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Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed humanities grants as ‘DEI’ before canceling them

Among the project caught in the dragnet was one about violence against women during the Holocaust. -- The post Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed humanities grants as Learn more

Lindsey Graham urges Israel not to strike Iranian oil depots even as he says he helped make war happen

“They’ll tell me things our own government won’t tell me,” Graham told the Wall Street Journal about Israeli officials. -- The post Lindsey Graham urges Israel not to strike Iranian Learn more

Belgian officials investigating synagogue explosion as possible act of terrorism

The explosion took place at 4 a.m. and officials are calling it an antisemitic attack. -- The post Belgian officials investigating synagogue explosion as possible act of terrorism appeared first Learn more

Israeli cafe, Mamdani targeted by far-right activists in NYC as counter-protesters throw ‘ISIS-inspired’ bomb

Plus, some Iranians protesting a Khamenei vigil declared their solidarity with Israel and Iranian Jews. -- The post Israeli cafe, Mamdani targeted by far-right activists in NYC as counter-protesters throw Learn more

The suspects in Judea and Samaria “incited and encouraged the enemy’s actions during wartime,” the Israel Police stated. The post Eight Palestinians arrested on suspicion of incitement offenses appeared first Learn more

A declassified call of intelligence officers from Unit 504 showed a Lebanese resident’s disdain reserved for the Iranian-backed terror group. The post Beirut resident to IDF: ‘Get rid of Hezbollah Learn more

The effort to delegitimize the decision to strike Tehran is primarily about partisan politics. The president’s critics are focusing more on him than on America’s Islamist foes. The post The Learn more

‘First time in a long time,’ NYC Council Jewish caucus talks needs, challenges with Jewish groups

“We’re grateful that these organizations are so hardworking and have already demonstrated really positive results,” Eric Dinowitz told JNS. The post ‘First time in a long time,’ NYC Council Jewish Learn more

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