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Luke Tress

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Can a US law protecting abortion clinics push back against protests at synagogues?

Can a US law protecting abortion clinics push back against protests at synagogues?

Anti-Zionist activists have been sued for 2 demonstrations at shuls under federal law, but free speech expert says New York rally this week was likely...

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Amid IDF strikes, Lebanon’s Aoun says state monopoly on weapons needed in south

Amid IDF strikes, Lebanon’s Aoun says state monopoly on weapons needed in south

President says military control south of Litani River is ‘inevitable,’ urges international oversight as Israel targets Hezbollah and Hamas

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Mamdani accuses US of funding Israeli ‘genocide,’ during warm meeting with Trump

Mamdani accuses US of funding Israeli ‘genocide,’ during warm meeting with Trump

After months of trading barbs and insults, the president and the mayor-elect seem to strike a rapport in the Oval Office, saying their focus is on...

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Zelensky acknowledges difficult choice as US peace plan offers concessions to Russia

Zelensky acknowledges difficult choice as US peace plan offers concessions to Russia

As Trump presses for a response to his 28-point framework, Ukraine confronts prospect of having to cede territory, reduce its army and put off NATO...

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Anti-Zionist activists stage blood libel display at DC train station

Anti-Zionist activists stage blood libel display at DC train station

Performers dressed as Netanyahu and US leaders drink red liquid from wine glasses next to menu advertising ‘Gaza’s spilled blood,’...

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‘We need to make them scared’: NYC synagogue protest crosses new red lines

‘We need to make them scared’: NYC synagogue protest crosses new red lines

Demonstration outside Park East Synagogue marks an escalation by anti-Israel protesters in terms of target and rhetoric, underlining new normal for...

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Cornell grad student union adds resistance ‘by any means’ to anti-Israel resolution

Cornell grad student union adds resistance ‘by any means’ to anti-Israel resolution

Proposal dismisses antisemitism accusations, commits to the boycott campaign against Israel, as Jews are purged from the group’s communications

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Anti-Zionist protesters chant ‘death to the IDF’ at New York City synagogue

Anti-Zionist protesters chant ‘death to the IDF’ at New York City synagogue

Activists gather in Manhattan to demonstrate against event for immigration to Israel, chanting to ‘globalize the intifada’ and accosting...

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Brooklyn driver who killed Jewish mom, 2 daughters sentenced to 3-9 years in prison

Brooklyn driver who killed Jewish mom, 2 daughters sentenced to 3-9 years in prison

Wig maker Miriam Yarimi pleads guilty to reckless manslaughter over accident in March that rocked New York City’s Jewish community

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Mamdani to keep Jewish NYPD chief Tisch in place, winning praise from moderates

Mamdani to keep Jewish NYPD chief Tisch in place, winning praise from moderates

NYC mayor-elect says he ‘looks forward to working with’ well-regarded police commissioner, fulfilling campaign pledge

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Imam at NYC college interfaith event blames Jewish speaker for Gaza, leads walkout

Imam at NYC college interfaith event blames Jewish speaker for Gaza, leads walkout

Muslim leader extols harsh punishments in by Sharia law to students, denounces Hillel representative as a ‘Zionist’ and tells followers to...

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NY Jewish leaders asked governor to release Hasidic abuser, records show

NY Jewish leaders asked governor to release Hasidic abuser, records show

Rabbis from Haredi communities appealed to commute sentence of Nechemya Weberman, imprisoned for abusing an adolescent in 2013, arguing that his...

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Eurovision host Austria says it’s ‘time for diplomacy’ to ensure Israel’s inclusion

Eurovision host Austria says it’s ‘time for diplomacy’ to ensure Israel’s inclusion

Austrian broadcaster has carried out ‘intense work’ to convince other countries to participate in song contest, ahead of meeting next...

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US school that expelled Jews after antisemitic bullying apologizes in settlement

Nysmith School booted 3 Jewish children after parents complained about discrimination, students celebrated Hitler; agrees to introduce antisemitism...

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Neo-Nazi pleads guilty to ‘monstrous plots’ to poison Jewish children in NYC

Neo-Nazi pleads guilty to ‘monstrous plots’ to poison Jewish children in NYC

White supremacist known as ‘Commander Butcher,’ from the country of Georgia, faces 40 years in prison; separately, Maryland man pleads...

