature’s Jewish Caucus is seeking to replace Nancy Pelosi; all 3 Democrats in the race endorse...

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Anti-Israel activists drop lawsuit against Northwestern U antisemitism training

Graduate student group had filed class-action lawsuit against video about discrimination against Jews, calling module ‘morally harmful’

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NYC Jews line up for Israeli bakery after employees’ charges of ‘genocide support’

Hundreds flock to Breads Bakery in show of support after some workers unionize, condemn chain for attending Jewish food festival

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Day after pro-Hamas protest, Mamdani says hate chants ‘have no place in our city’

Statement from mayor doesn’t mention terror group or antisemitism, though he tells reporter who asks him about ‘we support Hamas’...

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Protesters chant ‘we support Hamas’ near New York City synagogue, Jewish school

In first significant anti-Israel protest under Mamdani administration, police keep demonstrators away from synagogue entrance and neighborhood...

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Jewish moderate Menin confirmed as NYC speaker, a potential counterweight to Mamdani

Democrat becomes first Jew to lead City Council, a powerful role in the city’s government

08.01.2026 50

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NYC Jews targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined in 2025 — NYPD

Jewish New Yorkers subject to 330 bias incidents last year, 57% of total, police data shows; governor vows to establish protective zones around houses...

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FBI says it disrupted plot for New Year’s Eve terror attack inspired by Islamic State

18-year-old arrested in undercover operation for alleged plan to target North Carolina grocery store, fast-food restaurant; official says suspect...

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