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Street view of the mainly ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park in the southwestern borough of Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 1, 2014. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash 90.

Jewish residents in Brooklyn’s Borough Park assaulted in separate incidents

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A number of Jews in Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park were attacked over the weekend. One incident occurred around midnight on New Utrecht Avenue and 53rd Street when a group of men exited their...
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Source: Screenshot.

Nadler: Conditioning US assistance to Israel is ‘wrong’

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Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that conditioning U.S. assistance to Israel is “wrong.” “We have a $38 billion commitment over 10 years for military aid to Israel,” Nadler, who is the chairman of...
A sign for "Israeli Apartheid Week," the annual international anti-Israel showcase, on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in May 2010. Credit: AMCHA Initiative.

Report shows uptick in anti-Israel activity on American college campuses

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Anti-Israel activity on college campuses in the United States increased during the 2018-19 academic year, according to an Israel on Campus Coalition report that shows there was a record number of anti-Israel disruptions at pro-Israel campus...
Iranian students breach the fence of the U.S. embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Trump administration pays tribute to 40th anniversary of Iran hostage crisis

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The Trump administration commemorated the 40th anniversary of Iranian taking over the U.S. embassy in Iran on Nov. 4, 1979, and keeping 52 U.S. diplomats and citizens hostage for a total of 444 days. “Today,...
The erection of an “Apartheid Wall” on the University of Minnesota campus. Source: University of Minnesota Students for Justice in Palestine via Facebook.

Report: Pro-Palestinian group ‘is main driver of Jew-hatred on campus’

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A report released on Wednesday argued that the pro-Palestinian student group National Students for Justice in Palestine is a “ main driver of Jew-hatred on campus” at many colleges. The Institute for the Study of...
Northrop Mall at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, with Walter Library on the left and Cyrus Northrop Auditorium on the right. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Pro-Israel and watchdog groups expose support for anti-Semitic violence within SJP

Pro-Israel and watchdog groups are raising the alarm on the upcoming National Students for Justice in Palestine conference at the University of Minnesota beginning on Nov. 1. It comes amid growing concern of association...
Protesters in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 20, 2019. Photo: Shahen Araboghlian via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: US withholding $105 million in security assistance for Lebanon

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The United States is withholding $105 million in security assistance for Lebanon, reported Reuters on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials. This development comes as Israel has reportedly asked the United States and other countries to condition assistance to...
Spanish River High School principal William Latson, July 2019. Credit: Screenshot of WPTV News segment.

Florida high school principal fired after not recognizing Holocaust as fact

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The principal of a high school in the heavily Jewish-populated Florida city of Boca Raton has been fired by the school board in Palm Beach County after he declined to recognize that the Holocaust occurred. The board...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks at an emergency General Assembly meeting in United Nations headquarters in New York City on Dec. 21, 2017. Photo by Amir Levy/Flash90.

Israel, US to push for tighter UN scrutiny of Palestinian refugee agency

The United States and Israel are joining forces to push for reform in the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), according to Israel’s mission to the United...
Fires in Northern and Southern California continue to be fueled by dry conditions and strong winds almost a week after they began, Oct. 30, 2019. Source: YouTube.

Wildfires continue to burn California, north and south, while Jewish institutions react

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Wildfires and heavy winds continue to make life challenging for residents of California. While life continues as normal for many in the major population centers like Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, others...