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Philissa Cramer

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New book: Kushner, Ivanka refused to back Trump after his post-Oct. 7 criticism of Israel

Michael Wolff’s ‘All or Nothing,’ which covers the 2024 campaign, says Trump complained megadonor Miriam Adelson ‘is so boring’ and that he...

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Philissa Cramer

Barnard College expels 2 students who disrupted Israel history class last month

Barnard College expels 2 students who disrupted Israel history class last month

Anti-Israel student coalition at US institution shares footage of activists interrupting class, saying course ‘legitimizes the zionist entity’;...

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In act of defiance, Jews produce T-shirts responding to Kanye’s antisemitic merch

Rapper’s swastika shirt is no longer for sale online, but spin-offs from Jewish groups push back on hate with messages of ‘pride, philosemitism,...

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In AI video, Jewish celebrities give Kanye West the middle finger

In AI video, Jewish celebrities give Kanye West the middle finger

Israeli entrepreneur creates clip with prominent American Jews, none of who consented to participating, in rejection of rapper’s antisemitism

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Super Bowl performer ejected after displaying Palestinian flag that said ‘Gaza’

Super Bowl performer ejected after displaying Palestinian flag that said ‘Gaza’

During halftime show by Kendrick Lamar, member of rapper’s field cast unfurls banner and runs onto field for 20 seconds before being tackled by...

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Adam Brody, Adrien Brody nab best actor Critics Choice awards for Jewish roles

Adam Brody, Adrien Brody nab best actor Critics Choice awards for Jewish roles

Unrelated actors photographed together for 1st time as Adam takes prize for portraying a rabbi on ‘Nobody wants this,’ Adrien wins for playing...

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4 decades before Trump, ‘Golden Girls’ mulled Greenland for Palestinians

Scene apparently solved Middle East crisis in 1987 by combining two of the US president’s most shocking foreign policy gambits on a call to a 2 a.m....

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Kanye West praises Hitler, calls himself a Nazi in fresh antisemitic X rant

Kanye West praises Hitler, calls himself a Nazi in fresh antisemitic X rant

Rapper claims antisemitism is ‘just some bulls–t Jewish people made up’ and says he’s ‘going to normalize talking about’ the Nazi leader,...

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‘Horrific’ or ‘major step’ to peace? US Jewish groups react to Trump’s Gaza proposal

‘Horrific’ or ‘major step’ to peace? US Jewish groups react to Trump’s Gaza proposal

American president’s call to relocate enclave’s residents elicits sharp revulsion from liberal Jewish groups, excitement from those on the right

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Trump’s proposals for Gaza keep sounding ‘better and better’ to Israel’s far right

Trump’s proposals for Gaza keep sounding ‘better and better’ to Israel’s far right

Otzma Yehudit leader Ben Gvir calls plant to relocate enclave’s residents ‘the only solution;’ Smotrich says it will ‘make the world great again...

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Speechwriter fired over white nationalist ties tapped for senior State Department post

Speechwriter fired over white nationalist ties tapped for senior State Department post

Darren Beattie, a self-described ‘proud Jew’ who Marco Rubio nominated to be undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, criticized...

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Jewish women braid hair and challah to celebrate release of hostage Agam Berger

Children and women who returned from Gaza during Nov. 2023 ceasefire and in recent weeks had their hair braided by the IDF soldier; now, her...

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The only Jew in Oświęcim, Poland, can see Auschwitz from her bedroom window

Hila Weisz-Gut, 34, moved to the Polish town that housed the Nazi death camp to join her Polish boyfriend, whom she met on a Holocaust education trip

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Alleged Nashville school shooter praised Hitler and shared neo-Nazi content

Police investigating antisemitic, anti-Black manifesto attributed to 17-year-old shooter, himself Black, who killed fellow student

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Pro-Israel megadonor Miriam Adelson takes center stage at Trump’s inauguration

As third-biggest contributor to the US president’s campaign, she gave at least $100 million in October, hosted an inaugural ball alongside Mark...

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Trump leaves WHO and climate accord, among massive changes to US policy on first day

Executive orders aimed at wiping out Biden’s legacy include freezing TikTok ban, rolling back transgender rights, limiting immigration, halting...

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Elon Musk’s straight-armed gesture at inauguration ignites comparisons to Nazi salute

Musk dismisses criticism of salute during his speech as a ‘tired attack’ as some Jewish groups condemn him and some defend him; some on...

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On ‘SNL,’ Dave Chappelle implores Trump to have empathy for Palestinians

Comedian’s monologue includes praise for Carter’s visit to Palestinian territories; his jokes about ‘the Jews’ during 2022...

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Synagogue that survived Palisades fire becomes a ‘refuge’ for many who lost homes

‘At least this home is standing for so many people,’ says rabbi at Kehillat Israel, hundreds of whose members’ houses were destroyed in the...

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Lebanon’s Aoun described as ‘dedicated’ army man with ‘national interest at heart’

Widely seen as US, Saudi Arabia’s first choice, the 61-year-old general has forged relations across Lebanon’s sectarian divides but is often...

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Deadly LA wildfires rip through Jewish communities, sparking action amid ashes

Congregants rescue 13 Torah scrolls from burning synagogue, as pop-up bagel shop partners with World Central Kitchen on relief effort; firefighters...

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Biden awards George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom

JTA — US President Joe Biden has awarded the United States’ top civilian honor to George Soros, the Holocaust survivor and billionaire donor to...

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Ukraine’s Zelensky lights candles with rabbis to mark third wartime Hanukkah

JTA — Ukraine’s Jewish president Volodymyr Zelensky lit candles with the country’s Chabad rabbis on Wednesday, marking the third wartime Hanukkah...

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Far-right politician who praised Nazi collaborators shocks with top finish in Romanian presidential election

Calin Georgescu will face liberal reformer Elena Lasconi in next week’s runoff in country’s first vote in decades in which centrist party not an...

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Argentina’s president compares Jewish FM to Torah’s Abraham in swearing-in ceremony

At inauguration for Gerardo Werthein, Javier Milei likens him to biblical patriach who had a ‘responsibility to bring messages of Torah, life and...

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