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Flag-waving protesters lash coalition lawmakers as NY holds annual Israel parade

NEW YORK — Protesters denounced coalition lawmakers who were visiting New York on Sunday for the city’s Celebrate Israel Parade, a major annual...

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Coalition members back Rothman after he seizes protester’s megaphone in NYC

Several coalition lawmakers expressed support for Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman on Saturday after he was filmed forcefully seizing a...

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Police complaint filed against MK Rothman as he grabs megaphone from NYC protester

Anti-government demonstrators filed harassment charges against Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothamn early Saturday after he forcefully grabbed a...

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New York’s Celebrate Israel Parade set to take place under shadow of judicial strife

NEW YORK — New York City’s annual Celebrate Israel Parade was set to take place on Sunday under the shadow of the government’s contentious...

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Tikvah Fund alumni urge group to cut support for think tank behind judicial overhaul

NEW YORK — Over two dozen alumni of the Tikvah Fund, a conservative US Jewish organization, have urged the group to cut support to the Kohelet...

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Bill in Congress aims to defund colleges for antisemitism after NY law school speech

NEW YORK — Pressure mounted on New York City’s public college system on Thursday in the wake of a commencement speech that was harshly critical of...

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Lawmakers lash NYC college system over ‘antisemitic’ graduation speech

NEW YORK — US lawmakers, local politicians and Jewish groups blasted the City University of New York and its law school on Tuesday for a...

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NYC Israelis to protest coalition lawmakers in town for Celebrate Israel Parade

NEW YORK — An Israeli protest group in New York announced on Sunday that it plans to rally against coalition lawmakers who are visiting the city...

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NYC’s public law school releases video of ‘antisemitic’ commencement speech

NEW YORK — New York City’s public law school on Thursday released a video of a commencement ceremony held earlier this month, including a speech...

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After NYC colleges partner with Jewish groups, campus Zionists call it a fig leaf

NEW YORK — A group of Zionist professors and students lashed Jewish advocacy organizations for partnering with New York City’s public college...

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New York State lawmakers blast bill targeting charities sending money to settlements

NEW YORK — New York State lawmakers on Wednesday censured progressive colleagues for introducing a bill in Albany targeting Israeli settlements,...

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I’m Jewish, I don’t have to lie: Democrat challenger lashes ‘disgrace’ George Santos

NEW YORK — A Jewish politician from Long Island on Tuesday blasted Congressman George Santos for his lies, including falsehoods about being Jewish,...

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Abbas calls on UN to oust Israel at world body’s first ‘Nakba Day’ commemoration

NEW YORK — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas compared Israeli rhetoric to Nazi propaganda, demanded Israel be suspended from the UN if...

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Israel’s UN envoy urges other diplomats to stay away from Monday ‘Nakba’ event

NEW YORK — Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Sunday called on other UN envoys to not attend a Monday event at the General...

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Israeli Inbar Lanir wins gold at World Judo Championships in Qatar

Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir won a gold medal on Friday at the World Judo Championships in Doha, Qatar. Lanir, 23, defeated France’s Audrey Tcheumeo...

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New York governor announces $25 million in funding for hate crime prevention

NEW YORK — New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced $25 million in funding for organizations facing hate crimes, as Jews in New...

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Ahead of Pulitzers, New York Times mum on alleged unethical yeshiva reporting

NEW YORK — The New York Times has refused to address alleged ethical lapses in a major investigatory series on the state’s yeshiva school system,...

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Palestinian UN envoy lauds Islamic Jihad member who died on hunger strike

NEW YORK — The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations told a UN panel on Wednesday that the senior Islamic Jihad member who died while hunger...

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Iran state news outlet spreads antisemitic propaganda on social media, report says

Iran is using a state-controlled media group to spread antisemitic messaging to English-speaking audiences online, according to a report released last...

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Jewish politician files for congressional run against George Santos in New York

NEW YORK — Anna Kaplan, a Jewish politician from Long Island, on Monday filed to run against US Congressman George Santos in 2024. Santos, a...

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NYC council okays annual ‘End Jew Hatred Day,’ though some object

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday passed a resolution that will recognize April 29 annually as “End Jew Hatred Day,” as city...

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Yeshiva University to hold 1st of its kind Jewish studies conference in UAE

NEW YORK — Yeshiva University of New York City will hold a Jewish studies conference in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, as the Gulf state...

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New projects aim to keep Borscht Belt memory alive with historical markers, museum

NEW YORK — The Nevele Grand Hotel is crumbling in a lonely corner of the Catskills. The entrance to the tower housing its hundreds of rooms is...

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Key Hezbollah financier, a ‘global terrorist,’ faces charges in New York

NEW YORK — An alleged financier for the Hezbollah terrorist organization was arraigned in a federal court in New York City on Wednesday. Mohammad...

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New York City home to 30 Israel-founded tech unicorns, report says

NEW YORK — There are 30 Israeli-founded companies worth at least $1 billion headquartered in New York City, a record number, according to a Monday...

