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What Eric Adams’ Jewish supporters and critics are saying after his indictment
On Monday, New York Mayor Eric Adams convened a roundtable of Jewish college students at City Hall to hear about their experiences with antisemitism. Sitting next to New York Rep. Ritchie Torres, perhaps the most pro-Israel… Continue Reading
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Laura Loomer, Jewish activist who flew on Trump’s plane, says her ties to antisemites shouldn’t undercut her advocacy
WASHINGTON — Laura Loomer, the far-right Jewish activist who has grown close to Donald Trump, portrays herself as a courageous voice willing to speak out against those who wish harm to the Jewish people. She has also, in… Continue Reading
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US and allies propose ceasefire as fighting escalates between Israel and Hezbollah
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah showed no signs of abating in the hours after a group of countries led by the United States and France proposed a ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement Thursday… Continue Reading
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Trump ally says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for $14.88
Mike Lindell, the outspoken Donald Trump ally and CEO of MyPillow, says he did not know the number $14.88 was a neo-Nazi symbol when he advertised it as the new price of one of his products. Customers who visit the pillow… Continue Reading
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Jan. 6 rioter Elliot Resnick banned from another dating service ahead of imprisonment
Last week, former Jewish newspaperman Elliot Resnick was sentenced to prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. This week, he was banned from at least his second dating service founded by Jews. Resnick,… Continue Reading
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Mayor of Muslim-majority Michigan city endorses Trump, in new sign of Gaza war’s influence on presidential race
The mayor of Muslim-majority Hamtramck, Michigan, has endorsed Donald Trump for president after meeting with him in private. The endorsement comes amid a wave of anger among local Muslims over the Biden-Harris… Continue Reading
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel: Rashida Tlaib’s criticism is ‘antisemitic’
Michigan’s Jewish attorney general has accused the state’s Palestinian-American congresswoman of antisemitism, in a war of words between two prominent Democrats that could upend an already tense battleground state. The… Continue Reading
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‘He’s setting us up’: Jewish leaders express alarm at Trump’s blaming Jews if he loses
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has promised to protect the Jews. But now, some Jews are wondering whether they need protection from him. In speeches Thursday night — the first to a small crowd of donors and backers billed as a… Continue Reading
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Judge sentences former Jewish Press editor to 4 months for his role Jan. 6 Capitol breach
WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced Elliot Resnick, the onetime editor of a Jewish newspaper that claimed he was at the Capitol riot to cover it, to four months imprisonment on a felony charge for joining the attackers and… Continue Reading
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What to know about Josh Stein, the Jewish attorney outpolling Mark Robinson in NC governor’s race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor, is facing renewed criticism amid revelations that he once called himself a “Black NAZI” and a “perv” online. Josh Stein, his Jewish… Continue Reading