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Damascus home hit by Katyusha rockets launched from outskirts of Syria capital; 1 hurt

Damascus home hit by Katyusha rockets launched from outskirts of Syria capital; 1 hurt

Syrian defense ministry says two projectiles hit home in Mazzeh neighborhood, causing damage in attack by ‘unknown assailants’

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Iran’s judiciary calls for tougher measures as women defy mandatory hijab law

Iran’s judiciary calls for tougher measures as women defy mandatory hijab law

Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei orders prosecutors and security agencies to target ‘organized and foreign’ efforts behind rising ‘social...

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UN official for violence against women falsely claims no independent probe found Oct. 7 rape

UN official for violence against women falsely claims no independent probe found Oct. 7 rape

Reem Alsalem’s remarks contradict 2024 UN report which found ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe sexual violence took place in Hamas-led...

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US professor sues university for probing his call for global war to ‘end Israel’

US professor sues university for probing his call for global war to ‘end Israel’

University of Kentucky lecturer Ramsi Woodcock argues eliminationist rhetoric is protected speech, in case that serves as counterpoint to Jewish...

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Columbia University investment committee rejects demands to divest from Israel

Columbia University investment committee rejects demands to divest from Israel

Advisory board denies divestment calls, a focus of the anti-Israel protest movement, citing opposition on campus and infeasibility of the move

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UK university axes researcher for teaching students anti-Jewish blood libel

UK university axes researcher for teaching students anti-Jewish blood libel

University College London summons police after lecturer tells anti-Israel student group that Jews mix gentile blood into matzah

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For many Muslim Americans, Mamdani’s win is a milestone for representation and diversity

For many Muslim Americans, Mamdani’s win is a milestone for representation and diversity

Socialist NYC mayor-elect’s victory ‘sends a powerful message that Muslims are not just part of this nation’s civic fabric, we help...

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Heritage Foundation head apologizes amid antisemitism turmoil after defending Tucker Carlson

Heritage Foundation head apologizes amid antisemitism turmoil after defending Tucker Carlson

After backlash for his comments on right-wing commentator who hosted Holocaust denier on his podcast, Kevin Roberts says he’ll speak up even if...

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Pro-Israel event at Toronto university ‘stormed’ by activists

Pro-Israel event at Toronto university ‘stormed’ by activists

Videos show Jewish students barricading themselves, bleeding from broken glass, as anti-Israel activists disrupt event hosting IDF veterans; police...

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Swastikas on NYC school bring antisemitism into focus a day after Mamdani victory

Swastikas on NYC school bring antisemitism into focus a day after Mamdani victory

Mayor-elect condemns antisemitic graffiti, calling it ‘disgusting and heartbreaking,’ vows to work for Jews who didn’t vote for him...

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Historical US Jewish veterans group partners with synagogue security outfit

Historical US Jewish veterans group partners with synagogue security outfit

Jewish War Veterans joins Community Security Service to bring military experience into nationwide volunteer effort to protect Jewish communities

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Mamdani’s election win puts NY Jews into uncharted waters

Mamdani’s election win puts NY Jews into uncharted waters

For the first time, largest Diaspora community to contend with an anti-Zionist mayor who many view as a threat

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Exit poll finds one-third of NYC Jews backed far-left Mamdani; Cuomo took Jewish areas

Exit poll finds one-third of NYC Jews backed far-left Mamdani; Cuomo took Jewish areas

CNN polling shows Cuomo received 63% of Jewish support in Tuesday’s mayoral election, compared with 33% for the mayor-elect and 3% for Sliwa

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‘Pit in my stomach’: As Cuomo concedes, Jewish supporters ‘torn apart’ by Mamdani win

‘Pit in my stomach’: As Cuomo concedes, Jewish supporters ‘torn apart’ by Mamdani win

Jews at candidate’s election night event fear ‘indoctrination’ of next generation, violent protests, antisemitism on the streets;...

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Far-left, anti-Israel candidate Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race

Far-left, anti-Israel candidate Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral race

Democratic socialist vows to ‘not waver’ in fight against antisemitism in US city with world’s largest Jewish population; Jewish...

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Jewish legal group tries new line of attack to combat campus antisemitism in US

Jewish legal group tries new line of attack to combat campus antisemitism in US

Lawsuit filed by National Jewish Advocacy Center against California’s Chapman University seeks to apply workplace discrimination law to...

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UN’s Albanese posts cartoon echoing age-old anti-Jewish spiderweb trope

UN’s Albanese posts cartoon echoing age-old anti-Jewish spiderweb trope

Investigator’s office says comic depicts a ‘net,’ not a web, and denounces antisemitism; Holocaust museum calls graphic...

