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Trump picks Lee Zeldin, Jewish former congressman from Long Island, to head EPA
Zeldin would pursue “fair and swift deregulatory decisions,” the president-elect promised on social media
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Cornell’s handling of a new course on Gaza could preview campus Israel battles under Trump
The Ivy League school’s president shares his concerns about a course on Israel and Palestine, as schools everywhere prepare for pushback from the government
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Politics Who is Stephen Miller, Trump’s Jewish adviser and White House deputy chief of staff?
Miller is known for his anti-immigration views, including the Muslim ban
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Politics If Vivek Ramaswamy becomes Secretary of State, his ‘America First’ ideology could complicate U.S.-Israel relationship
Ramaswamy has previously suggested cutting aid to Israel, and described the Biden administration’s emergency aid after the Hamas attack as ‘lazy’ and ‘counterproductive’
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Politics Did JD Vance mean to quote the wisdom of a serial killer from a Coen Brothers film?
The vice president-elect praised the wisdom of Anton Chigurh from Cormac McCarthy’s ‘No Country for Old Men’
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Politics Arab Americans and Israel hawks battle for influence in Trump’s second term
Massad Boulos, the Lebanese-American father-in-law of Tiffany Trump, may play a role in mediating a ceasefire in Lebanon
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Politics Jewish leaders weigh in about their priorities under a second Trump term
“Terrified” or gratified, groups told us how they are pivoting for a new era on climate change, reproductive rights, antisemitism, campus protests, religious freedom and social welfare
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Dutch Jews grapple with ‘weaponization’ of their fear following attack on Israelis
Many in the country’s small Jewish community say the incident was stripped of context, even as they worry about their own safety
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Politics Letter to a young poll worker: Why you must stay hopeful when the world threatens to break you
The voters we helped stand for the same hope as my Jewish immigrant ancestors did
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Politics Trump’s election proves it: The idea of an ‘American Jewish community’ is a myth
Jews have long been seen as a cohesive voting community. Not anymore
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Sports 20 Jewish men’s and women’s college basketball players to watch in 2024-25
From a 7-foot standout at Michigan to Yeshiva University’s leading scorer and a number of rising stars who hail from Israel
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News Student protesters being deported are not ‘martyrs and heroes,’ says former antisemitism envoy
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News Who is Alan Garber, the Jewish Harvard president who stood up to Trump over antisemitism?
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Opinion What Jewish university presidents say: Trump is exploiting campus antisemitism, not fighting it
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Opinion Yes, the attack on Gov. Shapiro was antisemitic. Here’s what the left should learn from it
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Sports Israeli mom ‘made it easy’ for new NHL player to make history
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