In the wake of rising antisemitism on college campuses across the United States, initiatives like the Safe Space program have emerged as vital resources for Jewish students. Spearheaded by Beatie Deutsch, program manager of United Against…
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Man admits support for Hamas in social media posts
A 29-year-old man has admitted a series of antisemitic posts and supporting Hamas on social media.
Zakir Hussain had denied wrongdoing but changed his plea and admitted 11 charges against him on the first day of his Old Bailey trial on…
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Pentagon department memo lists US Holocaust rememberance events amongst paused projects
A leaked Pentagon memo responding to President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order banning diversity and inclusion initiatives listed annual Holocaust Day events among those being paused.
The memo, circulated by the Defence…
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Yellow ribbons appear overnight across six campuses in solidarity with remaining hostages
Yellow ribbons have appeared overnight on six different university campuses across the country as part of a national campaign to maintain and raise awareness of the plight of the hostages being held by the terrorist group Hamas.
The…
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‘Deal with the devil’ – Yoni Jesner’s cousin condemns release of his killer
A cousin of Yoni Jesner, the Scottish teenager murdered in a Tel Aviv suicide bombing in 2002, has condemned the release of the Hamas terrorist responsible for the attack as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Ashraf…
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BBC apologises for calling Israeli hostages ‘prisoners’
The BBC has apologised after a presenter dewscribed Israeli hostages held by Hamas were “prisoners”.
Nicky Schiller, a presenter on the BBC News channel, told viewers that three “Israeli prisoners” were due to be released by the…
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Leading Austrian party worries local Jews
“Unfortunately, the chances of this happening are high and Austria’s Jewish community is deeply concerned,” historian Avi Blumenfeld told Ynet.6 View gallery
Walter Rosenkranz
(צילום: Alex Halada / AFP)
Austria has been in a political…Continue Reading
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1,500 years of Jewish life there
Gaza is often perceived in Israeli consciousness as an unwelcoming place for Jews. However, from the second century BCE until the establishment of the State of Israel, the city was home to a Jewish community that included influential rabbis.The…
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Flight attendant killed in Washington DC plane crash was former BBYO member
One of the flight attendants killed in the recent plane crash in Washington, D.C., was a former member of a Jewish youth group with a passion for travel and a talent for comedy.
Ian Epstein, one of the four flight attendants on American…
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Sen. Ron Wyden says the Democrats need ‘chutzpah’ to return to power
Sen. Ron Wyden wrote his new memoir before the re-election of Donald Trump, and at times it reads like a dispatch from a distant era that ended on, well, Jan. 20.
The Jewish Oregon Democrat’s book recalls fierce battles over…
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