Mamdani’s MOCAry of the struggle against antisemitism
The central task now is to understand what the New York City mayor’s game really is.
Source: JNS86
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Lebanon has a ‘rare moment’ to disarm Hezbollah, Gottheimer says
“Many of the leadership are saying the right things,” the New Jersey congressman said. “Now, it’s a question of making it happen and making it happen…
Source: JNS89
Waltz blasts Russia, China for killing Iran snapback sanctions panel at United Nations
“Those who vetoed this resolution love to lecture all of us on their love for the U.N. Charter and this institution,” the U.S. envoy said.
Source: JNS75
‘Everything literally under the sukkah was taken,’ Oregon Hillel says of holiday theft
“The feeling that our new home could be desecrated so quickly—really unsettling and really sad,” Lenny Steinberg, of the Hillel, told JNS.
Source: JNS82
Lawyer fined for saying pro-Israel donors helped get Emory doctor fired
The attorney must pay $6,000 for pursuing frivolous conspiracy claims against donors to pro-Israel groups.
Source: JNS86
Superintendent of heavily Jewish Maryland county admits 'misstep' in handling Nazi swastika incident
"More must be done, and on that we agree," the head of the public school system in Montgomery County wrote to Jewish clergy. "At the same…
Source: JNS82
Days leading up to third Oct. 7 anniversary ‘very triggering’ for survivors, says legal scholar who documented crimes during the massacre
“We feel that we made one huge achievement and that is to move the conversation from whether these crimes happened to what are their consequences,” Israeli…
Source: JNS86
Yaniv the plumber, Simchat Torah and the survival of the Jewish people
The Torah itself teaches us to keep moving. We finish, and we begin again. We reach the end, and immediately, we return to the beginning.
Source: JNS78
US Energy Department staffer faces up to 20 years for alleged effort to aid Houthis
“These allegations are so deeply disturbing that they almost defy imagination,” the assistant U.S. attorney general stated.
Source: JNS89
Ambassador to UAE says flydubai incident didn't weaken Israel-Emirati relations – interview
“Of course there is concern," Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Yossi Shelley told The Jerusalem Post, adding that the incident showed the strength of the…
Source: The Jerusalem Post80
Muss High School Israel unveils refreshed brand identity for its next chapter
Rabbi Greg Litcofsky, executive director of recruitment and partnerships: “It brings us together—across generations, programs and the different names we called it—around one shared experience.”
Source: JNS78
American Jewish University names Ari Bloom chair of the 2050 Institute
AJU alum to guide convening strategy and national leadership initiatives.
Source: JNS88
Jerusalem’s largest Biennale yet asked artists to plumb their depths
The contemporary Jewish art event, held once every two years, opens at former National Library building on the Givat Ram campus and stretches across the capital
Source: The Times of Israel86
Two leaders claim Jerusalem, yet the holy sites tell a more complicated story
What are Turkish claims on Jerusalem? What are Jordanian claims? How do they clash?
Source: JNS86