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UK Labour’s Corbyn, who faced antisemitism allegations, campaigns for Mamdani

UK Labour’s Corbyn, who faced antisemitism allegations, campaigns for Mamdani

Former head of leftist British party tells NYC mayoral candidate’s supporters that he will be a voice for Palestinians ‘while the terrible...

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Split emerges in NYC’s Satmar community over Mamdani endorsement

Split emerges in NYC’s Satmar community over Mamdani endorsement

Both the far-left Israel critic and the centrist Andrew Cuomo claim backing of Hasidic movement’s Ahronim faction

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German police arrest Syrian man suspected of plotting ‘jihadist’ attack

German police arrest Syrian man suspected of plotting ‘jihadist’ attack

22-year-old had been preparing a ‘serious act of violence against the state,’ spread propaganda for terror organizations, German police and...

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US bishop apologizes for school’s Auschwitz Halloween parade float

US bishop apologizes for school’s Auschwitz Halloween parade float

Catholic leader in Pennsylvania ‘shocked and appalled’ by replica of death camp gate in school march

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Leading NYC Reform rabbi warns about Mamdani — and communal split stemming from election

Leading NYC Reform rabbi warns about Mamdani — and communal split stemming from election

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl says mayoral candidate has contributed to ‘abhorrent antisemitism,’ but adds that the ‘true danger’ is a...

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In video filmed next to bound prisoners, Ben Gvir urges ‘death penalty for terrorists’

In video filmed next to bound prisoners, Ben Gvir urges ‘death penalty for terrorists’

Far-right minister brags about harsh treatment in prisons under his leadership, which several freed hostages have said led their captors in Gaza to...

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French court sentences 4 Bulgarians to jail for defacing Holocaust memorial

French court sentences 4 Bulgarians to jail for defacing Holocaust memorial

Judges say the vandalism, which occurred amid post-Oct. 7 antisemitism surge, was meant to ‘stir up public opinion, exploit existing divisions...

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Ex-NY mayor Bill de Blasio meets Bill DeBlasio after Mamdani interview mix-up

Ex-NY mayor Bill de Blasio meets Bill DeBlasio after Mamdani interview mix-up

Times of London reporter publishes explosive interview about mayoral candidate, finds out he interviewed the wrong de Blasio

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Man who threatened Jewish hotel owners in NYC sentenced to 4 years in prison

Donovan Hall, from Arizona, sent hundreds of threats to family and its business after their son, an IDF soldier, posted videos from Gaza online

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NYC mayor warns antisemitism spreading ‘like a cancer’ across city

As mayoral election campaign nears end, Eric Adams says ‘we must bring down the temperature,’ takes shot at anti-Israel Mamdani, in speech...

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NYC mayor compared anti-Israel protests after Oct. 7 to KKK rallies, lawsuit says

Former staffer for Eric Adams alleges mayor criticized Muslim community for not condemning Hamas because they were ‘too busy organizing protests...

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‘Boot on your neck’: Mamdani in 2023 blamed Israel for police violence in NY

Newly surfaced video shows NYC mayoral candidate telling far-left conference that NYPD boots ‘laced by the IDF’

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NY antisemitic attacker sentenced to 17 months, with hundreds on hand to support him

Federal judge’s sentence of Tarek Bazrouk is near the maximum stipulated by plea deal; victim says he’s ‘grateful,’ that...

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Nearly 600 Israeli companies have created 27,000 jobs in NYC, survey finds

US-Israel Business Alliance report highlights impact on city’s economy, a week before mayoral election, which BDS-supporting Mamdani is expected...

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Ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen says he’s not entering politics, for now

Former spy master recalls Netanyahu telling him he was preparing him as potential successor, says country needs new leadership

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House Dems leader Jeffries endorses Mamdani, after criticism of anti-Israel rhetoric

New York representative backs far-left Israel critic for mayor, a day before early voting, despite previously expressing concerns about antisemitism

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How many American Jews are anti-Zionists?

Jewish pollsters say anti-Zionism is likely marginal in the US Jewish community, although exact figure is unclear because of difficulties in polling...

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NYC Mayor Adams backs Cuomo, citing Mamdani’s stance on call to ‘Globalize the Intifada’

Pro-Israel centrists team up against far-left Israel critic ahead of next month’s election, as Jewish community leaders voice alarm about...

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