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Luke Tress

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Israel expects ‘intense’ protests during Netanyahu UN trip as Mamdani calls for rallies

Israel expects ‘intense’ protests during Netanyahu UN trip as Mamdani calls for rallies

Israeli ambassador to United Nations says mayor should ‘focus on his tasks’ in the city, also announces launch of antisemitism task force

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Major Jewish groups announce NYC rally against antisemitism during UN General Assembly

Major Jewish groups announce NYC rally against antisemitism during UN General Assembly

Organizers say Sept. 23 protest will urge world leaders to do more to counter ‘growing tide of antisemitism’ as they meet for week-long conference...

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Mamdani, NYPD vow tight security for synagogues during High Holidays

Mamdani, NYPD vow tight security for synagogues during High Holidays

New York City mayor and police chief report increased deployments this year, say there are no known or specific threats

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Despite anti-Israel turmoil, 67% of US Jews plan to vote Democrat in midterms — poll

Despite anti-Israel turmoil, 67% of US Jews plan to vote Democrat in midterms — poll

Survey suggests slight decrease in Jewish support for Democratic party in recent years, alongside broad disapproval of Trump administration

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Funding plummets for US nonprofit that funnels donations to anti-Israel groups

Funding plummets for US nonprofit that funnels donations to anti-Israel groups

Contributions to Wespac fall 68% as it’s battered by lawsuits and Congressional pressure due to its sponsorship of organizations like National...

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In protests and politics, ‘Zionists’ are being blamed for NYC housing woes

In protests and politics, ‘Zionists’ are being blamed for NYC housing woes

Street activists and politicians connect local real estate challenges to Israeli policies, merging two of NY’s top concerns into what historian...

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War-weary Ukrainian students learn Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past nearly erased at home

War-weary Ukrainian students learn Yiddish to reclaim a Jewish past nearly erased at home

Non-Jews learn about region’s history through language study with New York’s YIVO Institute, while connecting with US Jews over national heritage...

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Roger Waters to headline 9/11 ‘truth’ conference at NYC-owned museum

Roger Waters to headline 9/11 ‘truth’ conference at NYC-owned museum

Former Pink Floyd frontman and event organizers have falsely linked Israel to Sept. 11 attack; publicly subsidized El Museo del Barrio appears to be...

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US Jewish community security costs surpass $1 billion per year — study

US Jewish community security costs surpass $1 billion per year — study

Jewish Federations of North America says record expenses amount to around $225,000 in annual costs per institution

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Brad Lander, Jewish Mamdani ally, downplays being berated as a ‘Zionist’ at protest

After leftist politician is hounded at rally against right-wing Hindu group, he says he will continue to ‘build coalitions,’ dismisses antagonists...

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ADL says it surfaced mosque threat linked to FBI arrest in Florida

Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism reported online activity by 19-year-old charged for vow to ‘shoot up a mosque’

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Jews at US teachers unions subject to discrimination, forced to self-censor: report

Anti-Defamation League survey finds antisemitism, hostility to Israel’s existence in union spaces, leading to alienation and fear in Jewish educators

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Historian’s book on Nazi World War II propaganda targeting Arab world to be republished

Jeffrey Herf says ‘Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World’ holds new relevance because it dispels ‘falsehoods’ about Hamas ideology; title to be...

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Study: Genocide claims on US campuses largely grew out of preexisting BDS activism

Research by AMCHA Initiative links prior anti-Israel advocacy to genocide accusations, arguing that scholars gave political rhetoric academic...

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Montreal city council walks back motion to cut ties with Israel

Municipal legislators vote to water down anti-Israel resolution, removing accusations of ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ instead passing a...

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NY governor encourages Mamdani to focus on New York City instead of Israel

Asked about mayor’s anti-Israel rhetoric, Hochul, who is running for reelection against a pro-Israel Republican, says his priority should be on city...

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NY judge says Columbia University did not discriminate against pro-Hamas professor

Court dismisses Mohamed Abdou’s case alleging discrimination in university president’s Congressional testimony and by pro-Israel instructor

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NY man who struck woman at synagogue insulted Jews, ‘identified as Jewish,’ feds say

Larry Montes called Jews ‘swine’ and denigrated synagogues in US and Israel, but also expressed affiliation with Judaism, according to prosecutors

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Jews targeted in 63% of all religious hate crimes in US last year — FBI data

Antisemitism accounts 14% of all bias incidents in 2025; anti-Jewish crimes decrease by 21% compared to 2024

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US synagogue volunteer guards learn mass casualty response from Israeli medics

Magen David Adom veterans teach Community Security Service members how to treat victims at large-scale trauma events, bringing lessons from Israel to...

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Assailant disrupts Shabbat service at NYC synagogue, attacks congregant — NYPD

Suspect charged with multiple hate crimes after incident at Central Synagogue, days after rabbis warned Mamdani about his rhetoric

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Gazan sham charities’ crowdfunding funneled cash to alleged terrorists, US probes show

3 federal investigations point to ties between terror activity and online fundraising, highlighting intersection of terrorism financing, social media...

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‘Important new chapter’: NYC’s Park East Synagogue partners with local Chabad

Collaboration between prominent synagogue and neighborhood Hasidic group hailed as a ‘giant leap forward,’ could offer benefits to both sides

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Palestinian students and faculty sue Columbia University, claiming discrimination

Lawsuit alleging a hostile environment amid anti-Israel protest movement is latest fallout from demonstrations that rocked campus after October 7...

