A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans — and rebuked their ‘one-sided’ statement on Israel
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, drew a standing ovation with his call for unity
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End the war in Gaza, major Jewish philanthropists tell Netanyahu in open letter with more than 1,600 signatures
The letter began circulating on Tuesday and quickly garnered signatures
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Mahmoud Khalil pushes back on claims of antisemitism at Columbia in Ezra Klein interview
“I would say there is this manufactured hysteria about antisemitism at Columbia because of the protests,” said Khalil.
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Josh Shapiro calls Netanyahu’s denial of starvation ‘abhorrent’, urges Trump to ‘flood the zone’ With Gaza aid
The Jewish Democrat criticized both Hamas and Israel’s leadership while calling for a hostage release and an urgent humanitarian response
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Bard president Leon Botstein says Trump’s campaign against colleges follows ‘a classic antisemitic routine’
Botstein, born in 1946 in Europe to Holocaust survivors, has led the liberal arts college for 50 years.
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Israel broadcasts Hamas’ video of hostage Evyatar David in Times Square
“Ignored by the media too busy echoing Hamas propaganda,” said a caption next to the video.
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Netanyahu reportedly plans to occupy Gaza, in move opposed by IDF brass and majority of Israelis
“The die is cast — we are going for a full occupation of the Gaza Strip,” said a senior Israeli official.
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After this teachers’ union endorsed Mamdani, some Jewish educators are withholding their dues in protest
“We helped elect Mulgrew, and now we feel like Mulgrew sort of stabbed us in the back,” said Moshe Spern, the leader of United Jewish Teachers.
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J Street head says he was ‘persuaded’ by arguments that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami joined a chorus of other Jewish leaders accusing Israel of committing genocide
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France suspends Gaza evacuation program after it admits student accused of sharing antisemitic posts
'Hamas propagandists have no place in our country,' said French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau
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Trump fired a commissioner over bad jobs numbers. Nixon targeted a ‘Jewish cabal’ at the same agency
White House personnel chief Fred Malek later apologized for tallying Jewish staffers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump tapped him in 2017 to lead a prestigious think tank.
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