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Luke Tress

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Sa’ar at UN: Plans to recognize Palestinian state ‘assassinated the hostage deal’

Foreign minister says pressure on Israel is a ‘free gift to Hamas’ that prolongs the war; hostage Evyatar David’s brother tells...

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Hundreds of leftist Jews protest against Gaza war in New York; 41 arrested

Hundreds of leftist Jews protest against Gaza war in New York; 41 arrested

‘Jews say no more’: Demonstration near Trump hotel demands US pressure Israel to halt conflict

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Antisemitic hate crimes in New York decrease in recent months — NYPD

Antisemitic hate crimes in New York decrease in recent months — NYPD

Police report 14 anti-Jewish incidents in July, the lowest monthly total in 2 years, continuing downward trend since May

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Report links US anti-Israel groups to Beijing-backed network aiding China

Report links US anti-Israel groups to Beijing-backed network aiding China

Study by George Washington University’s Center on Extremism outlines ties between pro-Palestinian protest groups and a tech mogul who works to...

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Columbia University suspends and expels dozens of students over anti-Israel unrest

Columbia University suspends and expels dozens of students over anti-Israel unrest

Penalties come as the university faces heavy US government pressure to rein in campus antisemitism, including the loss of research funding

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‘AOC funds genocide in Gaza’: Anti-Israel activists vandalize Ocasio-Cortez’s NY office

‘AOC funds genocide in Gaza’: Anti-Israel activists vandalize Ocasio-Cortez’s NY office

Democrat defends voting against amendment to cut funding for Israeli air defenses, vows to keep pushing ‘to cut flow of US munitions that are...

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Pro-Palestinian activist in New York charged by feds for torching 11 police vehicles

Pro-Palestinian activist in New York charged by feds for torching 11 police vehicles

Jakhi McCray faces up to 20 years for alleged arson; separately, anti-Israel protesters vandalize Bronx office of US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Why are US socialists so anti-Israel? Scholar lays out Soviet roots of anti-Zionist rhetoric

Izabella Tabarovsky, a researcher of antisemitism in the USSR, argues far-left rhetoric in the US is an outgrowth of a propaganda effort dating...

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NYC mayor’s antisemitism task force holds its first meeting

City agencies attend discussion at City Hall as new anti-discrimination group, the first of its kind in a major US city, starts to take shape

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Under pressure from US feds, Columbia announces new measures to combat antisemitism

University president says discrimination office will use IHRA definition of antisemitism, appoint coordinators to ensure compliance with civil rights...

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US university heads grilled in Congress about anti-Israel terror support on campus

Leaders of City University of New York, Georgetown and Berkeley hauled before lawmakers; protesters repeatedly interrupt proceedings with shouts of...

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Three members of UN commission investigating Israel resign amid Trump crackdown

Resignations, including of former UN rights chief, come as the US imposes sanctions on international anti-Israel investigators

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NYC mayor feuds with comptroller over Israel bonds investments

Eric Adams accuses Brad Lander of divesting from Israel in line with BDS policies; comptroller says decision was apolitical, city has hundreds of...

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Israel studies programs on US campuses are at a crisis point, report warns

Study by Jewish People Policy Institute says field threatened by hostile campus activism, funding and strategy issues; leading scholar acknowledges...

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Israeli postdoc sues Stanford for discrimination; university denies it

Researcher says lab tampered with his findings, falsely accused him of sexual harassment; Stanford says investigation found claims ‘unsubstantiated’

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NY’s rural 120-year-old ‘Peddlers’ Synagogue’ charts new path — without a congregation

Beth Joseph in the Adirondack Mountains is a monument to Jews’ role on the American frontier. Those with ties to its former Jewish community will...

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Shai Davidai, outspoken Israeli professor at Columbia, leaves the university

Controversial advocate for pro-Israel Jewish students says he is departing voluntarily as school closes investigation against him, plans to continue...

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New York’s Barnard College settles antisemitism lawsuit filed by Jewish students

College affiliated with Columbia University agrees to install a discrimination coordinator, voice a zero-tolerance policy toward anti-Jewish hate,...

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Nearly 1/3 of New York voters support Mamdani’s statements on BDS, intifada — poll

30% say they’re more likely to vote for controversial mayoral candidate due to refusal to condemn phrase ‘globalize the intifada,’ while 52% say...

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Acting Columbia president sorry for calling to remove Jewish board member after Oct. 7

Claire Shipman apologizes for leaked texts calling Shoshana Shendelman a ‘mole,’ as US university seeks to restore federal funding in negotiations...

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Trump threatens to arrest anti-Israel New York City mayoral candidate Mamdani

US president suggests that the state assembly member is in the country illegally, throws support behind incumbent Eric Adams, whom he says he...

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Jewish political organizers grapple with fallout from Mamdani’s NYC primary victory

Implications of Israel critic’s upset victory remain unclear as activists work to navigate turmoil after his stunning victory over the pro-Israel...

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Do Zohran Mamdani’s opponents have a path to defeating him in NYC mayoral election?

The far-left critic of Israel will be the heavy favorite in November vote, which could end up as a 5-way race if Cuomo runs as an independent after...

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After NYC primary upset, anti-Israel activist Mamdani vows not to ‘abandon my beliefs’

Beating Cuomo in Democratic mayoral primary, ‘globalize the intifada’ advocate who’d arrest Netanyahu says he’ll work to ‘understand the...

