Two leading Jewish civil rights groups stepped up after Jewish teachers reported antisemitic harassment last year at the National Education Association’s annual convention, only to devolve into disagreement ahead of this year’s convention. The unusual public dispute between the Jewish Council of Public Affairs and the Anti-Defamation League brought to the fore a simmering tension […]
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Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University pro-Palestinian protest leader, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the Trump administration had colluded with several pro-Israel groups to prosecute him for his advocacy. The lawsuit is “about exposing the network of organizations, political actors, and institutions that work together to criminalize solidarity with Palestine,” Khalil, who became the face […]
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Former Vice President Mike Pence has weighed in against antisemitism after officials in his Indiana town say a costly fire may have been caused by arson to an Israeli flag displayed on a local barn. The alleged arson broke out early Friday morning, damaging a historic home in Zionsville, Indiana, where Pence lives, and causing […]
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The New Israel Fund cited freedom of speech in pushing back Friday against a congressional investigation alleging that the U.S. nonprofit violated its tax-exempt status by funding political campaign activity in Israel in 2019. “NIF will not be deterred in our work to defend democracy, promote equality, and advance peace in Israel,” New Israel Fund […]
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About 6 in 10 Jewish adults said they feel “less safe” living in the United States than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, according to a new survey released Friday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll, which surveyed 1,022 Jewish adults from June 11 to June […]
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Yet another survey has found that fewer than half of Jews in an American city identify as Zionists — this time in Milwaukee, the childhood home of Golda Meir, the Zionist icon and former Israeli prime minister. The survey, released last week by the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, found that 43% of Jewish adults said they identified […]
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While Americans view Israelis far more favorably than the Israeli government, their opinion of the Jewish state’s residents has continued to decline, according to a survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. The survey, which surveyed 12,574 U.S. adults from May 4 to May 17, 2026, found that 52% have a favorable opinion of […]
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Viewers of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary debate on Tuesday night could be forgiven for at times forgetting that one candidate comes with the heavy backing of pro-Israel donors. “The prime minister of Israel has failed,” Rep. Haley Stevens said when asked about Iran, saying that both Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had […]
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Hundreds of people affiliated with the white supremacist group Patriot Front marched in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, in a July 4 show of force by the group founded by a veteran of a landmark 2017 far-right rally that featured an antisemitic chant. The marchers in Washington wore masks and some carried Confederate flags, according to […]
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Jewish groups are readying for the arrival of Israeli far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir in New York City next week. Several progressive Jewish organizations have planned a protest at a plaza outside the United Nations, where Israeli media reported that the minister would be attending a conference on policing. Meanwhile, other left-wing groups […]
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