Category: Jewish
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Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story played a role in Trump’s impeachment, elected to Congress
Eugene Vindman, whose Jewish immigrant story played a role in the first impeachment of Donald Trump, has been elected to Congress. Vindman, a Democrat, won a close race in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, which stretches south from… Continue Reading
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UCSF suspends professor over social media posts accusing Israel of genocide, targetin
Dr. Rupa Marya writes students ‘concerned that a first year student from Israel is in their class’; Israeli consulate in San Francisco condemns remarks, accuses her of ‘harassing and potentially inciting’ against student ‘based on their Israeli… Continue Reading
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PSG fans unveil giant ‘Free Palestine’ banner ahead of Champions League clash
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has reacted angrily Paris Saint-Germain football fans unveiled a huge “Free Palestine” banner ahead of a Champions League tie against Atlético Madrid. Retailleau said the banner was… Continue Reading
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Starmer and Trump discuss Middle East during first phone call
Keir Starmer has held an early telephone conversation with Donald Trump after the US election in which the pair discussed the situation in the Middle East. Downing Street said the Prime Minister “underscored the importance of regional… Continue Reading
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All eyes on Modi at The London Palladium
The obvious question bound to divide opinion among an auditorium of Jews at The London Palladium to watch comedian Modi, an American Jew, the night after the US elections, was: “Should we eat before or after the show?” Modi’s sell out… Continue Reading
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LAPD investigate vandalism of Jewish-owned businesses in Pico-Robertson
Los Angeles police are investigating acts of vandalism targeting several Jewish-owned businesses in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on Tuesday, U.S. Election Day, officials told local FOX 11. The area, home to synagogues and the Museum of… Continue Reading
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These Brooklyn high schoolers retraced a Holocaust survivor’s experience during Kristallnacht — without ever leaving the classroom
Last week, the 10th grade students in Lisa Berke’s human rights literature class at Brooklyn’s Edward R. Murrow High School paid a visit to Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch’s childhood haunts in Munich. The students… Continue Reading
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Panitch Remains Only Jewish Legislator in Georgia
Esther Panitch had hoped that she would have Jewish colleagues when the General Assembly reconvenes in January, but election results suggest that the Fulton County Democrat will remain the lone Jewish voice in the state legislature. Panitch… Continue Reading
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Home Office discussing possible Palestine Action ban
Discussions are taking place within the Home Office over the possible. steps to proscribe the Palestine Action protest group, while police chiefs vowed to use the”full force of the law” to pursue activists responsible for criminal… Continue Reading
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Lord Wolfson appointed shadow attorney general
The leading Jewish barrister Lord David Wolfson has been appointed as Kemi Badenoch’s new shadow attorney general. Wolfson had previously served as the justice minister in the House of Lords during the early years of Boris Johnson’s… Continue Reading