‘The wrong message’: Jewish groups slam Brad Lander for divesting from Israel
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Antisemitic memes fail to disqualify Elon Musk’s ‘MechaHitler’ bot from Department of Defense contract
Good enough for government work — and $200 million of taxpayer money
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Antisemitism envoy post remains unfilled six months into Trump’s term
Senate has yet to hold a hearing for Yehuda Kaploun, the president’s nominee for the role, amid rising antisemitism globally
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Trump cuts made campuses less safe for Jewish students, says former Dept. of Education official
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Woodstock, but make it Orthodox: A Jewish music festival comes to the Catskills
Yamim Ba’im, starring Orthodox Israeli superstar Ishay Ribo, will take place Aug. 7 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts — the same site as the legendary 1969 Woodstock Festival
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Alaska’s Nazi Creek renamed after 80 years, following advocacy by son of WWII veteran
A synagogue in Anchorage, roughly 1,200 miles away, endorsed the move
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Mandy Patinkin calls on Jews to reflect on Gaza war: ‘is this acceptable and sustainable?’
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Sports A Jewish pitcher was tapped to start the MLB All-Star game. In a menschy move, he gave it up.
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Former Israeli prime minister rebuts Tucker Carlson’s claim that Jeffrey Epstein worked for Mossad
“The accusation that Jeffrey Epstein somehow worked for Israel or the Mossad running a blackmail ring is categorically and totally false,” wrote Naftali Bennett
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Family of Palestinian-American allegedly beaten to death by settlers in the West Bank calls for US investigation
The liberal Israel lobby J Street also called for a US-led investigation into the death
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When Iran’s internet went down during its war with Israel, so did bot networks spreading disinformation: Report
Analysts said a 16-day gap in meddling posts about British politics offered direct evidence of state-sponsored interference online
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