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Luke Tress

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US-Israeli company sells $125k protection dogs to Jews worried about security

US-Israeli company sells $125k protection dogs to Jews worried about security

Based outside Jerusalem, Israel Protection K9 trains and places military-grade canines with Jewish families unnerved by antisemitism in the US and...

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Anti-Israel protests held at White House and across US after resumption of Gaza strikes

Anti-Israel protests held at White House and across US after resumption of Gaza strikes

Demonstrations in New York, San Francisco, LA, Dallas and more, after Israel resumes attacks on terror targets

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Another Columbia anti-Israel protester arrested, 3rd ‘self-deports’, US feds say

Another Columbia anti-Israel protester arrested, 3rd ‘self-deports’, US feds say

Arrest comes after detention of university activist Mahmoud Khalil sets off widespread uproar; federal agents visit campus housing; hundreds protest...

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Columbia University expels students for last year’s building takeover

Columbia University expels students for last year’s building takeover

Other activists are suspended or have their degrees revoked; campus anti-Israel groups claim 22 punished; announcement comes as school under fire from...

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Jewish anti-Zionist protesters storm NYC’s Trump Tower in support of Mahmoud Khalil

Jewish anti-Zionist protesters storm NYC’s Trump Tower in support of Mahmoud Khalil

NYPD confirms multiple arrests as demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace rally to demand release of detained Columbia University anti-Israel...

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Columbia activist facing deportation to remain in detention after 1st court hearing

Columbia activist facing deportation to remain in detention after 1st court hearing

Hundreds protest in support of Mahmoud Khalil outside New York court amid furious backlash against Trump administration crackdown

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US protesters issue call to arms as Columbia activist threatened with deportation

US protesters issue call to arms as Columbia activist threatened with deportation

Hundreds protest outside ICE center in New York for Mahmoud Khalil; legal experts say feds have grounds to deport; free speech group warns of chilling...

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Trump administration cuts $400 million to Columbia University due to antisemitism

Trump administration cuts $400 million to Columbia University due to antisemitism

Federal antisemitism task force announces cancellations of grants and contracts with NY private university, in most significant step yet in crackdown...

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BDS movement rejects Israeli-Palestinian Oscar winner ‘No Other Land’

BDS movement rejects Israeli-Palestinian Oscar winner ‘No Other Land’

Anti-Israel boycott group says film about West Bank home demolitions violates ‘anti-normalization guidelines’

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Man charged with hate crimes for threatening NYC synagogue

Man charged with hate crimes for threatening NYC synagogue

Luis Ramirez is arraigned for allegedly making terror threats against Manhattan’s Central Synagogue last month

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Legal assault threatens NY nonprofit that has handled funding for anti-Israel groups

Legal assault threatens NY nonprofit that has handled funding for anti-Israel groups

Wespac, a low-profile charity tied to leading activist organizations, is in jeopardy as it battles lawsuits in five courts, including from its own...

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US judge rules crypto lawsuit seeking billions for Oct. 7 victims can move forward

US judge rules crypto lawsuit seeking billions for Oct. 7 victims can move forward

Federal court rules in favor of American victims of Hamas attack, who allege Binance trading platform helped facilitate terror group’s atrocities

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NYPD clears anti-Israel protesters at Barnard College after bomb threat

NYPD clears anti-Israel protesters at Barnard College after bomb threat

Student activists distribute Hamas propaganda during library takeover, the latest in a series of escalating disruptions at the Columbia-affiliated...

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US feds weighing cut to $50 million in Columbia U contracts due to antisemitism

US feds weighing cut to $50 million in Columbia U contracts due to antisemitism

Antisemitism task force also reviewing $5 billion in grants to NY institution; Trump threatens funding to colleges that ‘allow illegal protests’

04.03.2025 10

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Stefanik booed at ADL summit for claiming Oct. 7 wouldn’t have happened under Trump

Stefanik booed at ADL summit for claiming Oct. 7 wouldn’t have happened under Trump

Nominee for US envoy to UN mostly applauded as she warns that ‘the antisemites at the United Nations better buckle up,’ pledges further crackdown...

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Brad Lander, Jewish progressive running for NYC mayor, outlines plan to fight crime

Brad Lander, Jewish progressive running for NYC mayor, outlines plan to fight crime

City comptroller, vying for position in crowded race, calls for more police in a reverse of prior position, limited anti-masking laws, online...

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Anti-Israel activists at Barnard College invade campus building, injuring employee

Protesters at Columbia University affiliate demand college revoke expulsion of 2 protesters who disrupted Israeli professor’s class

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High-ranking gamer banned for pro-Israel stance could forge new legal precedent for US Jews

Lawsuit against gaming competitions that shut out a Zionist Jewish competitor aims to open a new front in the court battles over antisemitism and...

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NYC university system’s faculty union backtracks after Israel boycott vote

CUNY’s Professional Staff Congress, representing 30,000 members, reverses support for divisive divestment measure due to ‘irregularities’ in voting

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New York, Rio de Janeiro landmarks lit orange to honor murdered Bibas family

New York governor orders 14 state sites to be illuminated in color that symbolized fight to free the redheaded children; Christ the Redeemer statue in...

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Gaza captor told hostages that Hamas collaborates with US campus protesters, lawsuit alleges

Case filed by three former hostages against US nonprofit says member of terror group who held them claimed to be working with ‘allies’ at...

