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One of the most prominent Jewish politicians in the United States said Zohran Mamdani, New York’s Democratic mayoral nominee, should curb “blatantly antisemitic” language among his supporters. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is among the establishment Democrats who have hesitated to embrace Mamdani, a democratic socialist and vocal critic of Israel. Mamdani also has yet to […]

Columbia University announced Wednesday night that it had agreed to a $220 million settlement with the Trump administration, bringing a close to months of tense negotiations between the two parties over allegations of antisemitism on the school’s campus. “While Columbia does not admit to wrongdoing with this resolution agreement, the institution’s leaders have recognized, repeatedly, […]

President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO, accusing the U.N.’s science and cultural and organization of an anti-Israel bias and a “globalist” agenda. In a statement Tuesday that drew mixed reactions from Jewish groups, the State Department accused the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which preserves cultural heritage sites […]

A New York federal appeals court ruled Monday to overturn the guilty verdict for the man convicted in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, the Jewish 6-year-old whose kidnapping and presumed murder changed America’s approach to missing-child cases. Pedro Hernandez, 64, was convicted of Etan’s kidnapping and murder in 2017 and was serving a 25-year […]

Columbia University is suspending, expelling and revoking the degrees of students who participated in two high-profile pro-Palestinian demonstrations on its campus. The university announced on Tuesday that a judicial board had meted out the punishments to students who participated in the pro-Palestinian encampment in April 2024 and who occupied the campus’ main library in May. […]

The subject of Israel has repeatedly encroached on New York City’s mayoral race. Now, the country’s prime minister is also weighing in. Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the Democratic candidate, Zohran Mamdani, in an appearance on the “Full Send Podcast” with the Nelk Boys published on Monday. The Canadian-American influencer group is known for their viral pranks […]

A federal judge in Boston heard arguments Monday in a closely watched case between Harvard University and the Trump administration over more than $2 billion in frozen research funding, a dispute rooted in claims the university failed to adequately respond to antisemitism on campus. The hearing marked a key moment in the legal fight, which […]

The board of directors for the National Education Association, the United States’ largest teachers union, has rejected a proposal by its delegates to sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League. The rejection on Friday night comes after the delegates’ proposal earlier this month to bar the union from using, endorsing or publicizing any materials from the […]

A simmering dispute over Israel’s treatment of visa applications by Christian groups has boiled over into a diplomatic standoff, with U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee threatening to warn American Christians against visiting the Jewish state if the issue is not resolved and suggesting that the foundation of the American-Israel relationship is in jeopardy.  In a sharply […]