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WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Biden administration suspended funding for the main relief agency for Palestinians after UNRWA said it had fired staffers who allegedly took part in the Oct. 7 massacres in Israel, a major financial blow while the Israel-Hamas war still rages. UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini in a statement on Friday confirmed […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – On the same day the president of Northwestern University announced the new members of a task force formed to combat antisemitism on campus, the school became a target of a federal investigation into its handling of antisemitism. The confluence on Tuesday would seem to be good timing for the private Big Ten […]

When 18-year-old TJ Katz was elected last February to be international president of BBYO after four years of deep involvement with the Jewish youth organization, the New Jersey teen was exceedingly excited. Serving as the face of a movement that reaches over 70,000 teens in 62 countries, Katz told an interviewer, put him in a […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Donald Trump’s victory party in New Hampshire featured a broadside against George Soros as he prepared for an almost certain rematch with Joe Biden in November.  The former president handily won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday after winning in Iowa last week, and has a commanding lead in national polls. The […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Pro-Palestinian activists in New Hampshire have encouraged voters to fill in “ceasefire” on ballots as the state goes to the polls in one of the most watched primaries this cycle. “We have to get out and show Biden that we’re not just asking for a ceasefire, we’re demanding it,” says the Vote […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Hamas reportedly rejected an Israeli offer for a two-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages held in Gaza, even as top U.S. and Qatari officials said talks aimed at an extended pause in the war are “serious.” On Monday, Axios reported that Israel proposed the pause of up to […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – An Instagram post using a SpongeBob SquarePants meme to promote Holocaust denial managed to evade Meta’s system for removing such content, raising questions about the company’s ability to combat certain indirect forms of hate speech, an independent oversight panel concluded in a case published Tuesday. The finding came in a review of […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Prominent Jewish critics of Harvard University are opposing the appointment of a Jewish studies professor to co-chair the school’s new antisemitism task force, arguing that his views on Israel and antisemitism disqualify him. The latest controversy at Harvard began on Friday, when Derek Penslar, director of the school’s center for Jewish studies, […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Pastor John Hagee, the influential pro-Israel evangelical leader, blasted Republicans for trafficking in “thinly veiled racism”  and a “contagious viral strain of anti-American, anti-Christian, and antisemitic politics.” Hagee, the founder of Christians United for Israel, has long been associated with the pro-Israel right and has praised and endorsed a series of Republican […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Ron DeSantis’ decision to end his presidential campaign leaves Nikki Haley as the only serious Republican challenger to Donald Trump, potentially consolidating her support among Jewish voters and donors in the party who seek an alternative to the former president. Trump responded to DeSantis’ exit by ramping up his attacks on Haley, […]