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‘Excited Jews are coming back’: US Jewish group receives warm welcome in Syria

Delegation of American Jews visits Damascus for first time since Assad regime’s fall, finding hospitality but Jewish sites in disrepair

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US colleges could learn from Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, says head of eco institute

Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, from East Jerusalem, says Arava program’s students have compulsory, confidential, ‘brave’ conversations where...

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Clashes break out at anti-Israel protest in Brooklyn Jewish neighborhood

Pro-Palestinian activists shout ‘settlers go back home’ and ‘we don’t want no Zionists here’ at Boro Park rally that was widely condemned as...

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Israeli UFC fighter Natan Levy trains New York Jews in self-defense

Mixed martial arts star teaches seminar for Krav Maga program, part of a larger push for community security training in the wake of Oct. 7

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Suspect arrested while entering New York after threatening synagogue

Luis Ramirez, from Utah, caught driving into Manhattan, the latest in a series of thwarted attacks against US Jewish institutions

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US House panel demands Columbia provide disciplinary records for anti-Israel activists

Republican-led oversight committee denounces university’s handling of protesters; Columbia says it’s taking new measures to address antisemitism...

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NYC’s oldest Hatzalah volunteer, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 88

Yehuda Lindenblatt, who survived the Nazi invasion of Budapest, went on emergency calls until his mid-80s

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New research project aims to counter US Jewish activist groups that hold minority views

The Jewish Majority releases first poll on community’s attitudes toward campus protests, anti-Zionism; leading demographer questions its methodology

13.02.2025 10

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Israeli app helps US Jewish groups get out the vote for key campaigns

UpVote allows volunteers to contact acquaintances for voter outreach, has been used in pivotal congressional races

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Suspect charged with hate crime for attack on Jews in Brooklyn with metal shears

Footage of assault in Crown Heights shows man lunging at pedestrians, the latest in a series of antisemitic incidents reported in the city in...

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NY Times downplays Israeli post-Oct. 7 losses, Hamas role in war, data study says

Research by Yale professor says newspaper minimizes Palestinian violence following Hamas attack on Israel, leaving readers with ‘distorted’ view of...

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Protester who demanded ‘Zionists’ exit NYC subway gets 4 hours of community service

Anti-Israel activist who drew widespread condemnation last year receives light sentence, prompting rebuke from leading Jewish security group

06.02.2025 20

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US Justice Department launches task force aimed at combating campus antisemitism

Initiative is the latest step by Trump administration to crack down on hardline anti-Israel protesters and harassment of Jewish students

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Jewish professor quits Columbia, citing ‘systematic’ anti-Israel bias on campus

Prof. Avi Friedman, award-winning business school instructor, lashes NY university for having a professor who celebrated the Oct. 7 Hamas attack teach...

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New York City names street ‘Yad Vashem Way’ amid rampant antisemitism

Block named after Israel’s Holocaust museum and memorial at ceremony attended by local and Israeli officials: ‘This is a reminder, a memory’

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US student protesters target Israeli veterans wounded on October 7

Ohio State University activists demonstrate against lecture by 2 soldiers hurt in Hamas attack who are on American campus tour

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NY governor condemns NYC university system’s faculty union for Israel boycott vote

Resolution passed by CUNY’s Professional Staff Congress, representing 30,000 members, puts organization at odds with the university administration...

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NYC campaign urges Jews to vote in city elections: ‘Antisemitism is on the ballot’

Volunteers with the Jewish Voters Action Network tap into their social circle to get friends and family to register as Democrats and get to the ballot...

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Anti-masking bill backed by leading Jewish groups introduced to New York legislature

Legislation would create crime of ‘masked intimidation,’ partially in response to anti-Israel protests and antisemitic hate crimes

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NY Jewish man arrested in 2022 synagogue shooting plot sentenced to 2.5 years

Matthew Mahrer apologizes to family as he heads to prison for case that divided Jewish community members

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Columbia anti-Israel activists start semester with protest, disrupt Israeli prof’s class

Activists barge in on modern Israeli history lesson, chant for ‘intifada’ outside New York campus gates; counter-protesters hold Israeli...

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More ‘sober’ US Reform movement and Israelis reach new understandings, lead rabbi says

After Israel trip, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch of New York’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, says visit to northern, southern borders helped young US...

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21% of American voters back Hamas over Israel — poll

Support for terror group highest among Democrats; 82% of all respondents back the ceasefire-hostage release agreement

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Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran’s capital tied to 1988 mass executions

Assailant said to kill himself after attack at high-security Palace of Justice in Tehran; bodyguard also wounded

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NY’s anti-Zionist protesters celebrate ceasefire as victory, hail the ‘resistance’

No indication of a change in direction among anti-Israel activists after Gaza deal announced — only vows to continue calling to eradicate the...

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NY synagogue to host concert celebrating Black-Jewish ties amid tensions over Gaza war

January 19 ‘Soul to Soul’ program hosted by the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue leans into congregation’s historical involvement in the...

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Columbia University professor retires as probe finds she discriminated against Israelis

Katherine Franke leaves school after investigation says she violated university discrimination policy when saying Israeli students harass Palestinians...

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‘We don’t want no Zionists here’: Anti-Israel activists protest against NYC hospital

NEW YORK — Several hundred anti-Israel protesters demonstrated on Monday outside the NYU Langone Health Center in New York City. The protest was...

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Hundreds chant for ‘intifada’ at New Year’s Day protest in NYC’s Times Square

NEW YORK — Several hundred demonstrators called for an intifada on Wednesday at an anti-Israel protest in New York City’s Times Square to mark New...

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