80+ bands pull out of South by Southwest to protest festival’s ties to Israeli military
The festival initially threatened the boycott’s organizers with legal action. But it also says it respects the protest
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After drawing protests in NJ and Canada, Israeli real estate tour cancels Brooklyn stop over security concerns
The events have drawn increased interest from potential buyers and harsh protests since the Israel-Hamas war began
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Culture What to know about the fiery Jewish reactions to Jonathan Glazer’s Oscars speech criticizing Israel
Reactions to the speech point to a deeper division within the Jewish community, which has only grown since Oct. 7, over when and how to link the Holocaust to Israel
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Feds investigate Yonkers, NY, school district where girls basketball players yelled antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents
The district at the center of the new Title VI investigation has already fired its coach and disciplined players
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Civil liberties groups are suing Columbia over suspension of pro-Palestinian groups
New York Civil Liberties Union demands reinstatement of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace
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NJ school district retracts email encouraging staff to teach about Ramadan in context of Israeli ‘genocide’ of Palestinians
The interim superintendent said he was ‘angered’ by the email
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Netanyahu rebukes Biden for recent warnings to Israel
In a video message to an AIPAC conference Tuesday, the prime minister took aim at world leaders who have publicly opposed a ground operation in Rafah
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Itay Chen, 19, American-Israeli soldier missing since Oct. 7, is confirmed dead by IDF
Chen’s parents had become two of the most visible advocates for those being held hostage by Hamas
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GOP state senator aligns with rabbi who blames Zionism for the Holocaust
Pennsylvania’s Doug Mastriano referenced the Oct. 7 attack as a reason for introducing the bill to enhancie Holocaust education in public schools
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Kathy Goldman, NYC’s ‘most important food activist,’ dies at 92
She founded the Community Food Resource Center in 1980 — which provided food to hundreds of thousands of low-income New York City residents — and was its executive director for its 23 years of existence
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‘Nearly impossible’: Canadian Jewish groups raise alarm about threat to kosher slaughter
Three of the country’s five kosher butchers have ceased operating since the country’s food agency began enforcing new regulations last year
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