The Jewish Federation of NEPA

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  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Jewish lawyer quits Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism task force over Tucker Carlson defense

Mark Goldfeder's public resignation comes amid a broad backlash to comments by Heritage President Kevin Roberts. -- The post Jewish lawyer quits Heritage Foundation’s antisemitism task force over Tucker Carlson Learn more

Remains of Omer Neutra, Israeli-American hostage killed on Oct. 7, are returned to Israel

Neutra was one of two American citizens still by Hamas held weeks into a ceasefire that required their release. -- The post Remains of Omer Neutra, Israeli-American hostage killed on Learn more

Zohran Mamdani, Muslim Democratic NYC candidate, looms large at national Republican Jewish confab

Florida Rep. Randy Fine, one of four Jewish Republicans in Congress, called for Mamdani to be deported. -- The post Zohran Mamdani, Muslim Democratic NYC candidate, looms large at national Learn more

Angela Buchdahl, prominent NYC rabbi, ratchets up criticism of Mamdani — and cautions against Jewish infighting

Buchdahl had faced public and private criticism for declining to sign a rabbinic letter condemning the mayoral candidate. -- The post Angela Buchdahl, prominent NYC rabbi, ratchets up criticism of Learn more

Donovan Hall, who made threats to “torture, mutilate, rape and murder” New York Jews and their families, was sentenced to 49 months in prison. The post Arizona man sentenced for Learn more

WATCH: "Judeacation" with Josh Hasten The post Trump poised to support Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria amid rising terror attacks appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

GOP candidate Bobby O’Shea told JNS that he’s not taking unsolicited advice to attack his Jewish opponent on Israel, because “I am not going to stoop to that level.” The Learn more

The Turkish president called on Muslim nations to participate in the reconstruction of the Strip. The post Erdoğan blames Israel for Gaza ceasefire violations appeared first on JNS.org. Learn more

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