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15 Jews arrested at Palantir protest after Mamdani joins 'Seder in the Street"
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (598+ words) Plus, UJA-Federation of New York sends Mamdani 3, 000 letters urging him to sign legislation restricting protests outside synagogues and schools. Zohran Mamdani'became the first sitting mayor to join "Seder in the Streets," an event hosted annually by the progressive group Jews…...
A new anti-Zionist PAC has endorsed candidates who believe Jews were behind 9/11
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1156+ words) Michael Rectenwald, the founder of AZAPAC, has referred to Jewish people as "the Synagogue of Satan." A new group opposing AIPAC is backing anti-Israel candidates across party lines. Some of its endorsees have blamed Israel and Jews for 9/11 and the…...
Iran ceasefire teeters as IDF continues to pound Hezbollah in Lebanon, Strait of Hormuz stays closed
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (225+ words) Iran and European leaders say the truce should include Lebanon. U. S. Vice President JD Vance is headed to Pakistan on Friday for in-person talks to reach a permanent end to the U. S. -Israeli war on Iran " with Israel's continued campaign against the…...
60% of Americans have an unfavorable view of Israel, up sharply since 2022, survey shows
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (274+ words) The survey found that 56% of U. S. Jews have little or no confidence in Benjamin Netanyahu. Six in 10 Americans say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Israel, up 20 points since 2022, according to a new Pew Research Center survey released…...
I lost my dad at 12 " and found my Jewish identity in the spaces he left behind
1+ day, 47+ min ago (620+ words) A teen grapples with grief, emotional abuse and isolation " and discovers Judaism as a source of connection. This article was produced as part of'JTA's Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on…...
US and Iran agree to 'fragile' 2-week ceasefire; Israel says deal does not extend to Lebanon
20+ hour, 39+ min ago (218+ words) Israelis have been told to remain alert and ready to reach bomb shelters. Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Wednesday as a tenuous ceasefire took hold in its monthlong war with Iran, which it has conducted jointly with the…...
In rallies taking on Israel, a defiant Hasan Piker boosts Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el-Sayed
22+ hour, 53+ min ago (1475+ words) Piker said he no longer feels lonely as a vocally anti-Israel figure who has been accused of antisemitism. ANN ARBOR, Michigan " Outside, in a line that stretched around the block, the hundreds of people who turned out for Abdul el-Sayed's…...
Jewish groups condemn Trump's threat that a "whole civilization will die" in Iran
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (600+ words) We know what it means when leaders call for communities and populations to be wiped out," said the CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," wrote Trump…...
National support group for interfaith Jewish families guts staff amid funding crisis
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (880+ words) 18 Doors now has four people on staff, down from 15 last year. A national nonprofit that supports interfaith Jewish families has slashed its workforce after facing an unanticipated budget shortfall. 18 Doors announced on March 31 that it had "significantly" reduced its staff…...
London music festival canceled after UK bars Ye's entry amid pressure from Jewish groups
2+ day, 21+ min ago (541+ words) We hope that lessons are learned across the music industry," said the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. London's Wireless Festival has been canceled after the British government denied entry to Ye, the rapper formerly known as…...