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Three pro-Israel Democrats gain power on House Foreign Affairs Committee

Why the Gaza plan is doomed to fail

Analysts have dissected U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan and rightly focused on the doubtful prospect that Hamas will disarm as the most obvious reason…

Maryland governor awards $10 million to 116 orgs to protect against hate crimes

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday that $10 million in Protection Against Hate Crimes grants will be awarded to 116 organizations, including nonprofits,…

As High Holidays loom in trying times, key to remember how Jews put the ‘oy’ in toys, industry experts say

Bicycles hang from trusses on a color-changing ceiling and a 10-foot-tall Mr. Potato Head presides above, as light pours through a circular window, which evokes an…

Damascus is proposing a ‘hudna,’ not a security deal

Syrian Foreign Minister Al-Shaibani urged Israel to seize a “historic opportunity” and said Syria is “extending its hand for understandings, for peace, for diplomacy” in a…

Antisemitic vandals target Dolly Parton's Wikipedia page just hours after her death

As millions around the world mourned the loss of the legendary cultural icon, social media users shared screenshots of modifications to her profile.

Need to answer questions about Board of Peace, senior House Dems tell Rubio

Two senior House Democrats wrote to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday demanding information on the financing of the U.S.-led Board of Peace, which…

Seattle mayor launches police chief search, City Hall tells JNS too soon to say if it'll consult Jewish leaders

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson launched a national search on Tuesday for the city’s next police chief, after she asked Shon Barnes to resign as chief of…

Minnesota college offers ‘Palestine’ course covering ‘ongoing genocide' in Gaza

Macalester College, a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minn., is offering a sociology course in the upcoming fall semester called “Palestine.” with central topics…

Catholic theologians launch a bold appeal supporting Israel

In the face of rising anti-Zionism and a troubling wave of antisemitism, two Catholic theologians have issued a public appeal that should matter deeply to Jews.…

Gottheimer asks House leaders to sign onto bipartisan measure decrying Jew-hatred in both parties

After antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker tried to blame Jewish supporters of Israel for worsening antisemitism, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) called on House Republican leaders on Tuesday…

US watching developments at Ali al-Taher Ridge, says US Beirut envoy

The United States is waiting to see what unfolds over the next two days at the Ali al-Taher Ridge in Southern Lebanon, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon…

Ra'am chief under fire after saying accepting Jewish state 'a political necessity'

United Arab List (Ra’am) Party Chairman Mansour Abbas wrote in an Arabic-language post on Wednesday that he is forced to accept a Jewish state because otherwise…

Australia concludes official hearing on antisemitism

Australia’s Royal Commission on Antisemitism held its final day of hearings on Wednesday and is scheduled to deliver its report in December, shortly after the first…