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Indiana governor should veto ‘toothless’ Jew-hatred bill, attorney general says

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Indiana state senators have turned a bill, which was originally written to protect Jewish students from “ruthless, antisemitic attacks that have increased since the horrific slaughter of Israelis on Oct. 7,” into “a toothless...

US government investigating NY, MA school districts, Eastern Washington University

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced Title VI investigations on Tuesday of Seekonk Public Schools (Mass.), Yonkers Public Schools (N.Y.) and Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Wash. The department doesn’t announce...

Law enforcement in Teaneck wrangles pro-Palestinians who mobbed real estate event

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The police department in Teaneck, N.J., led multiple law-enforcement agencies in responding to a planned protest at an Israeli real estate fair on Sunday afternoon at a synagogue in Teaneck. More than 750 anti-Israel protesters were...

Antisemitism ad that runs during Oscars draws criticism

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An ad purchased by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism that ran during the Academy Awards on Sunday is drawing criticism for depicting a bar mitzvah celebrated in a church. “I’m sure they had decent intentions...

As bills stall in Congress, eight Senate Democrats call for halt in Israel aid

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Eight Democrat senators called on the Biden administration to halt aid to Israel, claiming that the Jewish state deliberately prevents U.S. aid from reaching Gazans. Led by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)...

At Oscars, Holocaust film director talks ‘refuting’ Jewishness, Israel ‘hijacking’ Holocaust

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Accepting the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Jonathan Glazer, director of the Holocaust movie “The Zone of Interest,” read, with quivering hands, from a prepared statement. “All our choices are made to reflect...

Oscar winner criticizes Israel in speech

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Writer/director Jonathan Glazer, who won the Academy Award for best international feature for “The Zone of Interest” on Sunday, took advantage of his victory speech to criticize Israel. Glazer asserted that Israel “weaponized” the Holocaust...

Indiana Jew-hatred bill heads to governor without IHRA examples

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The Indiana state House voted unanimously on Friday to approve an amended antisemitism bill, which includes the text of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism but not its accompanying 11 examples. House Bill 1002, which now...

Pentagon identifies deceased reserve soldier tied to Jerusalem embassy

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The U.S. Department of Defense identified Lt. Col. Orlando Bandeira, 54, of Tampa, Fla., as the U.S. employee connected to the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, who was found dead in his apartment on March 4. Bandeira was...

B’nai B’rith ‘surprised, disappointed’ no SOTU mention of Jew-hatred

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Seth Riklin and Daniel Mariaschin, president and CEO respectively of B’nai B’rith International, watched U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday night “with a keen focus on Israel and antisemitism.” There...