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Fast Forward Palestinian-French lawmaker arrested after praising 1972 bomber of Ben Gurion Airport
Rima Hassan decried the charges, writing on social media that she was the "target of political, judicial, and media harassment.”
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Fast Forward Who is Hasan Piker, the left-wing streamer accused of being an antisemite?
The popular Twitch host has drawn condemnation over alleged antisemitism even as some Democrats sit down with him.
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Antisemitism Decoded After Minneapolis, a YouTuber comes for Jewish ‘welfare queens’
At a time when federal policy can be shaped by the online outrage machine, Tyler Oliveira has turned his sights on two Jewish communities
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Opinion UpScrolled is a social media haven for unspeakable antisemitism. How does that help Palestinians?
The new site’s incubator said it lives up to ‘human-centric’ values
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Fast Forward TikTok deal fuels rise of UpScrolled, whose founder conceived it as a haven for Palestinian activism
Antisemitic content has flooded the app as users surged this week past 1 million
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Culture The Mississippi synagogue arson suspect has a Christian fitness site. Here’s what that tells us
The alleged arsonist's Christian-influenced fitness program reveals what ideas may have influenced him
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Fast Forward After MIT professor’s killing, Jewish influencers spread unverified antisemitism claim
Nuno Loureiro’s death seemed to prove Jews everywhere were under attack. There was just one problem.
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Culture Surprise, we’re going to Auschwitz! What happens when an influencer stumbles upon a Holocaust memorial
An influencer gifted her boyfriend a trip to the concentration camp for his birthday. What does that say about the state of Holocaust remembrance?
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News Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s selection as JTS commencement speaker roils graduating class
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Film & TV A new documentary challenges stereotypes about Orthodox Jewish women — and their wigs
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
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News Analysis: As Democrats unite behind Platner, Schumer’s future as leader faces tests
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