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Israel’s UN envoy walks out of Security Council to protest Memorial Day session

NEW YORK — Israel’s envoy to the United Nations walked out of the Security Council and read the names of Israelis killed in the past year to...

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Amid concern, Golan says if appointed NY consul she will ‘work with all Jewish orgs’

NEW YORK — Likud lawmaker May Golan said Thursday she will work with all Jewish organizations as Israel’s consul general in New York, if she takes...

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Replica Holocaust cattle car set up in Times Square to counter widespread ignorance

NEW YORK — Jewish groups set up a replica Holocaust-era cattle car, modeled on those the Nazis used to transport Jews to concentration camps, in New...

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UN human rights official says Israel ‘can’t claim’ self-defense after deadly terror

United Nations Human Rights Council mum on rocket fire, terror attacks, after repeatedly criticizing Israel over past week

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Hospital department chief brings in bread to protest ‘delusional’ hametz law

The head of a department at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba publicly brought leavened food to the hospital on Sunday to protest a ban on...

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US federal probe finds University of Vermont mishandled antisemitism allegations

A federal investigation found that the University of Vermont mishandled allegations of antisemitism on its campus, the US Department of Education said...

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Hundreds rally against overhaul at Israel consulate in NYC after pause announced

NEW YORK — Hundreds of Israelis and American Jews protested against the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul outside the Israeli consulate in...

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Israel’s NY envoy quits in protest of overhaul ‘to join fight for Israel’s future’

NEW YORK — Israel’s Consul General in New York Asaf Zamir announced his resignation on Sunday, saying he could no longer represent the government...

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Record 3,700 antisemitic incidents reported in US in 2022, says ADL

NEW YORK — There were a record 3,697 reported antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2022, according to an annual tally by the...

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NYC public college under fire for organizing anti-Israel activities

NEW YORK — A college in New York City’s public university system has come under fire for funding anti-Israel activities and crediting students for...

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‘Hypocritical’: Ben & Jerry’s sued over child labor, after attempted Israel boycott

NEW YORK — Ben & Jerry’s has been hit with a class action lawsuit and charges of hypocrisy for the use of child labor in its supply chain, despite...

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Protesters attempt to kayak, swim to Netanyahu’s private coastal home

Protesters opposed to the government’s judicial overhaul on Friday attempted to reach Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private home in the...

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NY lawmakers lash Yeshiva University for demanding private info from LGBTQ students

NEW YORK — New York lawmakers on Monday lashed Yeshiva University for demanding private information from LGBTQ students as part of its ongoing legal...

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US senators worried about overhaul’s security fallout, IDF vet says after DC visit

NEW YORK — US senators from both sides of the aisle are concerned about the security implications of the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul...

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Former New York governor Cuomo, said eyeing comeback, launches pro-Israel group

NEW YORK — Former New York State governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a new advocacy group aimed at shoring up support for Israel on the...

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High-level IDF veterans issue warning against judicial overhaul in US

NEW YORK — A group of high-level Israel Defense Forces veterans traveled to Washington, DC on Monday to warn Congress members and others against the...

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Israel activists in New York take aim at US group backing judicial overhaul push

NEW YORK — Several dozen protesters gathered outside the offices of a conservative Jewish organization in New York City on Wednesday to protest its...

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Record 6,700 white supremacist propaganda incidents reported in US in 2022 — ADL

Incidents of white supremacists distributing propaganda in the US hit a record high last year, according to a Thursday report. The Anti-Defamation...

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Pro-Palestinian activist gets 18 months in prison for attacks on Jews in New York

NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York City on Friday sentenced a pro-Palestinian activist to 18 months in prison for a series of attacks on Jews in...

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Pro-Palestinian activist went looking to beat Jews at NYC Israel rally – prosecutors

NEW YORK — A pro-Palestinian activist who committed a series of attacks on Jews in New York City in 2021 and 2022 discussed bringing firebombs to a...

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Texan who posed as Hasidic Jew and adopted 9 boys charged with sexually abusing kids

Authorities in Texas have charged a man with a slew of sex crimes after he apparently fabricated his Jewish identity, adopted nine boys, paraded his...

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NYC official: Yeshiva University public funds at risk due to LGBTQ policy

NEW YORK — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander on Monday warned Yeshiva University that its public funding was at risk due to its...

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US Congress members call on UN leadership to remove antisemitic official

UNITED NATIONS — A bipartisan group of US Congress members has urged United Nations leadership to remove a Palestinian rights investigator from her...

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New York opens probe into city college system for alleged anti-Jewish discrimination

NEW YORK — State authorities have opened an investigation into New York City’s public college system for alleged discrimination against Jews, part...

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US Jews on alert as white supremacists plan antisemitic ‘day of hate’ Saturday

NEW YORK — Law enforcement and Jewish groups in the US are urging vigilance ahead of an antisemitic “national day of hate” planned by white...

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