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Alleging conflicts, California judge boots Jewish DA from trying Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters

Local Jewish groups say the ruling "risks reinforcing longstanding antisemitic prejudices." -- The post Alleging conflicts, California judge boots Jewish DA from trying Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters appeared first on Jewish Learn more

Israel bars YouTuber Tyler Oliveira from entering country, citing ‘harassment of Jews’ on social media

Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said he intervened to block the conservative influencer, whose videos about Orthodox and Hasidic communities drew accusations of antisemitism and millions of views online. Learn more

Eurovision opens in Vienna amid scrutiny over Israel’s participation and voting campaigns

Five countries are boycotting this year’s competition, where Noam Bettan is competing for Israel. -- The post Eurovision opens in Vienna amid scrutiny over Israel’s participation and voting campaigns appeared Learn more

NYC community garden that barred Zionist members will now allow them, following legal settlement

Plus, Jews rally against antisemitism in Queens following local vandalism spree -- The post NYC community garden that barred Zionist members will now allow them, following legal settlement appeared first Learn more

"The Democratic Party has changed," David Wecht said. "Hateful anti-Jewish invective and actions are minimized, ignored and even coddled." Learn more

The opinion piece, written by columnist Nicholas Kristof, parroted "cartoonishly evil Hamas propaganda that would make Goebbels blush," Eitan Fischberger, a Middle East analyst, stated. Learn more

The state initially said that it is giving its 2025 Montana Exporter of the Year Award to a company that exports "$5.4 million worth of products to Canada, Egypt, European Learn more

The department “will continue to deprive the regime of funding for its weapons programs, terrorist proxies and nuclear ambitions,” the U.S. treasury secretary said. Learn more

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