Author: Sara Wood

In July 2024, X suspended antisemitic influencer Lucas Gage for six months for making “repeated and clear calls for violence.” This month, Gage was in Lakewood, New Jersey, explaining to two Jewish interviewers why he no longer considers himself an antisemite. “It’s like a disease. I’m serious. It was like this compulsion and look, it […]

Suspects who planned to attack the White House over the weekend sought to target lawmakers who received money from pro-Israel groups, according to federal law enforcement officials. Five men were charged on Tuesday for allegedly plotting to kill government officials and others attending the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House on Sunday, the […]

A far-right extremist YouTuber who has said he wants to see “another Hitler” has raised more than $19,000 for a Cornell University student who told a potential employer that he was “not interested in working for a jew.” The message was written by 19-year-old Austin Franco, a member of Cornell’s class of 2028, during his […]

A democratic socialist who has sharply criticized Israel and pledged to defend Jews from antisemitism is in the lead in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor in Washington, D.C., poising the nation’s capital to elect a progressive leader. Janeese Lewis George, a D.C. Council member, had received just over half of the 65% of votes that […]

A pro-Israel pastor who inveighs against “sharia law” and wants Jews to accept Jesus is the favored candidate in a crowded congressional primary in Oklahoma on Tuesday. Jackson Lahmeyer, the founder of Pastors for Trump and a political activist from the Tulsa area, secured the president’s endorsement ahead of Tuesday’s primary for the state’s solidly […]

In 2018, as President Barack Obama struck a deal with Iran to constrain its nuclear production, American Jewish groups were divided: Those on the right excoriated the deal, saying it left Iran a major threat to Israel, while those on the left were more supportive. This time around, as President Donald Trump has announced a […]

When dozens of Jewish girls emerged from a storm drain in Nyack, New York, Wednesday after becoming lost on a school trip, local officials described the episode as a fortunate ending to a potentially dangerous situation. On social media, however, the incident quickly drew a slew of antisemitic comments. “They can’t help it. Roaches and […]

Jerry Seinfeld offered a three-word response when asked to say “free Palestine” while leaving Madison Square Garden after the New York Knicks game on Wednesday night. “It doesn’t exist,” the Jewish comedian said, laughing. He was responding to a request from a streamer, FinesseFave, who spotted him outside the arena where Seinfeld watched the Knicks’ […]

The FBI arrested eight pro-Palestinian demonstrators connected to the University of Michigan Wednesday, charging them with conspiracy to threaten university leaders and their families as part of a pressure campaign to get the school to divest from Israel. The charges were filed May 20 and unsealed Wednesday following arrests in multiple states. According to the […]