Christiane Amanpour exits CNN with a legacy shaped by the debate over Israel

Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor, is leaving the network after 43 years, closing a chapter in a career that made her one of television journalism’s most celebrated war correspondents — and one of its most controversial figures among Jewish and pro-Israel viewers. For many viewers, Amanpour’s legacy is that of a fearless correspondent who […]

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Dustin Hoffman and other stars celebrate the Jewish connection to Israel

LOS ANGELES — Dustin Hoffman, Gene Simmons, Jon Voight and Bob Odenkirk were among the Hollywood names who gathered at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Monday night for “Letters, Light and Love,” a theatrical production celebrating the centuries-old connection between the Jewish people and Israel through letters written by historical figures and ordinary people. The sold-out […]

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Trump endorsement of Netanyahu blasted by liberal policy advocates, Democrats

A day after President Donald Trump endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli election eight days from now, U.S. policy analysts, Democratic lawmakers and liberal advocacy groups slammed the decision.  Trump announced his support for Netanyahu, who is running for reelection, in a Sunday Truth Social post that described the Israeli leader as “a […]

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Antisemitic terror rattled the Rockies last year. Now Boulder could have a mayor who won’t say whether Israel should exist.

BOULDER, Colo. – Voters in this Rocky Mountain foothills college town could soon elect a mayor who won’t affirm that Israel should exist, just a year and a half after an antisemitic terror attack struck the city’s historic downtown.  Protests against Israel’s operations in Gaza cropped up in Boulder in the months following the Oct. […]

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In Pittsburgh, a campus antisemitism report’s authors neglected to speak with Jewish students

Can a college campus accurately assess its antisemitism problem without talking to Jews? That’s the question facing the University of Pittsburgh, where an internal working group on campus antisemitism recently published a report that did not include, nor appear to have solicited, the perspectives of the school’s estimated 1,400 Jewish students — nor any other […]

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As US business ties to Israel are scrutinized, this Michigan group hopes to strengthen them nationwide

DETROIT – On paper, they were all competitors: Dozens of regional groups, many funded by their respective local governments, each one hoping to recruit Israeli businesses to grow their own economies. But this week in Michigan, at the first-ever U.S.-Israel Innovation Exchange Summit, they all united with the common goal of promoting broader American business […]

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Talarico blames Netanyahu, not the Israeli people, for devastation in Gaza

James Talarico, Texas’ Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, said he holds Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, rather than the Israeli people, responsible for civilian devastation in Gaza.  Talarico, a Texas state representative, is running neck and neck against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, in a race whose results could affect which party controls the Senate […]

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How Brandeis University is reimagining the liberal arts for a new generation

Brandeis University, known for its proud past, is reimagining itself for the future.  Located in a Boston suburb, Brandeis opened in 1948 at a time when Jews and other minorities faced open discrimination at many American universities. Named for Justice Louis Brandeis — the first Jewish member of the U.S. Supreme Court — the university’s founders pioneered […]

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