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Co-chair of Democratic Socialists of America defends rallying for Hamas

Leader in ascendant far-left party says October 7 terror invasion was ‘inevitable,’ disputes Israel’s right to self-defense

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US Congress introduces buffer zone bill meant to protect houses of worship

Bipartisan legislation aims to block protest disruptions to scheduled religious services, comes after caustic rallies outside synagogues

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Jews targeted in 70% of all NYC hate crimes last month, NYPD data shows

Incidents targeting Jewish New Yorkers and other groups up since Mamdani took office on January 1, with 205 anti-Jewish crimes confirmed so far this...

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NY man who killed Jewish writer in car crash charged with vandalizing kosher shop

Dawood Faisal hit with hate crime charges for vandalization of bagel restaurant, weeks after being charged with manslaughter in death of Cara Trager...

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Senior US official pressured Oct. 7 victims to drop restitution case, lawsuit says

Case against prominent Palestinian-American businessman Bashar Masri — who denies wrongdoing — says he used unnamed government contact to...

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Student union at Columbia University drops Israel divestment demand

Concession marks a loss for anti-Israel activists at the New York City university, with leader acknowledging group needs to ‘face the realities’

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Man who rammed car into NYC’s Chabad headquarters sentenced to time served

Judge says Dan Sohail, who told investigators he was seeking to connect with his ‘Jewish heritage,’ needs mental health treatment and doesn’t...

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Legal brief asks US Supreme Court to consider anti-Zionism potential discrimination

Center for Jewish Legal Studies argues anti-Zionist activity can be anti-Jewish due to historical context, hoping to introduce new legal approach to...

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Suspect in stabbing of Jewish man in NYC charged with attempted murder as hate crime

Raul Morales, accused of attacking two people, faces decades in prison; protest links attacks to Mamdani, who defends anti-Israel rhetoric

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Why are US politicians so focused on Israel, when voters say it’s not a priority?

Polls show that, when asked open-ended questions about political priorities, Israel and foreign policy don’t make the cut, even though the Jewish...

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Jewish leaders demand Mamdani tone down rhetoric against Israel after stabbing

State and city elected officials, communal figures gather at site of attack, claiming mayor’s incendiary remarks on PM and Gaza war are endangering...

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Attacker shouting ‘allahu akbar’ stabs Jewish man with a screwdriver in NYC

2 victims, one non-Jewish, in stable condition after Upper West Side attack; City Council speaker says incident appears to be antisemitic

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Mamdani’s vision of NY as ‘a city of international law’ runs up against reality

More than a year and half after pledging to arrest Netanyahu, New York City mayor forced to reckon with foreign courts’ irrelevance in US

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Mamdani takes fire from both sides after saying he can’t arrest Netanyahu

City and state lawmakers accuse mayor of neglecting problems at home while grandstanding in international affairs

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Mamdani admits he lacks power to arrest Netanyahu, after repeated pledges to do so

New York City mayor reneges on campaign promise, saying he ‘doesn’t have the independent legal authority’ to cuff premier

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College Democrats’ Jewish caucus demands apology for group’s hosting of Hasan Piker

Jews in campus group call far-left commentator’s appearance a ‘direct threat to Jewish safety and inclusion,’ say organizers blocked protest...

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Israeli startups open NYC ‘kibbutz,’ as tech scene grows despite Mamdani

As political climate sours, workspace in Chelsea, the first of its kind in the city, aims to foster Israeli businesses and encourage connections with...

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Democratic congressman who voted to cut off Israel aid decries far-left harassment campaign

Adam Smith, ranking member of House Armed Services Committee who used to receive AIPAC support, says anti-Israel activists vandalized his family home,...

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Democratic Socialists of America platform backs Palestinian ‘right to resist’

Far left movement, home to Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez, calls to abolish the US Senate, presidency and Supreme Court

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Nearly one-third of young Americans view Jews as a threat to society — poll

Blue Square survey finds nearly half of US respondents view antisemitism as a ‘major problem,’ but most think Jews should handle it on their own

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New York Republicans make pitch to Jewish voters: ‘You have a home with us’

GOP campaign connects Democratic leaders to inflammatory rhetoric from Mamdani, compares Democratic Socialists to Nazis

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Author says US publisher nixed Holocaust book after he refused to condemn Israel

Dr. Rafael Medoff says editor at Dark Horse Comics demanded book on Nazi genocide include anti-Israel genocide charges

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PEN America president’s resignation marks latest anti-Zionist uproar in literature

Dinaw Mengestu quits free-expression group over article that highlighted post-October 7 prejudice against Jewish and Israeli writers and expressed...

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‘100% woke’ US grad student charged with hoax over ‘kill Jews,’ pro-Trump graffiti

Ziheng Fang, who identified as a ‘social justice activist,’ allegedly posted fake threats, hate speech and swastikas around San Jose State...

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1 in 8 young Americans like Hamas, a slight decline — survey

US Muslim support for terror group increases to 44%; young Democrats prefer Hamas over Israeli government

10.07.2026 100

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8 indicted for US White House cage fight plot last month targeting Trump, Netanyahu

Conspirators allegedly planned to attack mixed martial arts event on White House lawn that prime minister did not actually attend

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