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William Paul said he was seeking help for a drinking problem after attacking Lawler, who is not Jewish. -- The post Rand Paul’s son apologizes after reportedly making antisemitic attack Learn more

Dog experts are skeptical about the allegation that has taken social media by storm. -- The post From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, disputed dog rape claim against Israel goes Learn more

The New York Times column details allegations of sexual abuse in Israeli prisons. -- The post Kristof column alleging Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners sparks outrage, scrutiny and debate among Learn more

The Half Hollow Hills district was sued after administrators painted over watermelon imagery on a student's parking spot. -- The post Long Island school district pays $125K to settle lawsuit Learn more
The former Israeli envoy on Jew-hatred said that the paper's timing "took up all the airspace" to help bury an evidence-based report on sexual violence on Oct. 7. Learn more
The Israeli envoy in Washington told JNS that he thinks that “the shared interest in freeing that country from Hezbollah is ultimately going to win the day.” Learn more
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told JNS that it was “really important” to pass the measure, “given the explosive rise in antisemitism,” including violent attacks. Learn more
“I want to destroy their nuclear programs, their ballistic missile program, their drone programs and their terrorist proxy programs,” the congressman said of Iran. “But that said, you can’t leave Learn more
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