NEW YORK (JTA) — Hundreds of people rallied for Israel in New York City days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and following a string of antisemitic assaults and harassment in the United States. The demonstration on Sunday in downtown Manhattan, organized by the Israeli-American Council and other pro-Israel organizations, principally featured…
(JTA) — At least four cases of intimidation or assault against Jews have been reported in the United States since Thursday, in a continuation of what many fear is one of the country’s worst spate in years of antisemitic violence. On Saturday, six men assaulted and punched two Jewish teenagers in Brooklyn on 18th Avenue…
David Weprin, a state assemblyman from Queens, unveiled a bill Thursday that would require cash bail for suspects arrested and charged with hate crimes. The measure, he says, will help combat an alarming rise in antisemitic and anti-Asian incidents across New York City. It also comes at a time of increasing violent attacks against Jews…
Antisemitic harassment has roiled the streets of Miami and South Florida in the wake of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The most alarming incident took place earlier this week in Bal Harbour, a small, wealthy municipality in northern Miami Beach. According to a report on Ch. 10, the local ABC affiliate, four men shouted hateful slogans and…
NEW YORK (JTA) — One person was burned when two fireworks were thrown from a car amid an altercation with anti-Zionist protesters in a heavily Jewish New York City business district, according to police. The fight came on Thursday evening, on what appeared to be the final day of the conflict between Hamas and Israel,…
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be holding Friday morning, as the sounds of airstrikes and rocket fire were replaced by celebratory gunfire in the coastal enclave. The ceasefire was brokered by Egypt and had no conditions. The Gaza health ministry said Friday that 243 Palestinians had been killed in the 11 days…
(JTA) — After 11 days of fighting, Israel and Hamas agreed to a “mutual and simultaneous” ceasefire on Thursday that will begin at 2 a.m. Friday Israel time. Israel’s security cabinet unanimously approved the move, according to reports, after military officials presented what they deemed the successful outcomes of their campaign. “Hamas is deterred and…
Barely a year ago, Shir Nosatzki, gushed with pride over the popularity of a video she had helped produce as co-founder of “Have You Seen the Horizon Lately?” — an NGO devoted to promoting Jewish-Arab coexistence in Israel. The video, which went viral and garnered over 2 million views, highlighted the heroic efforts of Arab…
A week after its inexplicable highlighting of Meir Kahane, a convicted terrorist, for Jewish American Heritage Month, Montclair High School has once again angered some parents — this time, by honoring a Palestinian poet for Asian American and Pacific Islander month. The Jewish-American pick included in Wednesday’s daily announcement e-blast was the late Supreme Court…
(JTA) — In their fourth phone call since fighting in Gaza began 10 days ago, President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to begin winding down the conflict immediately. “The president conveyed to the prime minister that he expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire,” according to…
(JTA) — A group of Jewish employees at Google wants the company to speak out in support of Palestinians and consider terminating any contracts the technology giant may have with the Israeli military or other “institutions that support Israeli violations of Palestinian rights.” The Google workers published their call to action in an internal letter,…
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