Steve Bannon, the former senior adviser to President Donald Trump, denied that his straight-armed, palm-down gesture at a prominent conservative gathering was a Nazi salute.
Bannon’s gesture at CPAC, which closely resembled…
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German Jews express alarm after J.D. Vance’s comments boost far-right AfD ahead of election
BERLIN — The upcoming German election — in which the country’s far-right party is projected to come in second — was already going to be an anxious one for the country’s Jews.
Then, in a speech in Munich last week, 10…
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A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted with a new motto: ‘Jews fight back’
The video appeared on Instagram in October. A man, in the dark of night, is spray-painting over a mural in New Orleans depicting a large pair of eyes with the Palestinian flag incorporated into their pupils, paired with text…
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3 of the largest Jewish movements are suing the Trump administration over ICE raids
Three major Jewish religious denominations are suing the Department of Homeland Security to stop immigration raids at houses of worship.
The suit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., was brought by dozens of…
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With ceasefire deal teetering, Trump says Hamas must release all hostages or ‘all bets are off’
A poll this week showed that across Israel’s fractious society, there’s at least one thing most people agree on: The ceasefire and hostage release deal happened thanks to President Donald Trump.
Nearly three-quarters of…
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Strong resolve, weakened means: Jews try to keep focus on immigration and refugees under Trump 2.0
The mood was bittersweet recently when Rabbi Dan Kaiman headed to the local airport to welcome an Afghan refugee about to be reunited with her sister.
On the one hand, the arrival would add to a string of happy reunions…
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Trump directs Health and Human Services to investigate medical schools for antisemitism — with research funding on the line
A tool for policing campus antisemitism, which since Oct. 7 had been largely limited to the U.S. Department of Education, is now expanding into other federal departments under President Donald Trump’s directive.
The Department…
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To Israel’s far right, Trump’s proposals for Gaza keep sounding ‘better and better’
President Donald Trump cast his dramatic proposals for the future of Gaza as a boon to Palestinians. But it was the Israeli far right that received them with giddy appreciation.
“When I said this time and again during the war,…
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Trump: ‘The US will take over the Gaza Strip’
President Donald Trump said that the United States would take control of the Gaza Strip after the war there ends, a significant pledge and a sharp change from previous American policy in the region.
Trump made the promise in a…
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One point of consistency amid Trump’s rapid changes: a drumbeat of federal campus antisemitism investigations
President Donald Trump has promised a tougher fight against campus antisemitism than what his predecessor Joe Biden offered. But on Monday he signaled that at least one aspect of Biden’s approach would continue: Title VI civil…
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