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In stunning defeat, Cuomo concedes to anti-Israel Mamdani in NYC mayoral primary

‘He deserved it. He won’: Former governor, who leaned into Jewish vote during campaign, acknowledges defeat to socialist opponent

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Freed hostage Edan Alexander given jubilant welcome as he returns home to New Jersey

IDF soldier who Hamas released from captivity last month as gesture to Trump is welcomed by crowd of hundreds in his hometown of Tenafly

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NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani compares Intifada to Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, drawing fire

US Holocaust Memorial Museum says comparing calls to ‘globalize the Intifada’ to Jewish rebellion during World War II is...

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Jewish voter campaign seeks ‘generational shift’ as it hits streets for NYC primary

Ahead of June 14 early voting, Jewish Voters Unite canvasses kosher markets, delis, pizzerias, senior centers to rally voters in tight mayoral...

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US anti-Israel activists throw their weight behind Los Angeles immigration protests

Protest groups urge followers to join demonstrations, link Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Israel: ‘This is a global infrastructure of state...

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NYC mayoral candidates draw battle lines on Israel and antisemitism as primary nears

Centrist frontrunner Andrew Cuomo nabs Orthodox backing; polls show anti-Zionist Zohran Mamdani surging ahead of progressive Jewish city official Brad...

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Mayor orders New York City to use IHRA definition of antisemitism

Eric Adams signs executive order recognizing framework that covers some forms of Israel criticism, part of broader effort to combat widespread...

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Undeterred by Colorado attack, several hundred rally for hostages in NYC

More activists than usual attend the weekly rally in wake of Boulder firebombing; ‘We will not be stopped by hate,’ organizer tells crowd

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Israelis keep applying to top US universities amid Trump visa crackdown, advisers say

Consultants for Israeli applicants to American colleges say campus protests, immigration restrictions have scrambled application process, but students...

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France opens ‘complicity in genocide’ probes over blocked Gaza aid

Officials probe French members of hardline Israeli groups that blocked aid trucks; Separate investigation into IDF conduct opened after strike kills...

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NYC mayoral candidate Cuomo secures coveted Hasidic endorsement ahead of primary

Former governor overcomes tensions with Orthodox community due to his COVID policies as governor, as Jews worry about election of far-left Israel...

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After attacks, US feds warn of ‘elevated threat’ to Israeli and Jewish communities

Following Washington shooting and Colorado firebombing, FBI and Department of Homeland Security warn of danger posed by violent extremists and foreign...

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Support for Israel strongest in Kenya and Nigeria, survey of 24 countries finds

Pew Research Center shows that some areas have seen a significant swing against Israel in recent years, Netanyahu’s favorability is low across the...

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NYC mayoral candidates spar over Israel’s right to exist as Jewish state in 1st debate

Far-left Zohran Mamdani, polling second, refrains from acknowledging a Jewish Israel, drawing fire from frontrunner Andrew Cuomo

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Ireland’s Trinity College severs ties with Israel over Gaza war

University board announces divestment from Israeli firms, colleges; decision taken in step with recommendations of a task force, formed after anti-...

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Family of slain Israel embassy staffer speaks out against activists supporting attack

In first public remarks since killing, family says Sarah Milgrim – who was killed along with her partner Yaron Lischinsky after Gaza aid event –...

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Colorado suspect disguised himself as a gardener to approach victims – police

Mohamed Soliman says he carried out firebombing to avenge ‘his people’ and hoped to die during the attack; Jewish community announces vigil and...

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With attacks in Washington and Colorado, the global intifada lands in America

Unlike antisemitic killings in Pittsburgh, New Jersey and elsewhere, these assaults appear to be an outgrowth of a protest movement where violence...

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Trump pins Boulder attack on Biden border policy after suspect named as illegal alien

US president does not mention Israel or antisemitism in statement on firebombing that injured 12; US ambassador to Israel ties incident to coverage of...

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Colorado suspect planned attack for a year, wanted to ‘kill all Zionist people’ — FBI

Three severely hurt in firebombing; man held on $10 million dollar bond is set to appear in court Monday afternoon; alleged attacker is an Egyptian...

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Several wounded in firebomb attack on rally for Israeli hostages in Colorado

FBI calls incident in Boulder a ‘targeted terror attack’; footage shows man screaming ‘End Zionists at scene’; comes less than 2 weeks after...

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NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani declared he’s anti-Zionist at 2021 protest, video shows

Clip shows socialist in 2nd place ahead of primary rejecting Jewish sovereignty in Israel, insisting anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitic, amid questions...

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After shooting, US Jewish security leaders urge vigilance amid threat of copycats

Killings in Washington could inspire other attacks, experts warn, as murders bring threat of far-left violence into focus

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Jews in Washington voice their sorrow, fear and anger after deadly shooting

Mourners seeking connection gather at the killing site at capital’s Jewish museum, sing and pray at vigil outside White House

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Washington shooting suspect charged with murder, told police he ‘did it for Gaza’

Elias Rodriguez shot victims in the back at close range, court documents say; FBI investigating his apparent writings and far-left political...

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Two Israeli Embassy staffers killed in shooting attack at Washington, DC, Jewish Museum

Embassy official says victims were a couple about to get engaged; shooter yelled ‘free Palestine’ as he was arrested; Trump:...

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