Jewish mayor of Minneapolis issues veto, Chicago mayor votes yes in latest wave of ceasefire resolutions
Jacob Frey, the Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, criticized “a one-sided resolution that adds more division to an already fraught situation”
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NJ man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 2022 spree of violent antisemitic attacks
In April 2022, Dion Marsh perpetrated a series of attacks against Orthodox Jews in and around Lakewood, a central New Jersey city and hub of Orthodox Jewish life
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Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich wins gold medal in Qatar, home to Hamas’ leadership
Freilich displayed an Israeli flag in Doha, and had “Am Yisrael Chai” written on his shoulder
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Analysis: 4 things to know about Biden’s sanctions of West Bank settlers
Biden ordered financial sanctions on 4 settlers engaged in violence against Palestinians
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TikTok’s pro-Israel investors face conundrum as platform is blamed for fueling antisemitism
If Arthur Dantchik and Jeff Yass have pushed for a greater effort to rein in antisemitic content, it’s not known. But it’s clear that they have both the potential to force a conversation about Jewish concerns within the Chinese company — and incentives not to
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Georgia’s sole Jewish legislator targeted with antisemitic postcard prior to bill signing
State Rep. Esther Panitch was the lead sponsor of a bill to codify the state’s definition of antisemitism
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Books The Lublin Yeshiva Library was thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. Then its books started turning up.
A dogged researcher has so far identified 800 surviving books from a library thought burned during the Holocaust
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David Rubenstein, Baltimore-raised Jewish billionaire, to buy the Orioles
New MLB owner has donated to the Duke Center for Jewish Life and funded the restoration of a Torah saved from Auschwitz
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Should schools suspend students for chanting ‘From the river to the sea’? A federal investigation in Minnesota will test the issue.
A school district that suspended students who used the phrase is accused of Islamophobic discrimination
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Court says Florida university officials are not going to shut down Students for Justice in Palestine
Pro-Palestinian student group sought to block university from deactivating them — but court said that won’t happen
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Chicago council votes for a cease-fire, making it the largest city to endorse one
The Chicago City Council’s sole Jewish member called it a one-sided resolution for failing to call for Hamas’ elimination
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