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Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email kornbluh@forward.com.
Jacob Kornbluh is the Forward’s senior political reporter. Follow him on Twitter @jacobkornbluh or email kornbluh@forward.com.
The United Nations’ special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, released an eight-point action plan Thursday for governments to combat antisemitism. “Every government — including in countries where no Jewish communities reside — should adopt a national action plan to combat antisemitism,” Shaheed wrote in the plan. Alternatively, nations should draft blueprints…
Steven Dettelbach, President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), pledged to focus on combating hate crimes and gun violence during his confirmation hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. “Violent crime is increasing, firearms violence and mass shootings are increasing, hate crimes and religious violence are…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams reassured American Jews on Tuesday that he has their back as antisemitic incidents rise and gun violence continues to attract attention in the city. But he had one request: Speak out publicly and forcefully in support of police officers under attack. “I need you to raise your voice,” Adams…
A Georgetown University student carrying a Palestinian flag refused to shake the hand of Secretary of State Antony Blinken Saturday after she received her diploma. Video of the scene shows the graduate, identified as Nooran Alhamdan, shaking her head as Blinken reached out to shake her hand. She then shook the hand of another person…
A group of prominent progressive Jews is calling on Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, to apologize for what they describe as “false smears” of one of its leaders and for equating groups critical of Israel with white supremacists. Last week, Greenblatt called a tweet by Waleed Shahid, the communications director for…
Israel’s defense minister, Benny Gantz, said on Sunday that he discussed the fatal shooting of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while she was covering a raid in the occupied West Bank for Al-Jazeera, in his meetings with senior officials of the U.S. administration last week. But during a briefing with reporters in New York, Gantz…
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani got into a shouting match with an onlooker during the annual “Celebrate Israel parade” down Fifth Avenue, calling the man a “jackass,” “brainwashed” and “probably as demented as Biden.” Giuliani, who helped lead the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, was at the parade with…
For decades, one of the most public ways to demonstrate a love for Israel has been to march down Fifth Avenue in the Israel Day Parade, a rite of spring for thousands of New Yorkers, and an opportunity for politicians to connect with Jewish voters. Organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York,…
