The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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Mamdani taps leader of progressive Zionist group to helm Office to Combat Antisemitism

Phylisa Wisdom has been the executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, which opposes BDS and supports Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state. -- The post Mamdani Learn more

Palestine Action activists acquitted in Israeli defense firm break-in, drawing criticism from British Jewish leaders

The Board of Deputies of British Jews wrote that it was “concerned by the troubling verdicts acquitting members of Palestine Action.” -- The post Palestine Action activists acquitted in Israeli Learn more

The ‘Zionism’ gap: What data really shows about Jews, Israel and Zionism today

Most Jews don't identify as Zionists but that doesn't mean they're anti-Zionists, writes the chief impact officer at Jewish Federations of North America. -- The post The ‘Zionism’ gap: What Learn more

NYC high school student arrested for emails threatening to ‘kill all the Jews’

Plus, Natan Sharansky visits a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school in the Bronx. -- The post NYC high school student arrested for emails threatening to ‘kill all the Jews’ appeared Learn more

The Cabinet is set to formally approve the Ziklag project. The post Israel to build international airport near Beersheva appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

Defendants admitted break-in at Bristol site, retrials possible on other charges. The post UK jury acquits six in Elbit burglary case appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

Why the debate over military service matters to Jews everywhere 

The Israel Defense Forces want to support religious soldiers and enable everyone, no matter their background, to share the responsibility. The post Why the debate over military service matters to Learn more

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks resume as Trump and Vance vow Tehran will never obtain a nuclear weapon. The post Netanyahu convenes Security Cabinet on Iran crisis appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

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