Judge unseals case of Columbia activist detained by ICE, as legal fight intensifies
Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys pushed for his release, while Jewish groups are split on the issue
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Trump says Chuck Schumer is ‘not Jewish anymore’
The President has called the Senate Minority Leader 'a Palestinian' repeatedly
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Trump guts Department of Education, slashing office handling antisemitism complaints
Dismantling the department has long been a Republican ambition
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As ICE targets a pro-Palestinian activist, some Jews are asking if this is the fight against antisemitism they signed up for
Leaders who denounced campus antisemitism caution about the use of the issue as justification for President Trump’s broader agenda
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American Jewish Committee says it’s ‘appalled’ by Mahmoud Khalil’s views but does not praise his arrest
Jewish Federations of North America said it would not comment on Khalil's arrest. Hillel International has not responded to multiple inquiries.
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Antisemitic terror plot in Australia was fake and staged by a crime boss, police say
Australian Jews were facing violent incidents for months but authorities say there hasn’t been a significant attack since early February
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A bagel shop backed out of a Jewish food festival over Israel. Then regret set in.
Isaac’s Bagels in Durham, North Carolina, was the epicenter of a dramatic series of events ending with reconciliation
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Pro-Israel LGBTQ group A Wider Bridge names new leadership after previous director charged with sexual misconduct
The announcement of Rabbi Denise Eger as interim director, as well as Daniel Hernandez as board chair earlier this year, comes as the group contends with pressures from multiple angles
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Trump allies target Jewish judge — and his wife — after ruling on Palestinian activist
Judge Jesse Furman halted the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate
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The judge who blocked Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation is an observant Jew
Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York has adjourned court early for Shabbat
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A growing number of Jewish groups are condemning Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest
President Donald Trump cheered the arrest, and the White House tweeted, 'SHALOM, MAHMOUD'
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