Amid an incoherent war with Iran, antisemitism fills the vacuum
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Jewish leaders defended Newsom from recent backlash. They still want answers.
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Jewish Democrats press for oversight as Trump’s Iran war rages on
With support strong among Jews but not party voters generally, leaders say the dispute is about congressional powers, not opposition to Israel’s fight
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A defiant song, whose lyricist is in prison for snubbing the ayatollah, plays on Jewish themes to confront authoritarian rule
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Confronting a Khamenei vigil in NYC, Iranian protesters declare solidarity with Jews
Amid shouts of 'death to America,' and 'death to Israel,' dissenting voices in Washington Square Park drew parallels between the vigil and celebrations of Oct. 7
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Ronnie Eldridge was one of NYC’s toughest political minds
Friends and family of the longtime City Council member and activist, who has died at 95, remember her as a New York institution all by herself
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Fast Forward Chabad on high alert after false Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens war claims
Two leading right-wing anti-Israel influencers hurl accusations that the highly visible Hasidic sect is somehow behind the Iran conflict
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Purim gets creative in Israel, with festivities driven underground
Reading Megillat Esther in the bomb shelter takes place of the usual raves and parades in a country at war
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For Iranian American Jews, Trump’s talk of regime change stirs hopes of return
From Great Neck to Los Angeles, Iranian Jews in exile cautiously dream of a homecoming
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Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, has a plan for his people’s future — if they’ll have him
The exiled son of the Shah is closely allied with Israel — and leaves Iranians divided over his offer to be the nation’s transitional leader
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