Texas man charged with making antisemitic death threats to Jewish conservative pundits

A Texas man was arrested last week in Florida after he allegedly launched a volley of antisemitic death threats against several prominent conservative activists. Nicholas Lyn Ray, 28, of Spring, Texas, allegedly made his threats between Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 on an X account named “@zionistarescum,” according to an arrest affidavit. His alleged victims […]

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Cornell inks $60M deal with Trump administration to resolve antisemitism claims

Cornell University will pay $60 million to the Trump administration to resolve ongoing antisemitism investigations and unfreeze $250 million in federal funds, becoming the fourth Ivy League school and fifth overall to strike such a deal. The deal came weeks after another agreement signed by the University of Virginia, and also followed the resolution of […]

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In Indiana, a vaunted Jewish studies program is upended by red-state politics over Israel and speech

A sudden change in leadership at Indiana University’s Jewish studies program has erupted into a bitter internal feud, pitting a new interim director against faculty and students who say he is undermining academic freedom and reshaping the program’s direction amid national tensions over Israel and campus speech. The turmoil began with the abrupt replacement of […]

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Mamdani condemns swastika graffiti at Brooklyn yeshiva as ‘disgusting and heartbreaking’

The incident that prompted Zohran Mamdani’s first condemnation of local antisemitism since he was elected mayor took place just minutes after the race was called in his favor. Two red swastikas were spray-painted on Magen David Yeshivah in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, according to footage shared on social media and the New York Police Department, […]

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Heritage Foundation staff confront president over antisemitism, defense of Tucker Carlson

The president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, apologized to his staff on Wednesday for his refusal to condemn Tucker Carlson after the right-wing broadcaster aired a friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes.  During a tense, two-hour all-hands meetings, staff members challenged Roberts’ leadership, questioned Heritage’s credibility, and warned that his stance had gravely […]

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Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City, in decisive end to race that polarized Jewish voters

Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, delivering a decisive win in a three-way race that divided and in many cases distressed the city’s Jews. Mamdani received a significant enough majority of votes that major news agencies declared the election less than 40 minutes after polls closed in the city, following the […]

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Jewish exodus underway from Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism initiative over Tucker Carlson

The Heritage Foundation’s marquee effort to combat antisemitism, a coalition known as Project Esther, is rapidly losing members following the conservative think tank’s public defense of Tucker Carlson after he gave a friendly interview to the white nationalist and antisemitic provocateur Nick Fuentes. At least seven individuals and organizations affiliated with Heritage’s National Task Force […]

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