Anti-Israel protesters graffitied the property of a New Jersey synagogue that was hosting a talk by an Israeli soldier, drawing condemnation from local officials. On Sunday morning, anti-Israel demonstrators gathered in front of Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange, New Jersey, to protest a talk by members of the Israeli Air Force’s search-and-rescue unit. According […]
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Aliza Gettenberg of Lawrence, New York, knew she wanted to become a dentist after someone’s description of the occupation as the “perfect combination of doctor, engineer and artist” struck a chord with her. But first she had to find a dental school that fit her professional vision. She sought a program focused on dentistry’s digital future, […]
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President Donald Trump says he has asked Jordan to accept Palestinians from Gaza and plans to press Egypt to do the same. Trump said he spoke to Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday, five days after being inaugurated for his second term and six days into a ceasefire that he pressed for in the Israel-Hamas […]
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Jewish billionaire and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Thursday to help cover U.S. financial commitments to the United Nations climate body after President Donald Trump said he would eliminate the funding and withdraw from the global Paris climate agreement. The new Republican president is repeating a policy decision he made at the […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come to the defense of Elon Musk, days after the billionaire and prominent Trump ally was accused of delivering Nazi salutes at a presidential inauguration rally. One hour later, the world’s richest man was cracking Holocaust jokes on social media. “Elon Musk is being falsely smeared,” Netanyahu wrote on […]
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Police in Tennessee are investigating whether an antisemitic manifesto posted online was written by a teenager accused of carrying out a fatal school shooting in Nashville on Wednesday. The alleged shooter at Antioch High School appears to have posted a livestream of the shooting as well as content on his social media accounts prior to […]
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Hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, many Jewish groups sounded the alarm when Elon Musk appeared to twice deliver a Nazi salute at the Presidential Parade. But the Jewish group most famous for fighting antisemitism had a different take. “It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a […]
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Rep. Elise Stefanik decried “antisemitic rot” at the United Nations and called for the international body’s Palestinian aid agency to be defunded at her Senate confirmation hearing to become the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. She also defended a campaign ad that was criticized for promoting the antisemitic “great replacement” theory. And she rejected allegations […]
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Harvard University has settled two lawsuits with Jewish groups accusing the school of fostering an antisemitic environment in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, as President Donald Trump retakes office with a promise to more heavily police universities for such cases. As part of the settlements, Harvard says it has agreed to […]
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Family members of Israelis held hostage in Gaza appeared onstage with President Donald Trump during a post-inauguration rally in Washington, D.C., on Monday. They were joined by Noa Argamani, a former hostage who was freed by the Israeli army in June. The Israelis, many holding hostage posters and all wearing yellow scarves, were called on […]
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