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After a career focused on economic issues, the former state Senate president is now railing against AIPAC and ‘genocide.’ -- The post Maine Democratic Senate nominee-in-waiting Troy Jackson raises eyebrows Learn more
Loomer, who has pull with President Trump, apologized for calling Zelensky ‘a self-hating Nazi Jew’. -- The post MAGA influencer Laura Loomer mounts Jewish apology tour in Ukraine, meeting with Learn more
We must resist the urge to give in to fear, writes an Upper West Side rabbi. -- The post When antisemitic violence came to our synagogue’s doorstep, Tisha B’Av’s ‘narrow Learn more
After several weeks in which Iran has targeted multiple other Middle East countries, the war could soon reach Israel once again. -- The post In Israel’s scorching summer, school’s out Learn more
The New York City Police Department told JNS that the suspect is being charged with "attempted murder as a hate crime, attempted murder, assault as a hate crime, two counts Learn more
The teacher alleged Portland Public Schools allowed Palestinian flags and anti-Israel displays while administrators told him that displaying "an Israeli flag or related symbols would be too disruptive." Learn more
The Islamic Republic’s foreign minister threatened on Friday to kill a U.S. soldier for every Iranian killed in the war, as Trump speculated that regime leaders might “cry uncle” or Learn more
Art historian Jacob Wisse told JNS that he is concerned “when museums, which I value for the rigor, depth and richness of their curatorial voice, fall back, lazily, on untruths.” Learn more
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